Stranger Things

Go behind the scenes of ‘Stranger Things’, season 5

Netflix has released a bunch of behind the scenes featurettes.

November 28, 2025

VFX Breakdowns

VFX Notes breaks down all the big effects in ‘Stranger Things 4’

From a fiery Vecna, to bone breaking teenagers.

June 14, 2023

Podcasts

Check out some of Rodeo FX’s recent ‘Breaking down the breakdowns’ on ST4

Here's a couple of recent eps of their fun series.

March 11, 2023

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Rodeo FX’s digi-double work for ‘Stranger Things 4’

A new breakdown explores the human character VFX.

February 8, 2023

VFX Breakdowns

How Mackevision pulled off those fiery Vecna scenes

Killer VFX in Stranger Things 4.

September 3, 2022

VFX Breakdowns

Watch ILP’s ‘Stranger Things 4’ breakdown

Important Looking Pirates shares its making of.

August 27, 2022

VFX Breakdowns

Watch DNEG’s behind the scenes look at ‘Stranger Things 4’

Bats!

August 24, 2022

VFX Breakdowns

VFX Notes: OMG that goop in ‘Stranger Things 3’

Melting rats, goop, the Tom/Bruce Monster and Starcourt Mall are all covered in VFX Notes.

July 27, 2022

Podcasts

An official ‘Becoming Vecna’ video with Barrie Gower

Netflix has posted this short doco about the make-up effects work for Vecna.

July 19, 2022

VFX Breakdowns

VFX Notes: Demodogs, Dart, Mind Flayer and the Gate in ‘Stranger Things 2’

We cover the VFX of 'Stranger Things 2'.

July 11, 2022

Podcasts

VFX Notes: Meet the Demogorgon from ‘Stranger Things 1’

The first ep in our 'Stranger Things' series.

July 4, 2022

Podcasts

Behind Vecna’s ‘UV texture crawl’ vines, the fight of a Demogorgon, and the de-ageing of Millie Bobby Brown

Behind the visual effects of volume one of 'Stranger Things 4'.

June 22, 2022

Articles

Spoiler alert: the VFX of ‘Stranger Things’, s4

In this Netflix video, the Duffer Brothers break down a key fight scene.

June 14, 2022

VFX Breakdowns

Oh man, the art of melting CG rats

Rodeo FX is back to break down the breakdown for 'Stranger Things 3'.

February 4, 2021

Articles

Go even more behind the scenes of this ‘Stranger Things’ monster

Rodeo FX breaks down the Tom/Bruce creature in this bespoke video.

January 21, 2021

Articles

A visual journey into Scanline’s ‘Stranger Things’ machine

Go step-by-step into the VFX of the Russian machine.

September 15, 2020

Articles

Do you love VFX breakdowns? Do you love ‘Stranger Things 3’? Then get ready…

These brand new reels from Rodeo FX show a lot of the process for their Mind Flayer work (and also exploding rats,

October 3, 2019

Articles

Stranger Things 3’s Mind Flayer was played by a stuntman in red spandex and a shiny helmet

...and the final monster at the mall began as a beach ball.

July 23, 2019

Articles