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Tag: Stranger Things

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

Posted onJune 22, 2022June 28, 2022

Behind the visual effects of volume one of ‘Stranger Things 4’.

VFX Breakdowns

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

Posted onJune 14, 2022

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

Articles

Oh man, the art of melting CG rats

Posted onFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

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

Articles

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

Posted onJanuary 21, 2021January 25, 2021

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

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

Posted onSeptember 15, 2020June 14, 2021

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

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

Posted onOctober 3, 2019May 17, 2020

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

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

Posted onJuly 23, 2019May 23, 2020

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

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