Stranger Things Cinematography Breakdown - A Nostalgic Approach to Lighting, Camera, & Lenses

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Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Stranger Things Cinematography 00:44 - Duffer Brothers Nostalgic Vision 01:20 - Chapter 1: Lighting 03:54 - Chapter 2: Color 06:00 - Chapter 3: Cinematic Look & Feel 07:46 - Final Thoughts/Takeaways

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Favorite part about the show is that flashlights that shine into the camera make a somewhat mysterious and magical sound, emphasizing what the characters are looking at and feeling.

[@StudioBinder]

What's your least favorite part?

[@MagneticDonut]

Interesting how we pick up on things like grain and color without even noticing and attribute those to the 80s in this case. Loved the analysis with the movies of that dacade. Thank you for the video!

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[@AndrewMabon]

Something essential which I believe is deeply embedded in the success of season 4 is camera movement and doing several things in the same shot. Season 1 used shots very deliberately and communicated *just* enough information. Seasons 2 & 3 had almost standard TV coverage a lot of the time, which was quite disappointing. Season 4 returns to the deliberate story focus and constraints on shots. I hope season 5 continues this trend.

[@BrianLongFilms]

They introduced use of the super techno crane also. It was used for most shots

[@StudioBinder]

I'm sure they'll evolve again for season 5

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Thank you so much on making this video. A few years ago I was really studying Tim Ives’s work on stranger things, watching interviews and blogs. Now I know even more. I hope you make another one of these when we have more info on the making of stranger things 4

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maybe when season 5 comes out 👀

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

Very Cool! Stranger Things TV show Identity is defined by the Passionate Cinematographers who work on it in each seasons and the Influence from Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter and Robert Zemeckis. Thank you StudioBinder.

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Shout out to the filmmakers!

[@kritikaaagaur]

My favorite scenes were the master of puppets final scene, oof the climax built in that scene was outstanding. As well as the basketball scene where Lucas plays basketball along side with Erica's D&D match. Loved those scenes from Season 4

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[@StudioBinder]

Great detail from the show 💯💯

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I really love cinematography because I want to know about the lighting, lightning equipments, color grading and editing. Please make more like this type of content. please! Thank you!

[@StudioBinder]

More on the way!

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Nice analysis as always! I would really appreciate to see something similar for the Mr. Robot series, hope you keep that in mind!

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[@madhavkrishnan9251]

I think one they not not just built the 80s tone for nostalgia but also as it is well accustomed. My observations were of the artificial grain, older lighting techniques. Also the sound is marvelous, perhaps not the greatest show, but a very well made one.

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I love this videos, great nostalgic cinematography, thanks for sharing

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[@BrianLongFilms]

The score direction and camera work all tie in to make this show feel so magical. I get such a magical feeling while watching this. There new director of photography: Caleb Heyymen did such a good job season 4

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The direction of the show is impeccable

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[@clintinoshub]

First Classic Stranger things made me think of was The Goonies :)

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Can you go over the outstansing editing in Seson 4?

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[@djrmarketing598]

I wonder if the show was shot on anamorphic, spherical lenses or a combination of both. I didn't really look that closely at all the scenes for that, but the idea of 80's cinematography shooting on anamorphic film lenses would mirror the effect of those older movies.

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It would be a great touch!

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Every episode is shot with spherical lenses

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[@nic2053]

I going to miss Stranger Things cinematography. Since season 5 is going to be the final season I’m going to miss the lighting and the color more. It suits the characters, the music, and the story. It was perfect vision for the show.

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Any chance you could get the duffer brothers to give some insight around the running up that hill scene?

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My favorite visual shot is the climax shot when everyone will come to know that Vecna isn't dead yet. (Flowers n grass turned into black like ash and other half will be normal)

[@rickpostdp]

Season 4 was actually (mostly) shot by dp Caleb Heyman, he used the Alexa LF paired with vintage lenses.

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All of it was shot on ARRI

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I just started watching stranger things a week ago just for this reason...

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Can you Guys make a Video on -- How to Light Up an Interior Extreme Wide Shot as Continuity Lighting to a Close Up Shot ?

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bad and stretched web series need no respect it's all go waste cinematography screenplay action acting(nope) if story is turning a new turn all time

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I usually never comment but I was waiting for this....More about ST screenplay, colours , cinematography...Pleasee 🤌🏻

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[@Sachin-gb2ji]

Everybody does content marketing, but when I look at you guys, It appears plainly..it is also love for the medium. Amazing work. I am a media and film educator too, I use your videos so often and wonder sometimes, how awesome is it that someone has created these anthologies of finely analysed, edited and curated videos. Film analysis of a certain kind can be, at the end if the day, done through film ( video) only. Thank you for existing ! Loved the video. The feel of stranger things is so wholesome.