Let’s celebrate Stranger Things Day!!
What a treat to celebrate Stranger Things Day by diving back in the work that our fantastic team put together for the final season of Stranger Things 5.
The Yard welcomed VFX content creator John SYB for a behind-the-scenes discussion with VFX Supervisor Harry Bardak on the many facets of The Yard’s work on the Emmy-winning series. Together, they explored the many environments that required either full-CG reconstruction, such as for Hawkins High School, or the set extensions that demanded surprising CG assets and complex compositing work. In any way, the objective was to ensure that VFX were as invisible as possible not to distract the audience from the storytelling.
You can watch the snippet below and discover some behind-the-scenes secrets of the production:
Amongst the many aspects of The Yard’s work, John SYB wanted to know more about the subtleties of the Upside Down. With Harry Bardak, they discussed what made the environment so unique and they tackled the very unique colorimetry that makes it so singular.
The result of this collective effort was not only a visually compelling series but also industry recognition. The Yard’s work on Stranger Things 5 earned the Best Visual Effects in a Series Genie Award and a Special Merit AEAF Award.