The crew spent a Saturday night in the mall with a camera testing different ballasts, Variac dimmers as well as some LED neon-style light ribbon. In an interview for AC Mag, here is how he describes it: It took John Hilton, Stranger Things’ gaffer, and his team one month and a half to wire everything so the lights could flicker. In season three of Stranger Things, the Starcourt Mall sequence is impressive because tons of lights are flickering at the same time. If you want to learn more about all the references and homages in Stranger Things, there is another incredible interview of the Duffel Brothers here. In conjunction with Tim Ives, the DP since day one, they went for an aesthetic that is reminiscent of Steven Spielberg’s films, Stephen King’s universe, or the original Ghostbuster movie.
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The Duffer Brothers set the series in the 80s as an homage to the pop culture.
It’s pretty hard to resume a three seasons long show without spoiling you, and if you’ve never seen it, Stranger Things is a mesmerizing series. A lot of paranormal events will happen, and they will meet other people with supernatural power. The heroes are a group of kids that are trying to find another young boy that mysteriously disappeared. The story takes place in a fake town – Hawkins, Indiana – in the 1980s. Stranger Things is a Netflix Sci-Fi/Horror series created by the Duffer Brothers that started in 2016. Let’s talk about camera movement, lighting, camera choices, and how they can help you tell a story that is an homage to the ’70s/’80s pop-culture! Ives has been the DP on the Netflix show for all three seasons.
American Cinematographer released an exciting interview with DP Tim Ives, ASC, to talk about his job on Stranger Things.
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