There ’s no concealment that Stranger Things is an homage tofilms of the ’ 80sand ’ 90s . But all the bike - riding child , aliens , and special powers in the world would n’t sense right if it did n’t look the right way .
To achieve the nostalgic look they wanted , show creatorsthe Duffer Brotherswent to manager of photography Tim Ives . Ives film the volume of HBO ’s lady friend , and some of Mr. Robot and House of Cards , and bonded with the Duffers over a partake love of the era they were devote tribute to .
In the below video , both Charles Edward Ives and the showrunners describe how they approached Stranger Things andStranger Things 2visually to make the series look like E.T. , The Goonies , Stand By Me , and all the other film that seeped into the DNA of the show .

regrettably , anyone hoping for a clue to whatseason three of Stranger Thingsmight hold wo n’t happen that here . This video was create specifically to give James Ives a better guess at acquire the “ Outstanding Cinematography for a Single - Camera Series”Primetime Emmy , so it ’s much more focussed on that . Nevertheless , it offers a very cool peep behind the scenes of the ordinarily tightlipped show .
Stranger Things season one and two are on Netflix . Season three is expectednext summertime .
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