"Obviously Netflix was going to go big here, but even still it's impressive to see; the Duffer brothers used 12 stages for filming, including a backlot where the team built downtown Hawkins, and that's in addition to scenes filmed on location. It's especially cool seeing some of the craftspeople work on the bigger set pieces, like building and painting the massive, pulsing tendrils that make up Vecna's lair,"
"My second biggest takeaway: this season came together on the fly. Despite being in the works for so long - there are shots of table reads dating back to 2023 - the final episode was actually being filmed while the script was still being written. The reason, it seems, is because of the pressure of wrapping up Stranger Things. "There's always a sense of panic that it's not going to come together," Ross Duffer explains early on in the doc."
Stranger Things season 5 was produced on an enormous scale, using 12 stages, a backlot recreating downtown Hawkins, and numerous on-location shoots. Large practical set pieces required craftspeople to build complex elements such as massive pulsing tendrils for Vecna's lair and a melting office building navigated by actors. Production frequently faced logistical and creative challenges as crews debated how to realize the Duffers' ambitious ideas. The season also came together under acute time pressure: table reads date to 2023 while final episodes were filmed as scripts continued to be written, creating a pervasive sense of panic about whether the ending would cohere.
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