Across eight episodes and more than 1,100 shots, Weta FX delivered some of the biggest visual effects sequences in Stranger Things Season 5, featuring massive environments, creatures, fire, and large-scale destruction.
Weta FX has shared a look at the visual effects created for Stranger Things Season 5. Across more than 1,100 shots spanning all eight episodes, the studio delivered some of the final season’s most ambitious work, from vast environments and creatures to large-scale destruction and complex FX simulations.
The team contributed throughout every stage of production, expanding the Abyss, bringing the arachnid Mind Flayer to life, and building large environments filled with destruction, fire, atmospherics, and dynamic effects.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Weta FX: Dedicated page about Stranger Things Season 5 on Weta FX website.
Betsy Paterson: Here’s my interview of Production VFX Supervisor Betsy Paterson.
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