"Stranger Things" season 4 was chock full of big moments. We learned about the origin of Eleven's (Millie Bobby Brown) powers, got a powerful performance from Sadie Sink as Max, remembered the majesty that is the music of Kate Bush with the song "Running Up That Hill," and more. On top of all of that, we also got a side plot where it's revealed that Hopper (David Harbour) is alive and in a Russian prison, complete with bruises and an on-camera head shave.
What you saw was not CGI. In fact, there was nothing fake about it at all. Harbour did get his head shaved on camera, and as you probably know, you can only do that once, so you'd better get it right. While it may not have been as dramatic as, say, Natalie Portman getting her head shaved in "V for Vendetta," it was still a dicey proposition...
What you saw was not CGI. In fact, there was nothing fake about it at all. Harbour did get his head shaved on camera, and as you probably know, you can only do that once, so you'd better get it right. While it may not have been as dramatic as, say, Natalie Portman getting her head shaved in "V for Vendetta," it was still a dicey proposition...
- 8/27/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
“I think it’s finally my year,” are the famous last words of Eddie Munson in “Stranger Things,” but unfortunately actor Joseph Quinn will have to wait a little bit longer.
While, at this point, it feels like the kids of Netflix’s ’80s-set sci-fi series will be grandparents before Season 5, with the WGA strike delaying production and the general speed in which the Duffer brothers have delivered seasons. Nonetheless, elements of last summer’s massively popular Season 4 Vol. 2 double-episodes will be angling for consideration from the Television Academy this year. But Emmy rules means most stars of “Stranger Things” aren’t eligible for this year’s ballots.
In June 2022, the TV Academy eliminated the “hangover episode rule,” which allowed a series that premieres current-season episodes after the May 31 eligibility deadline but before the start of nomination round-voting to submit for Emmy consideration.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the...
While, at this point, it feels like the kids of Netflix’s ’80s-set sci-fi series will be grandparents before Season 5, with the WGA strike delaying production and the general speed in which the Duffer brothers have delivered seasons. Nonetheless, elements of last summer’s massively popular Season 4 Vol. 2 double-episodes will be angling for consideration from the Television Academy this year. But Emmy rules means most stars of “Stranger Things” aren’t eligible for this year’s ballots.
In June 2022, the TV Academy eliminated the “hangover episode rule,” which allowed a series that premieres current-season episodes after the May 31 eligibility deadline but before the start of nomination round-voting to submit for Emmy consideration.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the...
- 5/10/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Typically at the Emmy Awards, a TV show is judged on a full season as it aired entirely within a single eligibility period. However, in extremely rare cases, a drama or comedy will have what’s known as “orphaned” episodes that air outside of the cut-off date. That’s exactly why Season 4 of The Duffer Brothers‘ sci-fi megahit “Stranger Things” is eligible in two consecutive Emmy cycles, last year and this year. Gold Derby has exclusively learned which 13 categories Netflix is submitting for consideration at the 2023 Emmys (see below).
To recap, the first seven episodes of “Stranger Things 4” streamed on May 27, 2022 and thus competed at last year’s Emmys, where it nabbed 13 nominations and won five. But the last two episodes streamed on July 1, 2022, a full month after the eligibility period ended. TV academy rules stipulate that those two orphaned episodes are now eligible at the 2023 Emmys, but with a catch.
To recap, the first seven episodes of “Stranger Things 4” streamed on May 27, 2022 and thus competed at last year’s Emmys, where it nabbed 13 nominations and won five. But the last two episodes streamed on July 1, 2022, a full month after the eligibility period ended. TV academy rules stipulate that those two orphaned episodes are now eligible at the 2023 Emmys, but with a catch.
- 5/8/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Stranger Things” is nominated for 13 Emmy Awards including Best Drama Series, so we convened a special roundtable panel with seven nominees behind Netflix’s sci-fi/horror series: casting director Carmen Cuba, music supervisor Nora Felder, prosthetics designer Barrie Gower, hair department head Sarah Hindsgaul, stunt coordinator Hiro Koda, production designer Chris Trujillo and editor Dean Zimmerman.
SEECraig Henighan (‘Stranger Things’ sound design) on orchestrating creepy clocks and demogorgons [Exclusive Video Interview]
The series takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, where a portal is opened into a parallel world known as the Upside Down. And in season four the creature who emerged from that dark dimension was Vecna, who psychically cursed his victims. He’s played by Jamie Campbell Bower, and casting him was “challenging for multiple reasons,” remembers Cuba. Part of that was keeping the show’s storylines secret: “We obviously were in no way allowed to talk about what...
SEECraig Henighan (‘Stranger Things’ sound design) on orchestrating creepy clocks and demogorgons [Exclusive Video Interview]
The series takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, where a portal is opened into a parallel world known as the Upside Down. And in season four the creature who emerged from that dark dimension was Vecna, who psychically cursed his victims. He’s played by Jamie Campbell Bower, and casting him was “challenging for multiple reasons,” remembers Cuba. Part of that was keeping the show’s storylines secret: “We obviously were in no way allowed to talk about what...
- 8/15/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Stranger Things earned 13 Emmy nominations this season, including Outstanding Drama Series, thanks to the unsung heroes of the show—the below-the-line departments who put in the tireless effort to create the “surreal madness” of the series. From ‘de-aging’ Millie Bobbie Brown to building Vecna and his lair in the Upside Down, the collaboration of the craft departments continues to bring the series to new heights. Here, some of the Emmy-nominated craft department heads give insight into the most important aspects of this season.
Eleven
One of the most difficult tasks this season was de-aging Eleven for flashback scenes. “Before shooting we explored just about every option, including deepfake, full CG head replacement, smoothing and warping,” says VFX supervisor Michael Maher Jr. “Luckily, our experienced friends at Lola Visual Effects agreed to take on the work and help us out. They arranged a shoot with a special, proprietary camera and lighting rig called an egg.
Eleven
One of the most difficult tasks this season was de-aging Eleven for flashback scenes. “Before shooting we explored just about every option, including deepfake, full CG head replacement, smoothing and warping,” says VFX supervisor Michael Maher Jr. “Luckily, our experienced friends at Lola Visual Effects agreed to take on the work and help us out. They arranged a shoot with a special, proprietary camera and lighting rig called an egg.
- 8/13/2022
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
A haircut can make or break a look. And with Stranger Things continuing to mine all the greatest hits from the '80s archives, fans have been treated to just about every look, from major mohawks to gravity-defying perms. Heading into season four, the show's hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul had the extra task of crafting styles for new characters, including the California-based characters, ones like Argyle and Angela, who were a far cry from Indiana. "In California, we have bigger, looser hair shags, and Hawkins would be sticking to the tighter perms, the shorter hairdos... they're a little bit stuck," she explained to Netflix's Tudum. "There's still a little bit of...
- 6/1/2022
- E! Online
Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed and increasingly relevant political drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, which revolves around the raucous trial of a group of protesters accused of disrupting the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, took a leading four awards including best picture at the just concluded 25th annual Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival. If past winners at this Italian fest are any indication, the victories should give the Netflix film a boost stateside during Oscar season.
The DreamWorks production, originally put in motion 14 years ago by Steven Spielberg and written and directed by Sorkin, was originally set to be released by Paramount before the coronavirus pandemic turned the exhibition business on its heels and shut theaters — especially in key cities like New York and Los Angeles. It premiered on Netflix in October.
The film also took Capri awards for Sacha Baron Cohen as best supporting actor, film editing and a...
The DreamWorks production, originally put in motion 14 years ago by Steven Spielberg and written and directed by Sorkin, was originally set to be released by Paramount before the coronavirus pandemic turned the exhibition business on its heels and shut theaters — especially in key cities like New York and Los Angeles. It premiered on Netflix in October.
The film also took Capri awards for Sacha Baron Cohen as best supporting actor, film editing and a...
- 1/4/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following contains light spoilers for Season 2 of “Stranger Things.”]
In Hawkins, Indiana, the ‘80s weren’t just a time for creepy mind-flaying monsters and nougat-eating creatures whose faces open up. It also had great hair, at least according to “Stranger Things.”
Series stylist Sarah Hindsgaul spoke to IndieWire in anticipation of the upcoming Season 3. Although the exact time period and which characters might be returning is under wraps, she did give a general idea of which direction hairstyles will be going, and that direction is curly.
“More perms,” Hindsgaul said. “We’re already planning how we’re gonna get all these backgrounds through the hair schools to perm hundreds of people.”
Read More:‘Stranger Things’: The Duffers Planned a Far Worse Fate for Bob Originally
The show will be building off some of the ‘80s hairstyles that were introduced in Season 2, which takes place in 1984. That includes mullets, some shorter hair on top, and lots of bangs. And...
In Hawkins, Indiana, the ‘80s weren’t just a time for creepy mind-flaying monsters and nougat-eating creatures whose faces open up. It also had great hair, at least according to “Stranger Things.”
Series stylist Sarah Hindsgaul spoke to IndieWire in anticipation of the upcoming Season 3. Although the exact time period and which characters might be returning is under wraps, she did give a general idea of which direction hairstyles will be going, and that direction is curly.
“More perms,” Hindsgaul said. “We’re already planning how we’re gonna get all these backgrounds through the hair schools to perm hundreds of people.”
Read More:‘Stranger Things’: The Duffers Planned a Far Worse Fate for Bob Originally
The show will be building off some of the ‘80s hairstyles that were introduced in Season 2, which takes place in 1984. That includes mullets, some shorter hair on top, and lots of bangs. And...
- 11/9/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” earned high marks from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, garnering three nominations for their annual awards honoring achievements in film, television, commercials, and theater. It’s not on the Oscar shortlist of seven , however.
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Eligible for Hair and Makeup Oscars are Guild nominees “Deadpool,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Hail, Caesar!,” “Star Trek Beyond” and “Suicide Squad.” Not Oscar shortlisted, however, are Guild nominees “La La Land,” “Loving,” and “Nocturnal Animals,” which garnered two nominations apiece. Also ineligible for the Oscar are nominees “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Silence,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” and “Doctor Strange.”
On the television side, “Saturday Night Live” led with four nominations, followed by “Westworld,” “Game of Thrones,” and “Penny Dreadful” with three each. “Transparent,” “Stranger Things,” and “Empire” each received two.
The Guild will...
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Eligible for Hair and Makeup Oscars are Guild nominees “Deadpool,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Hail, Caesar!,” “Star Trek Beyond” and “Suicide Squad.” Not Oscar shortlisted, however, are Guild nominees “La La Land,” “Loving,” and “Nocturnal Animals,” which garnered two nominations apiece. Also ineligible for the Oscar are nominees “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Silence,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” and “Doctor Strange.”
On the television side, “Saturday Night Live” led with four nominations, followed by “Westworld,” “Game of Thrones,” and “Penny Dreadful” with three each. “Transparent,” “Stranger Things,” and “Empire” each received two.
The Guild will...
- 1/11/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Will Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Barbara Holland – thanks to the landmark success of Netflix’s Stranger Things earlier in the year, many of the residents that reside in Hawkins, Indiana are on the verge of becoming household names.
Barbara is the exception to the rule, of course, given the events that transpired in the murky netherworld known as the Upside Down, but in anticipation of Stranger Things season 2, hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul has offered up some intriguing morsels of information regarding the shift to 1984, and how it affects the show’s visual style. Brace yourselves, folks, the perms and mullets will be on full display come 2017.
Chatting to Refinery29, Hindsgaul teased how the second outing of Netflix’s hit original series will “start stepping more into the ’80s.”
“This year it is very different — we start stepping more into the ‘80s, which is kind of amazing, visually,” says Hindsgaul. “Last year was...
Barbara is the exception to the rule, of course, given the events that transpired in the murky netherworld known as the Upside Down, but in anticipation of Stranger Things season 2, hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul has offered up some intriguing morsels of information regarding the shift to 1984, and how it affects the show’s visual style. Brace yourselves, folks, the perms and mullets will be on full display come 2017.
Chatting to Refinery29, Hindsgaul teased how the second outing of Netflix’s hit original series will “start stepping more into the ’80s.”
“This year it is very different — we start stepping more into the ‘80s, which is kind of amazing, visually,” says Hindsgaul. “Last year was...
- 12/17/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Netflix’s sci-fi original series “Stranger Things,” about the mysterious happenings in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in 1983, was one of the biggest hits of the year. Now, fans are clamoring for any information about the upcoming second season, but most of the cast and crew have remained silent. But in a recent interview with Refinery29, lead hairstylist Sarah Hindsgaul discussed in broad terms the visual changes in the second season as the show moves into 1984.
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“This year it is very different — we start stepping more into the ‘80s, which is kind of amazing, visually,” says Hindsgaul. “Last year was ’83 and this year is ’84, and they’re still in Hawkins, Indiana — but people are starting to realize there are perms and mullets, so we’re using a lot of wigs this year, because no one wants perms and mullets.
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’ Gets Lego Remake, Recreating the Show’s Key Scenes – Watch
“This year it is very different — we start stepping more into the ‘80s, which is kind of amazing, visually,” says Hindsgaul. “Last year was ’83 and this year is ’84, and they’re still in Hawkins, Indiana — but people are starting to realize there are perms and mullets, so we’re using a lot of wigs this year, because no one wants perms and mullets.
- 12/16/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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