Duffer Brothers Spill a Huge Revelation About Vecna in &#8216;Stranger Things&#8217; Season 4

When it comes to science fiction or purely fantasy shows or movies, creators
have to often depend on CGI to bring the scenes to life onscreen. Take for
example Game of Thrones. But Stranger Things has always taken a different
approach to this. Another show that took this approach and shot many scenes live
was Money Heist. It’s very well known how much the Duffer brothers draw
inspiration from the old-school horror movies. Now they have revealed that the
big bad of this season 4 of Stranger Things, Vecna, is “90% practical”.

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THE DUFFER BROTHERS WANTED TO CREATE A MORE REAL MONSTER

“This season what we wanted to do was go back to season 1 and actually do a
monster that we could do mostly practically. And what you are seeing here is 90%
practical. And Vecna throughout the season is 90% practical. We wanted a
presence on set that our actors could really react to.“

In season 3, it came as a shock to many fans that the Mind Flayer was just a
beach ball behind the scenes. It was Rodeo FX
[https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-02-stranger-things-3-behind-the-scenes-special-effects-vfx.html]
that added the CGI VFX effects later.

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“For season 3 they were reacting to a beach ball. We wanted something that we
could actually film. And I just think that makes this villain scarier and more
real and tangible. And we are just really excited for people to see him this
season,” he explained [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHktptbE4JY].

ALSO READ: Duffer Brothers Disclose Stranger Things 4 Will Feature More of
Eleven’s Backstory in the Hawkins Lab and Explore Other Numbers
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HOW WAS VECNA IN STRANGER THINGS CREATED?

“Very little enhancement” was used to create Vecna
[https://netflixjunkie.com/who-is-vecna-in-stranger-things-season-4-and-what-is-his-curse-is-he-the-same-sorcerer-turned-lich-as-in-the-dungeons-and-dragons-fantasy-game/]
on Stranger Things [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things]. Concept
artist Mike Maher developed the monsters while Barrie Gower was in charge of the
prosthetics. The latter has worked in Game of Thrones, bringing to life the
Night King. He was also associated with HBO’s acclaimed show, Chernobyl.

“When we were just starting to develop ideas for Vecna, I think Chernobyl was
coming out or just come out. And then we found out that he (Barrie) had also
done the Night King. Well, that’s perfect because this is some sort of hybrid
between two things. And he’s absolutely brilliant,” they disclosed.

Furthermore, the team has used CGI for the moving vines this season. Previously,
they have used [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By0zKAd9Sx8] it for Demogorgons,
the Star Court Mall, and even Russia’s snowy landscape.

ALSO READ: Every Location Revealed by Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer – Check
Who Is Where
[https://netflixjunkie.com/every-location-revealed-by-stranger-things-season-4-trailer-check-who-is-where/]

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When it comes to science fiction or purely fantasy shows or movies, creators have to often depend on CGI to bring the scenes to life onscreen. Take for example Game of Thrones. But Stranger Things has always taken a different approach to this. Another show that took this approach and shot many scenes live was Money Heist. It&#8217;s very well known how much the Duffer brothers draw inspiration from the old-school horror movies. Now they have revealed that the big bad of this season 4 of Stranger Things, Vecna, is &#8220;90% practical&#8221;.
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<h2>The Duffer brothers wanted to create a more real monster</h2>
&#8220;This season what we wanted to do was go back to season 1 and actually do a monster that we could do mostly practically. And what you are seeing here is 90% practical. And Vecna throughout the season is 90% practical. We wanted a presence on set that our actors could really react to.&#8220;
In season 3, it came as a shock to many fans that the Mind Flayer was just a beach ball behind the scenes. It was <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-02-stranger-things-3-behind-the-scenes-special-effects-vfx.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rodeo FX</a> that added the CGI VFX effects later.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28095 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dims.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="900" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dims.jpg 1600w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dims-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dims-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dims-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dims-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" />
&#8220;For season 3 they were reacting to a beach ball. We wanted something that we could actually film. And I just think that makes this villain scarier and more real and tangible. And we are just really excited for people to see him this season,&#8221; he<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHktptbE4JY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> explained</a>.
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<h2>How was Vecna in Stranger Things created?</h2>
&#8220;Very little enhancement&#8221; was used to create <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/who-is-vecna-in-stranger-things-season-4-and-what-is-his-curse-is-he-the-same-sorcerer-turned-lich-as-in-the-dungeons-and-dragons-fantasy-game/">Vecna</a> on <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things">Stranger Things</a>. Concept artist Mike Maher developed the monsters while Barrie Gower was in charge of the prosthetics. The latter has worked in Game of Thrones, bringing to life the Night King. He was also associated with HBO&#8217;s acclaimed show, Chernobyl.
&#8220;When we were just starting to develop ideas for Vecna, I think Chernobyl was coming out or just come out. And then we found out that he (Barrie) had also done the Night King. Well, that&#8217;s perfect because this is some sort of hybrid between two things. And he&#8217;s absolutely brilliant,&#8221; they disclosed.
Furthermore, the team has used CGI for the moving vines this season. Previously, they have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By0zKAd9Sx8">used</a> it for Demogorgons, the Star Court Mall, and even Russia&#8217;s snowy landscape.
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The creators of Stranger Things, Duffer Brothers have revealed that Vecna is 90% practical and created using prosthetics.

Duffer Brothers Spill a Huge Revelation About Vecna in 'Stranger Things' Season 4 - Netflix Junkie

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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