as a filmmaker and a photographer i cannot stress this enough, we are ALWAYS thinking about whats in the background of the image. if theres something in the background that is kinda questionable or isnt visually appealing, theyre either an amateur with cameras or theyre trying to tell you something else. and if the image in question is on a platform like netflix its 1000% the latter.
im currently filming my thesis and im constantly changing my angles to include things in the background that would be more meaningful and give more context to the story. i also have ALWAYS done this in my photography. im always thinking about every aspect of the image and how i can show multiple different perspectives by taking advantage of the background as well as the foreground. its one of my favorite things to do when im taking photos.
THAT BEING SAID!!!!!!!! all of these camera framing and angles are so extremely intentional and i lose braincells every time someone tries to say that theyre accidental and dont mean anything. cinematography accidents do not happen at this level of professionalism.
framing mike perfectly in a closet (WILLS CLOSET)
the lights
one way sign pointing mike to closet that literally takes up the entire frame
dont even need to say anything here
will being so clearly in the shot when he tells el he loves her
again, dont even need to elaborate
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and heres some of my favorite non-byler examples of super cool things theyve done with the background that foreshadow future events
freddie kruegers vecna-esc hand right behind max
henry in the upside down rainbow and el in the right side up rainbow
and i do believe that this is foreshadowing mike being vecna’d in s5