Millie Bobby Brown Coached 'The Mysterious Girl' To Play Young Eleven In Stranger Things 4!

Have you seen Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 1 yet? If you thought Eleven looked a little different in some scenes, fret not you are not hallucinating!

Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things

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The latest season sees Eleven recall the past, by exploring the memories of Hawkins Lab. The quest leads her to find out more about her old lab orderly "Peter Ballard". Due to the age gap, a stand-in was needed for Millie Bobby Brown to film such scenes.

Behind The Scenes From Stranger Things Season 4, Vol.1

Who Plays Young Eleven in "Stranger Things" Season 4?

Eleven's stand-in is played by Martie Blair. Brown coached Blair on how to capture the essence of Eleven as a young girl, who is portrayed at the age of 8 in the series. However, some special effects were needed to make her look the part.

In Season 4 of "Stranger Things," how did they change Martie Blair to look like Millie Bobby Brown?

Nowadays, special effects have come so far that actors can be aged down and their appearance changed for films in post-production. To age an actor down on the screen, the creators use a stand-in actor to be made older. Superimposed with the original version of the actor, this makes it seem as though they're both on-screen at the same time.

Stranger Things Season 4 Vol.1

One unfortunate consequence of using facial mapping technology is that Eleven often gives off the uncanny valley vibe. This gets confusing when old Eleven and young Eleven interact. Sometimes they are both included in the scene. On top of this, old footage of Bobby Brown's original Eleven scenes appears to be used at times, strengthening the uncanny valley moments.

Blair, who played young eleven, shared behind-the-scenes footage from her time on the show.

Thank you for the opportunity of being Young Eleven!! It was a dream come true and I had so much fun on set!! I'm great full for the experience and I will never forget!!! pic.twitter.com/cO8B8gMfbC

¡ª Martie Blair (@MartieMBlair) June 8, 2022

Blair with Jamie Campbell Bower, another new addition to the season 4 cast.

Getting to work with @Jamiebower was an honor, he is such a nice and humble person, that really helped me work through my scenes with him ?? pic.twitter.com/WR262ojJfR

¡ª Martie Blair (@MartieMBlair) June 2, 2022

Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 Teaser:

Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2, or the final two episodes of season 4, will be available on Netflix from July 1. The last two episodes are said to be four hours long, with episode 9 alone reportedly being about two and a half hours of runtime. If you want to catch up with Stranger Things season 4 in a jiffy then do go through our recap article right here:

Stranger Things Recap: Everything You Need To Know About The Show Before Diving Into Season 4

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