Hamster Things

Hamster Things by Keith Hopkin

Ten minutes into the first episode of  the Netflix original series “Stranger Things” I fell in love. I made this homage using some of my good friends at the Westchester Hamster Rescue.

 

 

Video by Keith Hopkin & Laura Vitto

Music by Mark Lewis
VFX by Loris Ravera

Special thanks to Bob Al-Greene for illustrating the portal in the lab and
Alisa Stern for the lights and super cool trees!

Some behind the scenes photos:

 

This is me shooting on the Sony FS7 at the Westchester Rescued Hamster Haven. You can adopt a hamster there!

Hamster Things by Keith Hopkin

 

Laura did an amazing job building a tiny Castle Byres. Isn’t it cute??

Castle Byres - All Hamsters Welcome

Bob Al-Greene did a great job on this portal illustration:

Bob Al-Greene Illustration for Hamster Things

Before shooting with real hamsters I usually do some camera tests with whatever is around the office:

Hamster Things Test Shot

I carefully hand painted the lettering and tried to be as close to the show:

Hamster Things by Keith Hopkin (Behind the Scenes)

If Barb was a hamster she might look like this:

Hamster Things by Keith Hopkin

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