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Description: Squid Game is Netflix's latest worldwide hit series, and the fact that a Korean series could be so widely successful may seem rather surprising on the face of it, but after seeing the work and dedication that has gone into making it, it really isn't. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk began writing it back in 2008 and after years of writing and then being turned down by various Korean production groups, Netflix took an interest, and production began in 2020 initially under the title of "Round Six". Like the music in this video? Get it on iTunes: ► apple.co/2ENGfu9 ◄ Listen on Spotify: ► spoti.fi/3boTfCl ◄ Buy it on Amazon: ► amzn.to/2QVJZfk ◄ [Spoilers Ahead] The majority of work, time, and money was spent on set creation, was because the sets were incredibly important to the story, the aesthetic and the atmosphere of the series. Their design had to fall somewhere between fantasy and reality, they had to be childish and innocent and yet sinister and unnerving, they had to portray the Squid Game show's aesthetic and hint at, but not reveal, its hidden agenda. Dorms and Common Ground. The Dorms were designed to resemble a private school's dorm rooms with army bunk beds and a prison-like aesthetic, the bunks were stacked high so that they loomed over the contestants making them seem small and insignificant. The Stairs were based on a famous picture called Relativity by M.C. Escher, the set was built to continue with the serie's atmosphere, being childlike and fun and at the same time, surreal and unsettling. Set 1, Game 1. RedLight, Greenlight was chosen to be the first game because its childlike simplicity would create a greater shock once the contestants realized what was really at stake. The Red Light, Green Light game was originally played by children in the 1970s and 80s and so the Robot doll they built for the set was modeled on "Younghee" a character that appeared on the cover of Korean textbooks of that era. The set itself was designed to look like a barren play area and then surrounded by bluescreens so that backdrops could be completed in post. Set 2, Game 2. The Honeycomb game set was built to be an oversized children's playground with enormous playground equipment designed to dwarf the contestants, making them feel like children. The background of childishly draw sky gave the set the innocent and yet unsettling feel that the director wanted throughout the series. The honeycomb toffee or "Dalgona" that was used in the scene is made with brown sugar, corn syrup, rice vinegar, and baking soda and it was made by a street vendor who spent three days on set, just making Dalgonas. Set 3, Game 3. The Tug of War set was actually built on the ground and only the Tug of War platform was suspended in the air, this was done to be able to film the scenes where contestants fell but also to create a fear of falling within the actors themselves, the set extensions which gave the platforms their extra daunting height were created digitally in post. Once again, like the previous sets, this set was designed to portray an innocent child's game juxtaposed with a life and death scenario. Set 4, Game 4. The marble game set was built to mimic the houses, streets, and back alleys of the past, where children would have originally played this game. Here, special attention was paid to the lighting of the set, the director wanted to create a perfect sunset, this added a nostalgic feel, making the contestants and the viewers themselves think they were really in the back alleys instead of on a set, built within a set, built within a set. Set 5, Game 5. The scariest set for the actors was actually one of the simplest to build, the glass bridge was built 5ft (1.5m) of the ground, and the team actually used tempered glass for the bridge itself, the height of the set, and the worry that the glass might break was enough to create a natural fear within the actors themselves, this produced a rigidity and uncertainty in their movements that would not have been present had they built the set differently or used CGI. Set 6, Game 6. The final game was the Squid Game, also known as Ojingeo, it's a Korean children's game that gets its name from the shape of the game board drawn on the ground, this game takes place on the same set as game 1 and so we are taken full circle, once again taking an innocent child's game and turning into a macabre battle for life or death. The key to series success isn't just the story itself, its that the costumes, VFX, Lighting, and sets are all married perfectly to the Storyline. Please give us a like if you enjoyed this video, don't forget the links to the music in this video are in the video description and be sure to let us know, in the comments, which movie VFX you'd like to see behind next! Read more here: famefocus.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/focusfame