Stranger Things BTS: How Will Byers’ Disappearance Was Really Filmed! Step behind the scenes of Stranger Things Season 1 and discover how the iconic moment of Will Byers disappearing was brought to life. This rare BTS footage shows the young actor Noah Schnapp filming intense isolation scenes inside dark forest sets, fog machines blasting to create Hawkins’ eerie atmosphere, and the crew carefully coordinating the vanishing sequence. Practical lighting effects, hidden rigs, and early VFX markers