A behind the scenes look at episode 5 of HBO's Alberta-shot 'The Last of Us' (PHOTOS)

Having to wait an entire week to catch the next episode of your favourite show is tough. Luckily, there has been no shortage of additional content and behind-the-scenes footage for fans of HBO’s The Last Of Us to consume Monday through Saturday.

Based on a popular video game of the same name, TLOU stars Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) as Joel, a hardened smuggler tasked with escorting a young girl (Bella Ramsey) across post-apocalyptic America.

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With a whopping 97% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, this heartwrenching story was shot entirely in Alberta, Canada with the help of some incredibly talented people like cinematographer Eben Bolter who recently shared how elaborate the show’s sets really are.

Described as their ‘biggest set piece,’ the giant cul-de-sac at the end of episode 5 was actually built from the ground up which is incredible considering that it featured 16 houses and tons of overhead lighting.

#TLOU ep5 BTS pt1:
Our biggest set-piece required a huge cul-de-sac with 16 houses, fully controllable at night and with privacy to shoot, so we built it:
1) Back-lot site
2) Road and foundations beginning to take shape
3) On-site with scale model
4) Final build with stand-ins pic.twitter.com/l5yE3GqviU

— Eben Bolter BSC (@ebenbolter) February 12, 2023

Bolter continues to explain:

#TLOU ep5 BTS pt2:
‘Night Exterior’ for a cul-de-sac in outer KC with no electricity, meant my only motivation of light would be the moon. Our aesthetic is grounded in reality so we had to design large scale naturalistic moonlight, but still allowing the audience to see (1/2) pic.twitter.com/vYFWpF1UWJ

— Eben Bolter BSC (@ebenbolter) February 13, 2023

The complication was weather. Calgary is famous for high winds, rain and snow, so we needed a moonlight solution that could withstand this. My gaffer and I settled on a ‘net’ of lighting, 400x 6-foot bi-colour LED tubes, in grids on 4x cranes that allowed wind to pass through. pic.twitter.com/W2kvSfjOAN

— Eben Bolter BSC (@ebenbolter) February 13, 2023

Wild right? Well, it gets even more impressive!

This ‘net’ of top light gave me controllable moon fill-light, but the secret of good moonlight is back-light. For this I surround the set with ARRI s360 LED sky-panels. 2x per crane, using the 30 degree egg-crates to prevent cross-shadowing. pic.twitter.com/JROE3vHJE0

— Eben Bolter BSC (@ebenbolter) February 13, 2023

Honestly, we can’t wait to see even more of what this show has to offer.

Whether you’re already on board or just want to see what all the fuss is about, be sure to tune into new episodes of The Last Of Us on Crave or HBO via your local TV Provider every Sunday at 9:00 pm ET or 7 pm MST.

We’ve never seen anything like it!

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