The whole truth about the filming of "Game of Thrones"
Have you ever wondered how the Game of Thrones series is made? HBO has posted some incredible behind-the-scenes footage to its official Facebook page of how the film crew cleverly combines live action and special effects to create locations like King's Landing or Braavos and bring epic battle scenes to the screen. .
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Source: Business Insider
The five-minute video highlights the most memorable moments from the past five seasons, making it even more eager to see new episodes of the sixth season.
King's Landing, the capital of the Iron Throne, is actually a modified Dubrovnik, a city on the coast of Croatia.
The Great Sept of Baelor has been added to the scenery using special effects. The red castle where the Lannister family lives can be seen on the right in the background.
Arya's training at the House of Black and White actually takes place in a huge sound pavilion. The four main columns with faces are real.
But the candles are added with the help of graphics, as well as additional columns. Lightning effects add an unsettling, ominous atmosphere to the temple.
When we see Drogon fly and scorch those who are trying to kill his mother...
... in fact, these are artificial flamethrowers that can throw flames 15 meters.
Likewise, the epic battles that take place north of the wall are a mixture of the real and special effects.
The film crew is actually setting up a huge green screen that is CGI turned into an icy tundra behind a wall.
The ice wall from season 4 was actually a huge green screen 9 meters high and 122 meters long.
Here we see the ghouls jumping off a huge cliff during the Battle of Hardhome in Season 5.
But in fact, the stuntmen, who were wearing green clothes (due to which, with the help of graphics, it was possible to remove limbs), jumped from a height of about half a meter.
The film crew has some cool tricks to make the White Walkers extra scary. When we saw on the screen how the head of one of the ghouls was trampled into the snow, we were actually looking at the overlay of one picture on another.
The stuntman stepped on the head of a plastic ghoul dummy.
At this time, the film crew flattened the container of the gooey purple goo. The resulting spray became the crushed entrails of the ghoul.
And how is the wind blowing during bright, emotional scenes in the cold north?
There is a prop with a well-installed fan.
Actor Ian White, 215 cm tall, plays the giant Wun Wun, who helps the night watchmen in the fight against the white walkers.
He does most of the work in the sound studio, after which the footage is processed graphically.
Here we see White pick up and toss the sack in the studio. The editors will replace this bag with a white walker during post-production.
The White Walker is actually a poor stuntman who was twisted into a bundle and hung from the ceiling.
Here's the full video of how Game of Thrones is actually filmed:
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