{"id":43259,"date":"2014-07-17T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=43259"},"modified":"2014-09-10T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T16:26:56","slug":"the-mind-blowing-vfx-of-game-of-thrones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/the-mind-blowing-vfx-of-game-of-thrones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mind-Blowing VFX of &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"take-a-behind-the-scenes-look-into-the-emmy-nominated-vfx-of-game-of-thrones\">Take a behind the scenes look into the Emmy nominated VFX of &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/creative-inspiration-2.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-43301\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"creative-inspiration-2\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/creative-inspiration-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of all the amazing TV shows that have made their way into pop culture today, there is perhaps no show as <strong>ambitious<\/strong> as <em><a title=\"Game of Thrones\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0944947\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Game of Thrones<\/a><\/em>. The series has relied heavily on VFX and pushes the limits of what can be accomplished when you blend beautifully shot live action footage with some of the <strong>greatest VFX houses<\/strong> in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Cut-in-half-VFX.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-43306\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Cut in half VFX\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Cut-in-half-VFX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The VFX for the <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> series has been an international collaboration between <strong>multiple production studios<\/strong> including <a title=\"Scanline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scanlinevfx.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Scanline<\/a>, <a title=\"Mackevision\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mackevision.de\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Mackevision<\/a>, and <a title=\"Pixomondo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pixomondo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Pixomondo<\/a>. In fact, the VFX were so good that <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> received an <strong>Emmy nomination for Best Visual Effects<\/strong> along with 18 other nominations. The following videos give us a behind the scenes look into how the VFX for <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> was created.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"scanline-vfx-breakdown-reel\">Scanline VFX Breakdown Reel<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"ScanlineVFX\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scanlinevfx.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Scanline VFX <\/a>is a German based VFX house that has done work on some of the biggest productions around the world including <em><a title=\"Divergent\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1840309\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Divergent<\/a>, <a title=\"Captain America\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0458339\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Captain America<\/a>, <a title=\"300\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0416449\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">300<\/a><\/em>, as well as\u00a0<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ScanLine.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43269\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"ScanLine\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ScanLine.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see more Scanline VFX breakdowns on their <a title=\"Scanline Vimeo\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/scanlinevfx\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Vimeo Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/100556838\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mackevision-vfx-reel-season-4\">Mackevision VFX Reel, Season 4<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Mackevision\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mackevision.de\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Mackevision<\/a> is a multi-national company that helped create VFX for the latest season of <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Season-4-Making-of-Video.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43273\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Season 4 Making of Video\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Season-4-Making-of-Video.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see more Mackelvision VFX breakdowns on their <a title=\"Vimeo\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/mackevision\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Vimeo channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/100095868\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pixmondo-vfx-reel-season-2\">Pixmondo VFX Reel, Season 2<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Pixomondo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pixomondo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Pixmondo<\/a> is a multi-national company that recently won an Oscar for their work on <em><a title=\"Star Trek: Into Darkness\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1408101\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Star Trek: Into Darkness<\/a><\/em>. Pixmondo hired over 358 artists to work on the VFX for <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Pixmondo-VFX-Breakdown.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43271\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Pixmondo VFX Breakdown\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Pixmondo-VFX-Breakdown.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see more of Pixmondo&#8217;s work on <a title=\"Pixmondo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pixomondo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i4GkA6rIPDc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inside-the-vfx-green-screen-using-dog-actors\">Inside the VFX, Green Screen &amp; Using Dog Actors<\/h2>\n<p><em>Inside the VFX<\/em> shows us a behind the scenes look at how <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> was able to use green screen to create their VFX.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ITE-Wolf-Shot.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43272\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"ITE Wolf Shot\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ITE-Wolf-Shot.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video also shows us how <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> trained and composited\u00a0<a title=\"Northern Inuit\" href=\"http:\/\/petshops.about.com\/od\/PetBreedingGuide\/p\/Dog-Breed-Game-of-Thrones.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Northern Inuit dogs<\/a> into the TV show.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vlaAlH1LVgw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"behind-the-scenes-season-2\">Behind the Scenes, Season 2<\/h2>\n<p>Why create a boat with computer graphics when you can shoot a real one? In this behind-the-scenes video we take a look at the gigantic set pieces created for <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BTS-Season-2.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43270\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"BTS Season 2\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BTS-Season-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This comprehensive behind-the-scenes video was actually <strong>created by HBO<\/strong>. You can get more behind the scenes footage of <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> on <a title=\"HBO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">HBO&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IKfzFlN4Os?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"creating-the-world-with-vfx-season-3\">Creating the World with VFX Season 3<\/h2>\n<p>Think your compositing job is difficult? try creating a world that isn&#8217;t even there. In this behind the scenes video we take a look at how the VFX artists created the <strong>fictional world<\/strong> for <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Season-3-Breakdown2.gif\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43277\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Season 3 Breakdown2\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pbblogassets\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Season-3-Breakdown2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notice how they created <strong>armies<\/strong> of people with only a few actors on hand.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vmt-g-qSVsY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We can definitely expect to see many more VFX breakdowns for <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> going forward because it has been renewed for an additional <strong>two seasons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to watch\u00a0<strong>more\u00a0<\/strong>inspiring VFX breakdowns? Check these awesome\u00a0Visual Effects Breakdowns from <a title=\"VFX Breakdowns\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/visual-effects-breakdowns-from-pacific-rim-transformers-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Pacific Rim, Transformers and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did you think of the breakdowns? Learn anything you would like to share?<\/strong> Share in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; features some of the best VFX on television today. 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