'Game of Thrones' director explains the difficulties of shooting scenes with a CGI dragon
Game of Thrones "Eastwatch" was one of the series' most dizzying episodes, full of cross-country travel and reunions we've anticipated for years. Director Matt Shakman — who also directed the previous episode, "The Spoils of War" — spoke with Mashable via phone about how he and his team executed this episode and the great Western influences we've seen on Game of Thrones this season.
How do you differentiate a battle-heavy episode like ’The Spoils of War’ with something like ‘Eastwatch,’ which is a lot of setup?
Very different. Because of the way the show is structured you end up shooting pieces from both episodes at the same time, so throughout the production you’re tackling both of them at the same time. So I didn’t really ever have to take off one hat to put on another. One day we’d begin with a dramatic scene, and the next couple of days would be a larger-scale visual effects challenge. So I just prepared both of them at the same time and then went about executing my plan as the season went off. Read more...
More about Entertainment, Television, Hbo, Game Of Thrones, and EastwatchCOntributer : Mashable http://ift.tt/2w6L1Ns
No comments:
Post a Comment