The season two trailer is coming!

By Winter Is Coming on January 27, 2012
Filed Under: News

HBO has just sent out a release to notify us that a new season two trailer for Game of Thrones will debut this Sunday night at 8:59 PM! HBO promises “this trailer will feature new episodic footage and will be the first extended look at the new season.” As per usual, the trailer will be available online immediately following its airing and we will have it embedded here for your viewing pleasure.

Winter Is Coming: Not unexpected, but still very exciting! What is everyone hoping to see in this trailer?

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3D artist for the title sequence posting at Reddit

By Ours is the Fury on January 27, 2012
Filed Under: Humor, Production

Ian Ruhfass, a visual effects artist who worked on the title sequence for season 1 and season 2 of Game of Thrones, is answering questions as “pie_heaven” in a Reddit thread called, “I worked on the opening title sequence for A Game of Thrones. AMA!” A few postings of particular interest:

“There were about 4 different versions that played for the first season. We had all the locations built, so it was just a matter of changing the camera move and then fine tuning the lighting for that specific shot. Season 2 will feature alot of the same locations, but some new ones as well. Many of the shots from the 1st season will be reused.”

Ruhfass also shares a funny tidbit about the opening. At 1:27 in the credits, on the left side of the screen, an image appears of a bear standing behind a pig. That portion has been heavily darkened, because with the bear so close to the pig, it looks almost like they’re having sex.

In the show's favorite position, naturally.

The 3D artist also discusses in detail the technical processes involved in making the title sequence. Another response from Ruhfass that I found exciting, because I had always wondered about the metallic sound in the opening:

“Defualt: At some point in the intro, the camera is enveloped by some blades that flash for a second and make a metallic sound. What’s going on there?”

“Ruhfass: This is supposed to be like a camera lens change. Imagine a contraption on the camera that has 3 different different lenses attached to it, and it flips so the next lens is in front of the camera.”

Fury: I would guess that Pyke of the Iron Islands, Qarth, Harrenhal and the land beyond the Wall will be some of the new additions that we see in the opening credits this year. The Reddit thread is an enjoyable read, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the title effects team came up with for new season 2 locations.

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Quick Hits: Interviews and a whole bunch of other stuff

By Winter Is Coming on January 25, 2012
Filed Under: Filming, Merchandise, Press
  • Lena Headey was interviewed by MTV News while at HBO’s Post Golden Globes party where she teased her character’s storyline and season two and talks about working with Peter Dinklage. Spoiler TV has a region-free version of the video.
  • Maisie Williams was interviewed by myFanbase about her work on season one of Game of Thrones and talks a bit about season two as well.
  • The Los Angeles Times caught up with George R. R. Martin while he was in town for the Golden Globes, resulting in two separate interviews, one interview can be found at the LA Times Books blog and the other at Hero Complex.
  • A couple of well-known writers/producers have professed their love of Thrones in recent interviews: Steven DeKnight, showrunner of Spartacus, and Rick McCallum, the executive producer of Star Wars.
  • HBO has provided us with a list of international retailers that will be offering the alternate DVD/Blu-Ray packaging.
  • Fans of the books and show may find a new smartphone app useful. It’s called Westeros Map and, as you might expect given the name, features an interactive map of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s available on iTunes, Android Market and Amazon Appstore.
  • Pearson Moore’s Game of Thrones Season One Essays is now available for free to Amazon Prime members. A good read, for those interested in deeper analyzation into some of the themes of the books and show.
  • The Croatian TV series site Serijala.com has published an interview with Embassy Films, the company that took care of the local side of filming in Dubrovnik. No spectacular revelations, some of the main points follow, offered courtesy of Hear Me Roar: everyone was happy on all sides, and the shoot proceeded smoothly. This was the biggest foreign production in Croatia in the past 20 years. They had 11-hour shooting days, on average. As things stand now, HBO is surely coming back to Croatia. For more, either learn Croatian or trust Google to translate it for you.
  • Incidentally, Croatia voted yes on joining the EU and should be able to enter the Union in about 18 months once the ratification process is completed. This should make it an even more attractive country to shoot in, since several procedures will be simplified when you operate within a common market for goods, services, and workforce. Iceland is negotiating and considering the accession to the EU as well.
  • UPDATE: Thanks to Noone for reminding us – there is a German article on creating the Dothraki language (Google translation); the show is soon to start its run on RTL 2 over there.
  • The question that seems to be on everyone’s mind these days is ‘when we can expect the next season two trailer?’ I don’t know for sure, but I would say this Sunday is a good bet, as it is the series premiere of David Milch’s new show Luck. We will, of course, let everyone know the second we get any official word!
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Nonso Anozie talks Thrones and the expansion of the Qarth storyline

By Winter Is Coming on January 23, 2012
Filed Under: Press

Nonso Anozie was recently interviewed by Blackfilm, in anticipation of his upcoming film The Grey, however he also dishes on Game of Thrones and his role as Xaro Xhoan Daxos. The full interview is embedded below, the Thrones stuff starts at 6:04.

Winter Is Coming: Nonso is an engaging and well-spoken guy. Glad to have him on the show! It sounds like they have beefed up Dany’s storyline quite a bit and expanded the role of XXD in the process. I’m very excited to see how it all plays out!

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Yet another awards and nominations round-up

By Hear Me Roar on January 22, 2012
Filed Under: Awards

It is time to list the honours Game of Thrones obtained in the past week. The award season really is in full swing, by now all the nominations for January and February awards have clocked in, and the list is long! Here are the newest additions:

  • First off, at IGN.com people had the chance to vote on their own favourites of 2011. Game of Thrones won as Best new show and Best show overall, while Ned Stark was crowned Best hero, and the ending of Baelor was lauded as Best twist.
  • The American Cinema Editors society nominated Thrones as the best edited one-hour cable series, based on the work by Frances Parker on the episode Baelor. The competition in the form of the Boarwalk Empire finale and the pilot of Homeland is strong. The ceremony is going to take place on February 18.
  • The Cinema Audio Society nominated GoT for the sound mixing award for TV series (Baelor, Ronan Hill and Mark Taylor). Ceremony on Feb 18 as well.
  • The Motion Pictures Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards brought Thrones two nominations. Best short form dialogue editing on TV (for Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things) and Best short form sound effects editing on TV (for Winter is Coming). The ceremony is to take place on February 19.
  • Last but not least, the Costume Designers Guild nominated Michele Clapton‘s work on Thrones as Outstanding costume design on a period/fantasy TV series. The competition includes, among others, Boardwalk Empire and The Borgias. The winners will be announced on February 21.
  • Unfortunately, Game of Thrones did not win the Producers Guild Award for episodic TV drama, which went to its sister HBO show Boardwalk Empire yesterday.

Congratulations to all the honourees!

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Saturday’s GoT Laughs: You eat cake or you die

By Hear Me Roar on January 21, 2012
Filed Under: General, Humor

Eddie Izzard is definitely one of my favourite comedians (more cross-overs at the Tumblr of Ice and Fire or Death).

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