A report on the filming in Iceland by The Location Guide gives us some new details about the filming there, as well as an assortment of new photos. First, some of the filming details:
Svinafellsjokull calving glacier in Skaftafell became the main filming location, followed by shooting days near Smyrlabjorg and then in the mountains by Vik on Hofdabrekkuheidi. Pegasus was relying on fresh snowfall to cover the remaining ash on Svinafellsjokull, which did arrive, if a little late.
Einar Sveinn Thordarson is with Pegasus Pictures: “There was a lot of snowfall, to the point that on the second-to-last shooting days roads were blocked and vehicles were stuck in snow and sliding off the road. We managed to get to the location though. Ironically, on that day, the scene being filmed looked great in a blizzard, so we were happy we ordered it!”
The new photos provide us glimpses of a few different scenes being filmed. We know from an earlier glimpse at Ygritte, that the ones with the folks in the white, Inuit-style garb is likely a pack of wildlings. That would mean the guys in the black furs are probably Night’s Watch men. The pic at the top of this post, could that be from the Fist of the First Men?
Winter Is Coming: Some intriguing photos. And they filmed in a blizzard!? I want to hear more about that. Hopefully Cat Taylor can give us a few more details on that one in her upcoming set reports from Iceland.
[Hat tip to Lisa for the find!]
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First!!! (ever) :)
Andrija Andrew PQuote Reply
Always imagined beyond-the-wall as a forest:P
Second!
Sylwia MikołajczukQuote Reply
All the pictures are compiled here, if you want to have a look at them for longer than the slideshow allows: http://with-eyes-averted.tumblr.com/post/16060275797/all-the-pictures-from-here-compiled-into-one-post
LisaQuote Reply
Sylwia Mikołajczuk, yeah, in the book the Fist is in a forest, but now I’m wondering if they’ve changed it. It certainly looks more dramatic and cinematic having it be in the glaciers of Iceland.
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
Hmm those could be the scenes around Milkwater… That land was pretty naked, only ice and stone.
I wonder how will they handle the animals, it must be really freezing. Oh and a glimpse of mammoths and giants would have been cool..
Andrija Andrew PQuote Reply
i loved the pics. Now, I hope in a production video about the Iceland set *__*
BTW, how is game of thrones a miniseries?
Elena AmiciQuote Reply
Off-Topic:
I found two new set clips on youtube. Here we go:
clip 1
clip 2
Of cause a bit spoilery – is that even a word? ….
AbyssQuote Reply
Wow, yet again we have another stunning location – in Iceland. This is one of the things I’m looking forward to seeing in season 2, how they translate beyond the Wall and the Fist onto the screen. I hope they really take advantage of the incredible scenery and can show it off to pack a punch. So exciting!
BroQuote Reply
Abyss,
How did you manage to come across these? I’m intrigued! It’s really interesting to see how they actually go about filming a scene. Already know what the second clip is about but what bout the first? Um, very very interesting! Nice find Abyss!
BroQuote Reply
I think the first one has already been shown once in one of the making off videos . It’s the Hound fighting a mysterious person with a warhammer in his hands .
JohnQuote Reply
Bro,
It’s very easy actualy, just type in “Game of Thrones”, select today in the searching options and hope for the best. ;-)
John,
You are right, but it was a different angle of view – it’s always nice to see a guy falling off a wall.^^
AbyssQuote Reply
The images from the new Iceland article have been compiled on WiC’s tumblr as well, right here.
I love that they filmed in Iceland. Everything looks perfect, so much better than fake snow.
Yeah, we’ve seen quite a bit now from the filming of that chaotic group scene in Dubrovnik, in home videos and officially released stuff, but it’s always nice to see fresh angles.
Ours is the FuryQuote Reply
I think that beyond the wall is a forest, but as you climb higher you pass the tree line and the scenes in Iceland will be fantastic.
OldGranQuote Reply
Sorry, might be a childish and petty question but why didn’t you just reblog the already existing post?
LisaQuote Reply
OMG!!!! Soooo happy for this preview!!! Now, I will really like a trailer with some Jon/Ygritte scenes and I will be the happiest girl ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really like Iceland as the north of G.R.R.M’s world…and real snow and real cold will make everything even better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
glamour86Quote Reply
Slightly childish, yes, but the answer is, because I had already posted the pics before I came here to post and saw you post. Given that WiC posted the pics to begin with, I don’t think it’s strange that WiC would also tumbl their find.
Ours is the FuryQuote Reply
Actually, I posted the pics on tumblr first but I’ll leave it at that because I don’t want to behave like a dick. ;)
LisaQuote Reply
Then don’t.
Ours is the FuryQuote Reply
Actually Lisa was the one who pointed me to the article in the first place. But I realize you didn’t know that and you also didn’t see Lisa’s comment about tumbling the pics before you posted them to our Tumblr.
Lisa, I’m sure Fury would have reblogged your post if she knew it existed. Since it’s probably too late to delete our post and reblog yours now, would you settle for an attribution in the post here on site and a link in the Tumblr post?
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
You don’t need to delete your post, it’s fine! And I know that I behaved like a petty idiot but I was just slightly miffed because I spent a bit of time on getting the pics out of that slideshow and posting them on tumblr. So seeing a tumblr famous blog just reposting the pics that I had already posted disappointed me a bit because it’s not the first time I’ve seen that happening.
So, I guess, we’ll just leave it at that, okay? ;)
An attribution is perfectly fine, thank you very much! :)
LisaQuote Reply
i have another video of shoot….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiZq_FUMjmQ
Jenish KachhadiaQuote Reply
These aren’t tumblr-famous blogs at all. And I don’t think I spent more than a minute pulling pics out of the slide show myself, so it’s no sweat off my back. No big. :)
Ours is the FuryQuote Reply
I completely understand. I always try to reblog something if I know it has already been posted on Tumblr and I know Fury does the same. But I’m always worried that something I’ve posted has already been posted before and I’m going to look like an ass for posting it like I just found it and not reblogging the original post. I guess this was one of those times. :/
Winter Is ComingQuote Reply
The haunted forest is the part that’s a forest. Then it’s less trees and then the frostfangs and milkwater which have little to no trees. Haven’t u ever looked at a map
Bill leavesQuote Reply
come to INDIA –HIMALAYAS will make you forget northern Iceland, i bet…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3GyqHhjx-4
Jenish KachhadiaQuote Reply
Well, I had to take screenshots and edit them in gimp because my usual method didn’t work for some stupid reason (or because I’m a computer idiot, I don’t know). ;)
I understand that these things happen from time to time and I’m kinda okay with it now. I probably overreacted a bit and made myself look like an ass myself in the process. :) I’m usually not like that! ;)
LisaQuote Reply
Gorgeous pics!
Abyss,
Jenish Kachhadia,
Thanks, good stuff!
the goatQuote Reply
Good, we’re all friends here :)
Thanks for the tip, Lisa!
Hear Me RoarQuote Reply
Abyss,
Good work finding those undercover clips. That’s obviously the riot scene in the second one.
Appreciate all the other photos and article from everyone. Its all good. Having a blizzard in the Jon sequences is gonna look great.
surfKrakenQuote Reply
These seriously look incredible. Cinematography seems to have taken a huge step up this season. Loving the evening shots as well.
Amazed AndyQuote Reply
I’m just a little bit sad they left out the trees. I mean Iceland is an amazing setting and we’re lucky to have it but I love forests and I love the atmosphere in a snowy, gloom forest. It’s sort of an “mystic” atmosphere.
Now they’ve changed it to open terrain, that’s all right. It’s not the books it’s the show so I’m curious how it will work out in the end.
G_LeeQuote Reply
guys.. we must boycott these spy vids.. they were obtained illegally.. DONT WATCH THEM!.. on a different note though.. I LOLED @ joff squeaky voice..
MARKQuote Reply
G_Lee,
Well, they did shoot some of the Beyond the Wall stuff (including Craster’s) in Ireland. The snippet of Jon & Sam from the In Production clip, for instance, had trees.
the goatQuote Reply
G_Lee,
I would think all the Iceland filming is just the stuff in the Frostfangs, yeah there does seem to be more Nights Watch Men there than in the book but it could just be that the scouting party is bigger.
Even if that is The Fist of the First Men it would not be too hard to add a forest in the valley below them.
MormegilQuote Reply
I repeat the “filming a blizzard must be a blast” comments.
and most probably, like Mormegil said, the Iceland shots are of the Frostfangs and the northern “half” of Beyond-the-Wall lands
Thiago SlashQuote Reply
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