House of the Dragon filming stalled as crew member drives truck into water
By Dan Selcke
House of the Dragon is continuing in the tradition of Game of Thrones and filming in real-world locations, which is great but comes with potential issues.
Filming is going full speed ahead on House of the Dragon, HBO’s follow-up to Game of Thrones. Set over 100 years before the original series, House of the Dragon will tell the tale of a brutal civil war between members of the Targaryen family: the Dance of the Dragons.
But the fireworks will come later. At the moment, the show is dealing with more mundane problems. To wit: according to Metro, a driver got their stuck stuck in the water when driving on the causeway connecting the English mainland to St. Michael’s Mount, a small scenic island where the crew has built what looks like an exterior of a tomb used by the powerful House Velaryon:
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— Crown_For_A_King (@Crown_ForAKing) April 29, 2021
A causeway is a narrow strip of land that runs across a low, wet place. At low tide, people are able to cross the causeway to visit St. Michael’s Mount. At high tide, things get trickier. It looks like the driver caught the causeway at a bad time.
Possibly the best known Castle in #Cornwall St Michael's Mount has been an Abbey, a castle & a family home. The St Aubyn family still live there, as do around 30 estate workers. Linked to the mainland by a causeway accessible on foot at low tide it is a must do on any tour pic.twitter.com/e2CwyCBom8
— Elite Duchy Tours (@eliteduchytour) February 21, 2021
The crew got a tractor to pull the truck out of the water, and happily no one was hurt. This is just the kind of fun thing that happens when you’re filming a TV show in a beautiful, real-life location like this rather than on a sound stage. Nature can be unpredictable.
We’ve heard a lot lately about how advancements in special effects technology have given filmmakers the ability to realistically simulate outdoor environments on a sound stage; The Mandalorian and other Disney shows have made extensive use of it. It’s impressive stuff, but at least for the moment, I’m happy that House of the Dragon is continuing the Game of Thrones tradition of using real-life location for some of its exterior stuff, although I assume they have plenty of technology on their side as well.
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