mr. peasant Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Came across this video on another forum. Just thought it was interesting enough to repost it here - especially the amount of imagination the location scouts had, as well as the cast for being able to picture themselves in the CG surroundings.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkptadiDABo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shekh ma Shieraki Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I saw that the other day. It's amazing what they can do these days. It also, in my opinion, takes a hell of a lot of talent for the actors to imagine their surroundings. Like with Tyrion in the sky cell, or in the elevator thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Snow Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 It's insane what CGI can do, I really enjoyed watching, they deserve a damn Emmy for creating all that magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santino Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Anyone else think that totally beats the CGI in the Star Wars Prequels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Bass Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Anyone else think that totally beats the CGI in the Star Wars Prequels?No. I like Game of Thrones, but its effects really aren't anything special compared to that of a big-budget movie, for obvious reasons. I would put the opening scene with the Battle above Coruscant alone above any effects in the show. All that said, they've done an amazing job with the resources they have. I'm particularly impressed with how well they added and changed backgrounds. You would have to do matte paintings to get the same effect as recently as 20-30 years ago, with matte lines and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. peasant Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 The trick is that most (if the exception of the dragons) have been static backdrops/scenery; making it cheaper to create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criston Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The best part is, 90% of the time I didn't even notice or think about the CGI. It was so seamless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Bass Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Same here, particularly with regards to the Winterfell shots. I couldn't tell where the real castle ended and CGI castle began until I watched this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuron Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I found it interesting that all the flags and banners waving in the wind were CGI. I never even thought of that while watching.Anybody have any idea what kind of software they use for this? I can do some basic CGI in Blender, but nothing to this extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAge93 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Mostly all of those scenes in the video I thought were real. Like Bran climbbing the Tower in Winterfell, I didn't know he was in front of a green screen. And the Lannister camp. I honestly thought they set all them tents up. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Bass Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I noticed they used fog and mist in some of the "army tents" shots. I've heard that tends to help minimize the distinction between the real setting and the CGI elements added, along with darker colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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