There are so many reasons that Game of Thrones is the success that it is but if I had to sum it up in one phrase it’s because the show is “the complete package.” Think about it. First of all it’s incredibly written, acted, and directed. But when you peel off more layers there’s so much more. The music is excellent. The cinematography is top notch. The costumes are great. The makeup is fantastic. The special effects are better than most if not all cable shows. I could go on but I think you get the point. But let’s get back to special effects and stunts. Here’s a story that’s pretty awesome. According to io9
At a press event for May 20’s The Night’s Watch training camp (sorry, only open to UK residents), Game of Thrones stunt coordinator Rowley Imran dished about the riskiest stunt his team has pulled so far. It was during the season five episode “The Dance of Dragons,” when Daenerys and her court are surrounded by the Sons of the Harpy at the Great Pit of Daznak.
“We set fire to 20 guys in one day, and we used a 45-foot flamethrower that was on a motion-control crane. So we could do motion control of the dragon,” Imran said. Series weaponsmaster Tommy Dunne added that it probably broke a world record, which Imran agreed with. “Yeah, I think that was pretty much the most people set on fire in one day, definitely on TV if not on film,” he said.
Just add that to the notch in the already long belt of “awesome things” for Game of Thrones.
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