Game of Thrones (S03): Creating the world with visual effects - Season 3

[@tipsycat27]

visual effects is one of the most underrated artistic jobs out there.

[@Blogverso]

yeah, tell me about it... in one instance I used to work for 14 or 15 hours a day... it was a nightmare...

[@alfiewhitson7726]

@@Blogverso yesterday, I just did exactly that without any food or water from 8am until 11.30pm. By the time, I had finished, there were no buses and I had to pay £40 for an uber and I was in uni for so long that I had to have an argument with security to not lock the building so I could finish working

[@JohnSmith-rn3vl]

And underpaid.

[@shannond7437]

Yeah the time to produce alone they are tortured by deadlines.

[@das_evoli]

The biggest accomplishment for the cgi is when nobody talks about the cgi

[@twstf8905]

The first rule of Fight Club is; We don't talk about Fight Club.

[@rasheedqe]

As the guy from rocketJump said "When the CGI is good no one will notice it. When the CGI is bad everyone will notice it".

[@ULibby]

Watching this I almost feel bad about how little I had paid attention to some of this stuff. LIke the rebuilding of King's Landing I didn't even notice the change or the construction. The attention to detail and thought that goes into all this is mind blowing.

[@robhunter6939]

I felt the same, initially. Of course, I made sure to take more in on my rewatches. But, when you think about it, they made this world so real that we just accept it as reality without scrutiny. If they hadn't spent so much time on all this detail, the viewer would not have such a realistic experience.

[@mischa1981]

***** Someone once said: The best visual effects are those you don't even notice.

[@hedegaard8]

Its ok, you're not supposed to "pay attention to detail". You're supposed to be so engrossed in the story & acting and emotions that you lose yourself, or at least that part of your analytical self and just absorb the scenes.

[@92kwame]

My God. The level of intelligence that goes into generating these effects is just mind-blowing. I'm in awe right now.

[@pienchips7305]

You know they have best software and computers that makes it a lot easier

[@99dimensions]

pie n chips you seem like you don’t have an idea about what you’re talking at all. Learning 3D software is easy, doing stuff is Hard. The computer doesn’t help you at all with that’s, everything is handmade. Only thing servers do is rendering.

[@paulatreides6711]

pie n chips yeah you just push a button and it's done ,lol you clearly know nothing, it's just a huge amount of work

[@ArtMaknev]

Software is just a tool, like clay, you still have to sculpt everything manually, its not automatic.

[@System509]

It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on.

[@peterjoyfilms]

Wow even here :D

[@System509]

You know it :)

[@puleion4246]

System509 FUCK YOU RICK BURMAN

[@squirrel9544]

When they do those breakdowns of render layers it's absolutely fantastic

[@riwajchalise8317]

OMG. I wandered so much saying "Who is the main character of game of thrones?" and now i realise they are actually behind the scenes. HATS OFF to all the visual artist. You guys are the true legends and the real heros. My dream is to be a visual artist too. Thankyou this was very inspirational.

[@nile8146]

Riwaj Chalise they're not the main CHARACTERS, but one of the main creators

[@TheAurelianProject]

Shut the fuck up

[@strawberryredz1997]

I hope you are living your dream!

[@Nam61KY]

It takes them so many days and hours to select the perfect locations, the details and everything else put together and our eyes do not even see the tiny details that goes into everything they try to build with so much love and care. The actors, scenes, dialogues, costumes, armor/weapons, whole new languages, music, editing, the process, cameras, lighting, shadows, fake snow, injuries, missing childhood, falling sick, feeding them all, schooling the kids, transporting the actors and the crew etc etc and the long list goes on and on. To shoot one scene can take days and that scene can even get deleted. It's mind boggling. We get to watch it in our cozy abodes with a bag of popcorn, not giving a second thought of what they went through to entertain us in an hour!!

[@InternalPrimate06]

Normally I'm jelous if some ppl get very well paid, but I hope these guys get paid like presidents, they deserve it.

[@debajitdey]

vfx artists are never well payed

[@hejvonvon]

Yeah, as others pointed out, it's the opposite unfortunately. They are paid more than the average worker, sure, but they also work insane amounts of hours and tremendous stress. It's cool to work in the movie industry, for sure, but burnout and health issues are extremely common in the industry. I'm glad I work in other artistic fields, but I have acquaintances in the industry. They totally don't get the money they'd deserve :/

[@zdenekburian1366]

CGI workers are the prototype of the proletariat of the XXI century. The mass of them, those sweating out for the most hard work, not the technical directors, are paid a lot less of the consuming of their lives behind the screens, the rest is the profit for the capitalists. A lot of hours + high productivity = massive profits. Also, they continuously have to adapt to the automation of their work to escape unemployment by robotization of processes; figure in a not so distant future, TD will require (or only imagine in his head) "a monster like godzilla but with more spikes on the arms is walking through the interior of a spaceship like millennium falcon crunching thousands of bugs spreading out from the floors etc etc, " and the Artificial Intelligent agent will render immediately hundreds types of previews human eye cannot distinguish from reality...

[@andrewjagger7723]

The president gets paid $1 per year but I get what you mean

[@Tater4200]

tormund was probably my favorite character lol. his obsession with breanne of tarth was hillarious

[@strawberryredz1997]

Yes, loves that too.

[@AbbieJolie]

Applause for the whole Visual Effects Team! Love, love, love the Dragons!

[@AbhishekSingh-vd1jx]

you all are the real heroes of GOT.

[@rosed90s]

Wow , this is just amazing , they put so much efforts in some scene we may barely noticed when watch the show

[@peterjoyfilms]

Speak for yourself

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

Lol... The Sept of Baelor presented a bunch of different challenges, Not anymore it won't.

[@johnx9175]

OMG that bear pit dumbfounded me!!!

[@yomamasofat413]

Look at ygritte's and jon's face at 1:13 LOOOOL

[@nscoby9311]

my god these people r greater than artists they're magicians! artistic magic unbelievable! beautiful!

[@JJ_Lawson_VFX]

The amount of people I see in these comments appreciating VFX work is truly wholesome. So often this kind of work goes unnoticed and underappreciated by executives and some amount of the general audience. It thrills me to see the support that a lot of you are giving to the artists on this show, y'all rock :)

[@luanasuka]

2:02 lost my shit lol

[@MatttCZvLP]

Wii game of thrones gameplay

[@FantaFuture92]

The visual fx works are amazing!!! Really thought it was a real boat...

[@h-dawg969]

"The dragons are the size of swans now, so they're huge... Haha, best quote...

[@johnluca3865]

Even though season 8 story was pretty bad, the VFX and scale in S8 was unmatched. The VFX team really took it to a level that television has never gone before. It was block buster movie quality.

[@copacetic9018]

It's funny; you watch GoT and you just take for granted all these amazing things that are happening. You see them climbing a giant ice wall and you just accept it. This video was so interesting. It will make me look a little harder at each scene and try and see how they did it.

[@johnx9175]

+Copacetic That spoils the fun and your experience, caz possibly every frame is post-processed to some extent.

[@Ey3shi3ld]

So dragons arent real ??? fuckk :'(

[@ntinamima]

xaxaxaxa

[@RezurRexion]

+Ey3shi3ld im still pissed about red wedding

[@MajesticJoy19]

Dude! C'mon! Really? Dragons?! Real? You think because santa can deliver gift in one night anything can be posible? Get real!

[@andersulfsnes415]

I think Mr. Catala was joking aswell ;)

[@abbesatty9498]

Neither their mother!

[@kewenloth1282]

So a beautiful serie ! And the CGI team are just so powerfull, if there wasn't here, GOT wouldn't have existed !

[@B20C0]

I really hate CGI when you see it. That being said, GoT most of the times does a REALLY great job on using it seamlessly. Except for the dragons of course, but that is kinda obvious. When CGI is used to extend or change existing sets it can do so much great stuff and it's really impressive. Especially the crowd shots, buildings/structures and the landscapes are beautiful, great work. And I really appreciate that they avoid CG fire.

[@lizmaynz]

Blows my mind the awesome way all the talent of these special effects artist make everything so real life . Just wanted to say many thanks for all your hard work folks :D

[@yomamasofat413]

Holy shit they actually burned someone? LOL

[@alex73217]

They burned so many people during the fighting pits in mereen in season 5 or the battle with jaime in season 7, it is awesome xD I think their record is something like 20-25 people being burned at once :D

[@karltanner3953]

You'd be surprised how many people get burned as a job

[@jennaramos1229]

Season 3-4 are seriously my fav seasons lol arya/the hound made me happy as well as ygritte/Jon snow

[@defconquell]

Wow guys amazing job on VFX! Love the books and love the show! Thank You!

[@TheChromaKid]

5:16 Congratulations, You've caught a wild Drapion.

[@duuriib2464]

work of art

[@bartm2004]

the pre vises are gold

[@POPDATA]

Without this the reason why I watched this series

[@DMDvideo10]

A lot of people complain about the overuse of VFX. When I watch movies I lose myself in the story. When the FX are topnotch it's definitely easier. But even just solid FX can take you places if you let them! GOT are some of the best.

[@Porcelynnn]

I think when it’s painstakingly obvious it’s VFX… people don’t like it. When it looks blended in, natural, people don’t notice it, which is the goal!

[@GeraColorz]

Back when the show was at it's peak :(

[@teambluelight]

Omygad this job is sooooooo awesome

[@Monthlychore]

it is interesting to see what they choose to make with cg and what to shoot in the reality. They have literally the ability the produce the whole thing with cg technique but with all kind of considerations they didn’t, the reasons behind really worth thinking twice.

[@OdogExpo]

Thanks for this. what an amazing spell of tv and anyone who overly scrutinizes it needs a hobby. This accomplishment is easssily on par with Lord of the Rings. debate me let's go. let's fight that comment while people worldwide starve. bravo to the crew and cast of Game of Thrones.

[@maggipenia7278]

wooow! pienso que los actores parecen nada comparado con esto... ahora me voy a dar cuenta de más cosas cuando la vea ^^ que padre!

[@arcadedomination8006]

LOL 2:02

[@amy8594]

incredible.

[@Mic_Glow]

16:47 cool queens don't look at explosions

[@shauntaylor8222]

I went to a Mexican restaurant for taco Tuesday jalapeno & spices. Afterwards I got the mariachi to play a song of ass on fire

[@jesperjee]

So....friggin.....COOL!!

[@ashutoshpandey9621]

Amazing show

[@theskepticalskeptic]

Amazing job on rhe dragons-

[@TrikaArts]

Just astonishing amazing

[@animepabu5526]

11:36 wow I thought this place was mostly real lul good job!

[@usul573]

It's amazing when they blend their setbuilding with visual effects in such a way that you totally buy it, and don't even consciously think "Oh I'm looking at effects"

[@shablabh]

I live their hardwork like HAIL

[@acutelilhampster]

lol kristofer hivju is just the same as his character in game of thrones..

[@nowhereMan088]

Thanks!

[@journey101211]

season 3 was the best of all Game of Thrones series. 5 is just......

[@martinreichl1248]

ji yeon park All is best :)

[@SarangKdancecovers]

ji yeon park t-ara fan :3

[@crepaulcog5849]

+Puya Puya No I agree. Season 5 was the least exciting season of all. I think that's normal, tho. It was a pre-season to prepare season 6's real shit going on. And season 6 is actually going pretty well now !

[@crepaulcog5849]

Paul Jenkins Well now that we've seen all the episodes, I would say season 6 is a mix kind of good and bad episodes. The last two episodes were gold, possibly the best ones we've ever seen so far, episode 5 was incredible too. But episode 8 was seriously the most disappointing episode I've ever EVER watched. The rest was ok but 7 was slow.

[@northside5347]

The battle at hardhome?

[@xMo0odYHD]

wow that was awesome !

[@ertyu5898]

Respect for the animators

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

lol I was in the middle of watching a GoT episode which prompted me to look up a YT video about VFX. Didn't realize I was going to find a specific video about GoT though

[@advikman]

"The dragons are now the size of swans... so they're huge" Boy do they not know whats coming to them

[@xyoxus]

I want those dragon statues :)

[@dnbCentre]

what subject would i have to study to be able to do this sort of thing?

[@MCShvabo]

+Ben on PC Depends, there are many jobs presented here, 3D artist, digital animator, VFX Specailist are only some of jobs involved here.

[@AWSVids]

15:41 That looks so cool.

[@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester]

I wonder what sort of program you need to paste video?

[@Crazykilla626]

"First time you seen a man run like he's shit his pants with a giant pole and a red light on it Jon Snow?"

[@ellistark8639]

IT's Amazing

[@georgegr13]

nice video!

[@swaterman08]

is that one dude Sam Crac? Steve Kullback

[@whatitdoes]

top notch!

[@dassaurabh638]

its alot of hard work🥺

[@HakunaMatata009]

Badly want to to be the part of the team. My dream. Not particular in GoT, but all these kinds of stuff. That is the kind of outfit I want to wear at work. Casual.

[@yiksunchan2465]

I don't trust anyone any more after I watched this video

[@Jacobe10100]

What Programs did they used ?

[@twstf8905]

That one art director girl, at 8:40, Heather Greenlees, Is SMOKIN' 🔥

[@parabalani]

What program did they use for this?

[@larrychadwick2105]

***** they use more than after effects.. NukeX, Fusion, Hiero, Houdini for the compositing.. and 3DSMax, Maya for the 3d.. After effects can work for the simple shots but lacks a true 3D support system, something that NukeX offers.

[@rightwaystudio7474]

Cinema 4D

[@richie8811]

Windows Movie Maker

[@CamiLucia123]

***** HAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA i'm laughing so hard

[@HeIiosphan]

Why not create polystyrene blocks? No effence to the job that have been done of course, i'm just curious.

[@jontschi11]

1:45 Thats the Game of Thrones i wanna watch.

[@LyubomirIko]

Game of Chairs

[@renatozanardo9648]

what software used to match camera from real to virtual?

[@nihilusedit1447]

Most of the time, nuke is used to make the tracking but mocha is also used

[@sukai3582]

2:25 the dragon are size of swan and they are huge

[@serialtalker387]

I'm just seeing this in 2019.

[@abdouazizragnaroon5469]

good jobs

[@yotams6168]

The only problem in the visual effects of this show, is that they make it so dark that you can see anything, dkw...

[@rodrigosalinas3084]

its not the idea to brag their capacities, intead the intention is to merge with the original footage thing that is achieved (in many cases in darken images (like the war of witerfell in the last episode))

[@toofastandtoofurious]

Are there any Dragons? I think they are Wyverns? Btw, CGI works are perfect...

[@WallMartProductions]

yup, those are indeed wyverns.

[@benjicanter9106]

I love the visuals as well, but the design team didn't really think about the fact that dragons have 4 legs and 2 wings and can breathe fire, whilst wyverns have 2 legs, 2 wings, and cannot breathe fire. So the "dragons" of the show are basically wyverns that can breathe fire...

[@doctorwhofan2563]

***** Wyverns are basically a type of dragon. Also, everyone knows what dragons are. Most people haven't heard of wyverns.

[@henriquepaes923]

They're making the show. If they want, their dragons can have 80 legs and breathe poison.

[@MarkPradhan]

toofastandtoofurious The wyvern has often been confused with the dragon due to the similarities between the two and due to the wyvern ultimately being a lesser-known mythical creature. However, in fantasy and heraldry, the wyvern is considered to be the distant, lesser cousin to the dragon, similar to a dog being the distant cousin to the wolf. Wyverns tend to be smaller, weaker, not as intelligent, and ultimately inferior to the much more ferocious and powerful dragon. While a dragon almost always has the capability to breathe fire (though other types of breath such as lightning have been seen as well), a wyvern will usually be unable to breathe fire. Those who can breathe fire are often termed "fire drakes" and are still considered a lesser form. Also, typically a wyvern will be unable to speak, while a dragon often does have the ability. The most distinctive difference between the two is a dragon has either zero or four legs, while a wyvern always has two legs.[3]Various depictions in pop culture have also controversially labeled wyverns as dragons. Notable examples are the TV depiction of Game of Thrones, the 2002 film Reign of Fire,[4] the 1981 film Dragonslayer,[5] the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Harry Potter films, and the Hobbit films.[6] It could, however, be argued that the creators of these franchises can call the fictional creatures that they have created whatever they want.

[@CaptainSnackbar]

My bread and butter kind of work

[@adambarker9524]

2:01 this is what you see when you die

[@KoriEmerson]

Le sigh... I so so soooo miss doing this stuff. But.. my daughter was cuter than the guys I had to coat in latex.But this stuff is so fun to do . Nothing feels so good as figuring out how to do something 3 days ago, you said you could do , but had no clue how it was going to happen.

[@ladychelseaofthevoid]

I do admire their dedication to practical special effects. I feel like a lot of CGI movies and TV shows are lazy or overambitious and try to achieve every special effect through CGI. Game of Thrones goes as far as they can with practical effects and it's why the world comes alive.

[@drmedborn]

CG done RIGHT!

[@Dinosauriyeah]

All the CGI is just so good, but the Manticore just looked like shit. It looks like something out of Xena.

[@TheKeyser94]

From Babylon 5 to this. How visual effects had changed in TV.

[@or4257]

anybody knows what kind of software they used?tahnks

[@lastprophet9904]

sketch up + podium for rendering

[@SomeGuy-nr9id]

My skin iron, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, my wings are a hurricane. but i love my mommy.

[@antoniomorataya6715]

Ya veo porque se limitan a hacer solamente unos 10 episodios por cada libro, un episodio ha de valer millones, no creo que haya tanto presupuesto para extender la serie a cada detalle como lo relata el libro.

[@robembrechts1958]

if only once upon a time had the special effects of game of thrones.....

[@MoonOffSpringC]

Once upon a time doesn't have the budget sadly.

[@johngwillim5485]

Bear fight was In ep 7

[@Mischkovonik]

Thats the kind of detail, I totally miss in the new Seasons (6&7). The Hound grabs an axe to go, hunt the brotherhood? Yeah man, but the axe is just one, we casually bought at the market. We have a scene where all characters meet in Kings Landing? Just use some kind of modern stage with mountings of Iron, which definitely look completely new. Not to speak of the chipboard, that didn't really exist in mediavel times... I think, thats all, because they have to deliver so fast and have to make it all happen in one year to the next season. So, there is no place for details like in this video...

[@ThatsOk83]

This isn't a full on historical medieval show, it's fantasy. There's dire wolves and wyverns in here wtf.

[@abbesatty9498]

Poor Emilia, must be boring to deal with that green stick for days.

[@joachim2464]

"The dragons are the size of swans right now, so they are huge"..........yeah......they get.........bigger....

[@eingoluq]

4:55 That's not a manticore.

[@meditatingstuff]

So basically only the actors are real 🐰

[@glorious_help]

24:20 it's because of money... trust me

[@ivandate9972]

if you look at the dragon twice scene , you will realize it was not realistic enough .. why this always happen ? ...

[@nofanfelani6924]

you should watch naga indosiar, the best CGI in my country