Game of Thrones: Video Montage Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the CGI

Written By Clarissa + on July 29th, 2011 at 9:53 am

Game of Thrones films in Ireland, which lends authenticity to many of the sets used in the show. But how do they film scenes involving the giant frozen Wall? And do they film at actual castles?

The visual effects company BlueBolt worked on season 1 of Game of Thrones and put together a video explaining which scenes are CGI and how they layered in a lot of the grand sets.

The visual effects team of Adam McInnes, Angela Barson, Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Raf Morant, Henry Badgett, Damien Mace, Stuart Brisdon, and Graham Hills have already been nominated for an Emmy for their effects in the season 1 finale "Fire and Blood" - you know, the one with the dragons.

Set to one of my favorite opening themes in recent memory (the Game of Thrones theme itself), the video below is a cool visual treat.

Want more details about season 2 of Game of Thrones as well as what's in store for the future of the series? Read more here.