What are some interesting behind-the-scenes stories from the filming of "Game of Thrones"?

The behind-the-scenes story of "Game of Thrones" filming, Sansa was upset after eating lemon cake!

As fans, we all know that filming "Game of Thrones" is definitely not an easy task. On the one hand, the choice of location must be able to fit the description in the "Song of Ice and Fire" novel; On the one hand, the filming of the Night King and several dragons required special effects.

Although it is difficult, "Game of Thrones" is indeed beautiful to watch. In fact, there are many behind-the-scenes stories in the entire filming process. Let's take a look! The crew almost destroyed the environment of the filming location

In "Game of Thrones" Season 1, Episode 1, Malta was chosen as one of the main filming locations for the scene about Dragon Mother, where Dragon Mother and Horse King got married. The scene was filmed in De Vera Heritage Park, but just for this wedding, it almost caused damage to the local environment.

The reason is that the crew spread sand on the original rock layers that may be rich in fossils in this heritage park without any barrier protection, and this sand will If it penetrates downwards, it will bury some animals and plants!

A local production company was fined tens of thousands of euros for damage. Since then, the "Game of Thrones" crew has left Malta, and there are rumors that they will not be allowed to continue filming.

However, many Maltese people later began to conclude that it was obviously the local responsible people who lacked reminders and supervision of the crew, and it had nothing to do with "Game of Thrones" at all. They also hoped that "Game of Thrones" could be released in Shoot a little more drama here! Erya almost missed the audition because she visited a pig farm

It is said that the American TV series "Game of Thrones" may have some connection with pig farms. After all, there are two behind-the-scenes stories about pig farms.

Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, once told foreign media that she actually almost missed the audition for "Game of Thrones" because her school was on the same day. It was originally planned to organize everyone to visit a pig farm, and Maisie really wanted to visit the pig farm at that time instead of starring in Erya.

To be honest, no matter how much I think about it, Maisie’s desire to visit the pig farm seems like something Erya would be able to do!

Secondly, the crew of "Game of Thrones" also saved a pig farm from the brink of bankruptcy under some circumstances!

Kenny Gracie is a pig farmer who specializes in raising hybrids of domestic pigs and wild boars. He has his own pig farm. In addition to pigs, he also raises rare breeds of sheep. , deer, dogs and other animals, not only that, there is also a pile of old waste materials used in breeding on his farm. However, since 1992, his family has been unable to make ends meet and is overwhelmed by debt.

Just when he was about to go bankrupt, he received a job as a prop maker, which was to provide the crew of "Game of Thrones" with various poultry and props that fit the Iron Age feel needed in this American drama. animal!

Not only that, some rusty horse collars, anvils, chains and other waste materials he used for breeding were originally prepared to be sent to the scrapyard for recycling in two days. , can now be provided to the crew for use as props! No need to send it to the scrapyard, truck it directly to the set!

Since then, Kenny has been working as a supplier and animal breeder for the "Game of Thrones" crew. He himself is even more grateful, because the money he earns allows him to continue to raise the animals and also You can avoid bankruptcy and let more people know about your work! Tywin really learned how to skin a deer!

At the beginning of Episode 7 of Season 1 of "Game of Thrones", Tywin Lannister, the Duke of the Lannister Lion House, appeared for the first time, and when he appeared, he was skinning a deer. Pi, this scene can be regarded as a side shot? Will the king of the Baratheon family die at the hands of the lion family? This.

In "Game of Thrones", we often see some dead animals. For example, in Episode 1, the Stark family discovered a wolf. Of course, it's hard to tell which wolf it was. Is it true, but the deer that old Tywin Lannister skinned is real!

Old Tywin skinned a deer while teaching life lessons to his son Jaime. This scene lasted about 4 minutes, but it was indeed done by Charles Dance, the actor who played Tywin. The deer are also real deer (perhaps from the breeding farm above).

Fortunately, Dansi is not a vegetarian. If he wants to peel it, he doesn’t have any big psychological barriers except some intolerance. However, he only has one day to study, so he is taken by a butcher to take the meat. With a sharp knife, he learned little by little how to skin a deer and how to take out the entrails and pour them into a bucket.

Although this scene was deeply rooted in people's hearts and established that Old Tywin was a character not to be trifled with from the beginning, it still took Dance several days to completely remove the smell of blood from his hands. Cleaning it up is not easy! We encountered strong winds several times during filming

In fact, if you watch the second season of "Game of Thrones", it is not difficult to find that as long as the scenes involving Renly Baratheon are basically blowing Strong wind.

But in the novels of "A Song of Ice and Fire", Renly's camp should be sunny and full of activity!

Then why is there such a strong wind? The reason is that these scenes were shot in Ireland, where the weather is difficult to predict. There was even a typhoon during the filming. Sometimes because the wind was too strong, Little Rose Natalie Dormer complained in various ways, saying that she should find a It’s best to take photos in a warm place!

Poor, considering that the clothes she wore in the second season were very thin, these complaints were all frozen alive!

When the wind was the strongest, all the tents set up by the crew were blown over. In one tent, many temporary staff were still eating, but it suddenly overturned, causing 5 people to be sent to the hospital. Treatment, and many of the crew's costumes were blown away. Although the typhoon was terrible and everyone was panicked, fortunately everyone was fine in the end!

Ma Wang Jason revealed to foreign media that in fact, when filming the scenes between Dragon Ma and Ma Wang, they also encountered a big typhoon. That was the scene where Ma Wang died and Dragon Ma held the dragon egg into the fire. In one scene, those fires were real because there was a strong wind that day and a lot of things were blown away. But my scene at that time had already been completed, so I stayed in my trailer and didn't have to be outside in the strong wind!

It is not easy to film an American TV series like "Game of Thrones"! Especially with this kind of weather, it’s irresistible! The food in the show is not delicious, Sansa ate lemon cake until she got upset, and the Hound drank until he vomited!

One of the wonderful things about the novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" is that Uncle Martin very carefully described the food in his imagination, from the high-end dishes eaten by the king of King's Landing to the locusts in Slaver's Bay, saying Seriously, don’t read this novel if you’re hungry!

Because of this, the actors in "Game of Thrones" often have to eat a lot in front of the camera, and they have to eat several times if they disagree! The actors also have good professionalism and will not refuse as long as it is needed for filming!

We all know that in "Game of Thrones", Sansa's favorite food is lemon cake, but poor Sophie Turner was unlucky. In order to film a few scenes in season 4, Susan had to eat a lot of lemon cakes. What's even more pitiful is that because Sansa likes lemon cakes, Sophie's fans also sent her a lot of lemon cakes...

In that season In the DVD, Sophie also complained that she was so upset when she saw these lemon cakes, because she ate almost 50 lemon cake pieces at that time, and she ate them under the camera. She was so upset!

Coincidentally, Roy McCann, who plays the Hound, drank water until he vomited. In "Game of Thrones", the Hound drank a lot of beer, but it was not wine, but spiked with alcohol. Water with food coloring, and these shots may be taken from multiple angles, one shot but more times!

Because he drank too much water, sometimes after shooting a scene, the hunting dog would run directly outside and start vomiting water! Seriously, how uncomfortable it would be to drink real wine!

What’s even more pitiable is the night watchman’s food. The two actors who played Pip and Grann had to act out the scene with Snow in the restaurant while drinking gruel. Although the designer I tried my best, but after all, it was filmed in Iceland, so you can imagine the taste of the food! Although the horse heart that Long Ma ate was made of jelly powder, it was extremely unpalatable!

The scene where the dragon mother eats the heart of a horse to prove to everyone that her child must be very powerful was a scene that left a deep impression on many people after watching "Game of Thrones". In order to film it well in Season 1, Episode 6 In this scene of the episode, Emilia Clark was really suffering!

Although the horse heart eaten by Long Ma is made of jelly, it doesn’t taste like the fruit jelly candies and jelly we usually eat!

In Emilia's words, this thing tasted like a pile of jam that had dried and solidified in the sun. Because she couldn't stand it, she didn't eat anything that day and just wanted to finish the filming quickly. Lens!

The designer Gordon is really awesome, because the heart is basically a muscle, so when Long Ma takes a bite, her teeth are really damaged like when we usually eat sauced pork liver and grilled chicken hearts. A sense of resistance, you can use jelly powder to achieve this effect, be careful!

In fact, the worst thing is that this edible prop must be kept moist, and food-grade fake blood must be poured on it so that the later effect will be realistic, so in the end, after the dragon mother finished eating, her hands She only had a sticky feeling on her face. I don’t know if she ran to the bathroom to vomit after filming this scene...

"Game of Thrones" can be said to be an American drama that strives for perfection. , the actors are even more professional. Although they will definitely complain in their hearts, as long as they can do a good job, they will not refuse. No wonder "Game of Thrones" is so good-looking!

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