The award-winning title sequence for Game of Thrones is famous in its own right. This isn't just the golden age of television, it's the golden age of the opening credit sequence
Closer to home, the credits for mystery seriesrecount the five deaths caused by an inland tsunami in 43 seconds of watercolour paintings while, inplays over the top of footage of waves rolling inside a desktop paperweight. Combined, it brilliantly evokes the sense of nostalgia, beach culture and teenage sexual awakening at the heart of the show.
The sequence, which won an Emmy for title design in 2011, always starts in King’s Landing, always features Winterfell and The Wall, and always pays a visit to wherever Daenerys happens to be. But that still leaves time within its 100 seconds or so to visit one or two other locations relevant to each particular episode.
So far, the title sequence has taken in 21 different locations, though not every place seen in the show gets a turn on the map . Production company Elastic began planning the sequence two years before the show debuted in April 2011, and a team of around 20 artists and technicians spent six months working on it. Composer Ramin Djawadi added the score late in the piece..
But before you do, consider what you’re missing out on. At their best, those intros are a form of storytelling in their own right.The Age and Herald explainers give you behind-the-scenes background in entertainment and on issues and people in the news,
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