I showed this mock-up frame to Loni, and he loved it.
Loni wanted to incorporate a frontal camera move toward Rhaenyra to highlight the standoff tension.
Once we had the precise position for all the elements at the location, we were ready to shoot.
Eventually, we managed to capture the shot just before sunset, although the strong wind made it challenging.
We tried a couple of times and finally got one good take.
After the VFX department had applied their magic, we were very happy with the final result."
We drew it several different times.
This is the first time we’ve seen this place where the dragons live and where they’re kept.
It’s the first time we also saw how the Dragon Riders get onto the dragons."
It was truly an exercise in visualization.
This system is basically a large speaker with a microphone.
Its normally used when a director has to direct a large group of people."
But it also helped everyone on the crew to understand what was happening."
So, how can we film the scenes on the dragon as if the camera was on the dragon.
And, of course, it was impossible to have camera operators sit on the back with the actor.
It would be unsafe, of course."
They would use handheld movement to keep the characters in the frame."
I’m grateful that our operators were happy to try anything to make the shot happen.
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