We’re entering that most exciting time of year: the ramp up and entry into a new Game of Thrones season. HBO has begun doling out the material.
First up, the brand new (as of 3/2/13) Season 3 Trailer, extended edition!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C1pbtBX9Kok]and the original 2/21/13 Season 3 Trailer:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RzI9v_B4sxw]Then the 2/10/13 season 3 teaser!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1iTg20x7w2s]Then, we have a piece on the Art Direction. This includes some cool glimpses of upcoming locations and characters.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3y5aCWFuKo]Then even more interesting is one on adaption. They don’t say a lot, but as someone who works at storytelling in various mediums (games, novels, and screenplays) I find this fascinating. A Song of Ice and Fire isn’t your typical work, with a single narrative spine to adapt and compress. The same basic mantras of compression apply as they do in most novel -> film/TV adaptions, but the details are much more complex.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VB0JA78wJ4]And one with the two main producers and a lot of the cast on the season 3 highlights.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaedhISdshA#!]And January 31 brings us a fourth video about Iceland:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3-hlG6Nn1s]
