By Anna DanielGAME OF THRONES

“When you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die. There’s no middle ground.”

Game of Thrones is a HBO networked TV show. Its purpose is to entertain its audience and shock them with the amount of gore, explicit language and visuals, and nude scenes. It entrances its audiences with complex characters and storylines.

PURPOSE

Each episode of Game of Thrones lasts 45 minutes

(50 minutes at most).

There is a serial narrative that runs throughout each series, involving a variety and mix of

the ensemble characters.

FORM & STYLE

The atmosphere of Game Of Thrones includes suspense, and tension, perfectly blended with

comedic features.

The themes include politics, warfare and sex. It highlights these themes in many of its

episodes.

The key action of Game of Thrones comes from the unfolding stories that continue through each episode that span each series. Some of these storylines even span through series. The show is set in the fantasy world of Westeros, with neighboring Essos, following the lives of families. These families, all of whom think they are rightfully entitled, are all battling to win the Iron Throne and rule over Westeros.

Key Action Key Characters

CONTENT

The camera shots used in Game Of Thrones are often used to set the scene. These include establishing shots.

Medieval, tribal and folk music is all used to set the scene and make the audience feel as though they are in that time.

Camera Shots Sound

CONTENT

The meaning of Game of Thrones is debatable. In my opinion, its about the difficulties of politics, equality (including gender, sexuality and race) and how brutal life was like in those days.

MEANING

The genre of Game Of Thrones is fantasy, drama and romance. Fantasy, because of the time setting (medieval) and the involvement of dragons. Drama, because the family drama and warfare. And romance, because of the nude and sex scenes between different genders.

GENRE

The target audience include the book readers (the book of which the TV show is based on) and newcomers. The age rating for Game Of Thrones is an 18 in the UK.

TARGET AUDIENCE

There are 6 seasons currently in the franchise and each season is aired annually. There are box sets to accompany the live episodes. The show must be watched from the very first season in order for the viewer to understand the plot lines.

FREQUENCY

The production of Game of Thrones is mostly set in Belfast, but often the crew will most to more exotic locations to capture the desert scenes. It usually takes about 6 months to film an entire series. The show is based off the series of books written by George RR Martin, starting with a Song of Ice and Fire. The screenplays are written by D.B Weiss currently works with David Benioff, the writer of Troy. The cast of Game of Thrones includes big names such as Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean, Charles Dance, but also includes small names such as Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke and Maisie Williams. The location of Game of Thrones is very changeable. Some bits of the series are filmed in Ireland and Belfast whilst others are filmed in more exotic locations like Spain and Croatia. Game of Thrones takes about 6 months to film an entire series. In Game of Thrones, they use a variety of cameras like Arri Alexa and Red Epic Dragon. The soundtracks of Game of Thrones are mostly composed from the famous composer Ramin Djawadi. Game of Thrones is aired on HBO in the US, and Sky Atlantic in the UK

PRODUCTION PROCESS