The movie “House of the Dragon” introduced dragons more ferocious and realistic than ever before

(CNN Spanish) – “People who don’t believe in dragons end up with a dragon on the inside,” said Valentin Moreau, writer and co-host of the podcast Give Me Fire AboutDragon House‘, paraphrasing a work by Ursula K. Le Guin.

It was his answer to the question of whether he thought those creepy-faced winged beasts ever existed. The doubt that could attack many in real life was also frequently unknown until the end of “Game of Thrones”. Queen Cersei Lannister and her private council questioned the health of the fire-breathing Daenerys Targaryen children until the last minute. When the Queen of Dragons arrived in Westeros, she surprised everyone with her deadly monsters and was essential to the series’ outcome.

After closing to disappoint many viewers in 2019, in August of this year, HBO premiered “House of the Dragon,” which chronicles events that occurred 200 years before the original story and focuses on the Targaryen dynasty with ferocious dragons as one of the protagonists. . “We only knew of three before that and they were very similar to each other. Now we can see great visual richness and in many ways, like different specimens of the same species,” says Moreau.

In an interview with Wired, Miguel Saposhnik and Ryan Kondal, executive producers and exhibitors on the pre-show, said advances in special effects technology and CGI have made it more eye-catching and more detailed. “For example, there are flies on dragons,” Sapochnik said. “Seeing those little shapes spinning around gives you the feeling that there is something more real about this dragon than meets the eye.” Condall added that they have “a distinct personality trait and a place in history, because they are a fact of life in this world. They have different ages, sizes, shapes, silhouettes, and colours.” The diversity of imaginations imagined by George R. R. Martin himself, author of the books and texts that inspired the audiovisual world “Game of Thrones “.

The result on the screen is amazing. “When creating a dragon, at least in Game of Thrones, you can tell that the three that were there were more or less the same, but with different colours. In this case, there are changes in the visual design, the sound, and the level of creativity,” says film analyst Jordi. Macquiavello “In the first episode, you can actually see two completely different ones.”

With a budget of less than $20 million per episode, a source close to production told Variety, thanks to technical advances, the creators have made fantastic monsters. In addition, they added a different element to the “Game of Thrones”, where there were three knights (Jun Su, Daenerys, and the King of the Night), but only the Targaryen Queen had a special relationship with her dragon. “One of the most popular characters is the Caraxes, ridden by Daemon Targaryen, one of the most beloved characters by fans. The knight is noted to be the same as the dragon. Even in design, not only in form but in the sound he makes, says Machiavelli, You can tell that he is a crooked dragon, like his master.

Moreau adds that there is “a very strong side to the personality of every male and female dragon”. Almost as if it were a telepathic link with the person riding it. So much so that due to certain situations, we can doubt that they can sense what is happening to their passengers.”

Good reception for the series

At its August premiere, House of the Dragon drew 10 million viewers on linear television and streaming platform HBO Max in the United States. It was ‘moreBiggest audience for the first time than any original series in HBO history.” Before the end of the first season, which airs on Sunday, the series had an 85% positive rating on the “Tomato Scale” on audiovisual review site Rotten Tomatoes.

While you await the release of Chapter 10 of the first installment, we invite you to discover the curiosity behind the scenes of the series and watch the full interview with Valentin Moreau and Jordi Machiavello in the video accompanying this article.

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