Dragonstone Castle

Dragonstone loomed larger with every stroke of the oars. Davos could see the shape of the mountain now, and on its side the great black citadel with its gargoyles and dragon towers. -- Davos II, ASOS…

This is my first tracking project in Nuke. Inspired by Dragonstone, from Game of Thrones. Castle model is completely made by me.

Dragonstone

I spent a lot of time working on the scene in season 7 where Daenerys lands at Dragonstone beach. This was meant to be a momentous moment for the character returning to her birthplace . Working with production designer Deborah Riley a lot of attention was put into the design of the gates and how her journey would look on screen going up from the beach towards the castle. Two locations in Spain (Zumaia and San Juan de Gaztelugatxe) and our set in Belfast were used so it was a challenge for…

Because when you play the game of Westeros real estate, you win or you die.