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Day 14 More filming in NI

Day 14 More filming in NI

They are now concluding their second week of filming for the Game of Thrones pilot. I had heard that filming was to last 18 days, although Im not sure if that was just filming in the UK or if that was the whole thing. It seems they have most scenes that need to be filmed in the UK already in the can, so four more days of filming should be about right to finish it up. Then, I assume, it is off to Morocco.

George R. R. Martin was able to find some time to update us on how his UK trip is going so far over at his Not A Blog. He talks, of course, about the Belfast and Dublin signings and moots but also touches on his thoughts on the filming so far. Take a look:

And here we are in Dublin. Ireland has been exciting but exhausting. We had a huge turnout last night for the signing at Easons, with a queue that seemed to go on forever, but I finally scrawled everyone into submission, and afterwards I signed all the stock as well. If you missed the signing, or happen to live a thousand leagues away, you can still get an autographed copy of the SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH hardcover or any of the Ice & Fire paperbacks by phoning, emailing, or dropping by Easons on OConnell Street. They even have a few trade paperbacks of DREAMSONGS.

Afterwards we adjourned to a nearby pub for a lively evening of Guinness and conversation with the local fans. I met the good folk who will be running next years Octocon, where Ill be GOH, and hoisted a few with the hardy survivors of the Easons event. Didnt stagger back to the our hotel till after midnight, by which time Temple Bar was roaring. Ah, if only I were twenty years younger...

The Belfast event on Tuesday was also a hoot and a half. The crowd was much bigger at Dublin, but in Belfast some of the cast of the HBO pilot dropped by to sign books and meet the fans as well. My thanks to Ron Donachie, Richard Madden (Best Dressed Man in Scotland), Alfie Allen, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner (and their moms) for joining the festivities. And to the lovely Ros, Esme Bianco, who dropped by McHughes afterwards for the moot. Matthew Hughes, one of the authors who contributed to our Vance tribute anthology, also turned up at Easons to help me sign SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH.

In between signing and mooting, Ive been hanging round the shoot, trying not to get underfoot. "How is it going?" everyone wants to know. I think its going great. Wednesdays location was amazing, so real I could hardly tell where the real castle ended and our fake castle began. I saw Bran and Tommen swatting at each other in the yard, Joffrey taunting Robb, the Hound growling at Ser Rodrik, while Arya displayed her wretched needlework to Jon above, and it all looked wonderful. Saw some of the footage from the crypts too, and that looked amazing as well. Yes, some things are not exactly as they were in the books, thats inevitable with any adaptation... but these are my characters and this is my story, and its thrilling to see em come to life.

Last night in Belfast I got to meet two more of the cast, quite unexpectedly. Some of the Moroccan players were in Ireland for costume fittings. I ran into Ian McNeice for a brief moment outside the hotel, as we were waiting for our rides, and the night before we bumped into Dany -- the amazing Tamzin Merchant, who is even more beautiful in person than she is on screen -- into the dining room. What a terrific cast Nina Gold has assembled.

Also toured the Paint Hall, though we didnt do any shooting there while I was in Belfast. Some of our sets are going up, and look great. And in another part of the building the huge castle sets from the big budget (compared to us, anyway) feature YOUR HIGHNESS are still standing. Their great hall is pretty eye-popping and they built an impressive castle yard as well.

Tomorrow Im off to London . Signing at Forbidden Planet on the 11th, Then its off to Marrakech.

Life is magical and full of joy (but no, I have not been seeking out football scores, so dont tell me. TIVO is getting all my games).

Lastly, check out this excellent video of GRRM at the Belfast moot taken by JacMac30. It has George mentioning the possibility of a two season order and also where he mentions it will be March before HBO makes a decision. And it ends with a marriage proposal. Great video Jackie!

UPDATE: Forgot to add this excellent post from Tower of the Hand with pictures and descriptions of the known locations used in the pilot.

UPDATE: More location news, this one courtesy of the Westeros Game of Thrones News site, apparently yesterdays filming took place at Castle Ward. Jackie dug up some photos of the location.

UPDATE: Couple other small, but none-the-less interesting updates: 1) a marketing manager for HBO has tweeted he just finished Game of Thrones and loved it, 2) David Benioff talks ASOIAF near the end of this interview from 2007, saying it is the best fantasy series since Lord of the Rings.

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