Game of Thrones: Season 6 – Behind the Scenes! Epic Fan Event to Celebrate Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD
Our very own Madde attended the Game of Thrones season 6 Blu-ray dvd release! What a fabulous time she had and from the looks of it she should BE in the Game of Thrones! Madde was privy to exclusive bonus content from the Game of Thrones: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray and DVD release that came to life at this epic fan event. Game of Thrones: Season 6 – Behind the Scenes gave fans an exclusive look into the making of HBO’s most popular series via interactive audio visual displays alongside exciting tech-based experiences. It was set up as five different experiences themed to individual bonus features available on the Season 6 Blu-ray and DVD set, Game of Thrones: Season 6 – Behind the Scenes is designed to look like set pieces and production elements from the show. The event gave fans a chance to go behind the scenes and experience bonus content from Season 6 come to life while taking shareable photos and videos inside the burning Temple of the Dosh Khaleen, holding the door to save Bran, fighting in the Battle of the Bastards and sitting on the Iron Throne. Additionally, every fan had access to the brand new Virtual Reality experience created exclusively for this fan event that allowed them train for battle in the wars to come.
Interactive event experiences included:
· Vaes Dothrak: Watch footage from the exclusive Blu-rayTM/DVD bonus feature “Creating the Dothraki World,” a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the city of Vaes Dothrak and its importance to Daenerys’s evolution, and stand in for Daenerys as the Temple of the Dosh Khaleen burns around you in a shareable video utilizing green screen technology.
· North of the Wall: “Bran’s Journey” delves into Bran Stark’s shocking and revelatory journey during Season 6. In this interactive experience, fans will see a recreation of the mystical Weirwood tree, learn about the Children of the Forest, and “hold the door” to save Bran from the White Walker army in a shareable video.
· Winterfell: “The Battle of the Bastards: An In-Depth Look,” available exclusively on the Season 6 Blu-ray/DVD set, goes behind the scenes to examine the production challenges of creating this epic event, including explorations of Visual Effects, stunts, and interviews with key cast and crew. In this experiences, modeled after Jon Snow’s command tent, fans can move stone pieces around the battle table and insert themselves into a photo opp of Jon’s position in the incredible aerial mob shot at the height of battle.
· Castle Black: In the Defend the Wall Virtual Reality Experience, modeled after the Castle Black courtyard and created exclusively for the Game of Thrones: Season 6 – Behind the Scenes fan event, fans will wear a VR headset and pick up a virtual crossbow, arrows and shield to hone their battle skills for the wars to come. But beware! You never know what danger lurks around the corner.
· The Workshop: The “18 Hours at the Paint Hall” Blu-ray/DVD feature follows all three Game of Thrones shooting units as they converge for the first time at Titanic Studios, better known as the Paint Hall, the series’ Belfast-based production hub. Housed in an aluminum structure modeled after the actual Paint Hall, this workshop will house props and costumes from the show, plus give fans the chance to sit on the Iron Throne and begin their reign as the true ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.
