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Games of Thrones, the mega-series courtesy of HBO seems to be one of those situations where the sum is greater than the amalgam of its parts.
This is a huge beast.
I had not read any of Mr. Martin's work. Not from any reason other than busy.
I'm always impressed when someone has the capacity to create an entire world, around which to build a tale. The HBO production deals with this world in extremely interesting ways, taking certain attributes of our world history, and just changing them enough to be both interesting and unsettling, a bit like the butterfly effect. Clothing, armor, architecture, all are just enough off (or different) to get one's attention. The production designers have done an extraordinary job here.
From appearances, the author is quite happy with what HBO has done with his work, and that's a good thing, as the series continues.
It probably took me roughly mid-third episode before I began to get the gist of five kings - one throne, and that's alright.
Will this series go down in history as one of the great ones? Only time will tell. But the quality is there.
Using heavily digital production techniques, and shooting with an Arri Alexa, which seems to be the hardware of choice at the moment, Game of Thrones on Blu-ray is gorgeous. Shadow detail and resolution are superb, as they should be, as the HDCAM asset making it's way to the Blu-ray format.
One of the things that caught my eye, and which I find very telling, is the main title sequence. Take a look at the hi-con lettering against the background, and it almost appears to be 3D. The depth and resolution is superlative.
I won't get into the tale itself, as I'm just beginning to understand it, but the there is substance here.
For those who like to read there is a set of the Subterranean volumes (first four) available from Realms of Fantasy Books, in Chickasha, OK. The asking price for the set of signed/limiteds? $10,000 at the moment.
The Bantam editions, five of them, all signed, can be had for $2,500 - 4000 at various vendors.
Will these tomes stand the test of time to stand beside The Hobbit or A Study in Scarlet?
Only time will tell. The first volume only goes back 16 years.
A really beautiful Blu-ray. But as a port, it should be.
I now need to read the books.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
This is a huge beast.
I had not read any of Mr. Martin's work. Not from any reason other than busy.
I'm always impressed when someone has the capacity to create an entire world, around which to build a tale. The HBO production deals with this world in extremely interesting ways, taking certain attributes of our world history, and just changing them enough to be both interesting and unsettling, a bit like the butterfly effect. Clothing, armor, architecture, all are just enough off (or different) to get one's attention. The production designers have done an extraordinary job here.
From appearances, the author is quite happy with what HBO has done with his work, and that's a good thing, as the series continues.
It probably took me roughly mid-third episode before I began to get the gist of five kings - one throne, and that's alright.
Will this series go down in history as one of the great ones? Only time will tell. But the quality is there.
Using heavily digital production techniques, and shooting with an Arri Alexa, which seems to be the hardware of choice at the moment, Game of Thrones on Blu-ray is gorgeous. Shadow detail and resolution are superb, as they should be, as the HDCAM asset making it's way to the Blu-ray format.
One of the things that caught my eye, and which I find very telling, is the main title sequence. Take a look at the hi-con lettering against the background, and it almost appears to be 3D. The depth and resolution is superlative.
I won't get into the tale itself, as I'm just beginning to understand it, but the there is substance here.
For those who like to read there is a set of the Subterranean volumes (first four) available from Realms of Fantasy Books, in Chickasha, OK. The asking price for the set of signed/limiteds? $10,000 at the moment.
The Bantam editions, five of them, all signed, can be had for $2,500 - 4000 at various vendors.
Will these tomes stand the test of time to stand beside The Hobbit or A Study in Scarlet?
Only time will tell. The first volume only goes back 16 years.
A really beautiful Blu-ray. But as a port, it should be.
I now need to read the books.
Highly Recommended.
RAH