Great visual storytelling starts with visuals to explain the storytelling. Storyboards, for example, are used to convey the drama and how the action of a scene is going to unfold long before cameras start rolling. A new book called Game of Thrones: The Storyboards dives deep into that aspect of the hit show, with detailed looks at key moments from the first seven seasons.
However, a book can only show so much. So, Gizmodo is excited to debut this little clip featuring Will Simpson, the book’s author, who was the principal storyboard artist for all eight seasons of Game of Thrones.
Here, Simpson talks about episode 306, “The Climb,” which featured the memorable scene of Tormund, Jon, and Ygrette climbing the Wall.
Even cooler than seeing the storyboards themselves, which are gorgeous and do a pretty solid job of approximating what ended up on the screen, is seeing Simpson’s studio. Imagine all the scenes we love that were visualised and mapped out for the first time in that room. It’s a nice little niche of Thrones history.
If that is his studio, of course, and not just some set. But I think it’s his studio.
Anyway, for more on Simpson’s storyboard book, visit this link. And check out some of our previous coverage and art at this link.