Astonishing Game Of Thrones VFX Reel

Spoiler alert: dragons aren’t actually real.

All cleared up? Good. Now we can show you this astonishing VFX reel from Macklevision, the creative geniuses behind Game Of Thrones - sure to pique the interest any fan of the HBO blockbuster series, along with anyone curious as to just how these sorts of epic productions are digitally born.

Scored to a dramatic theme, you can see how the world of Westeros is brought to life from the minor tinkering of ship masts, to the high-resolution addition of whole towns and armies via a few mouse clicks. And it’s testament to the production whizzes, that we’re mightily impressed by the whole process.

But don’t worry, the throne is real. We think.

Game of Thrones, Season 4 – VFX making of reel from Mackevision on Vimeo.