See How The 'Game Of Thrones' Hardhome Battle Was Created

Season 5 of "Game of Thrones" gave fans one of the most mind-blowing battle sequences of the series with Episode 8, "Hardhome." In the battle, Kit Harington's Jon Snow fought against an army of wights (reanimated corpses) as the White Walkers arrived at the free folk settlement, Hardhome. There was an intense face-off between Jon and a Walker, lots of skull smashing, and, most shockingly, the return of the Night's King. The sequencewas, overall, one of the most impressive visual spectacles on television and now a new video from visual effects company El Ranchitoreveals how it was made. The reel shows all of the CGI work and practical effects behind the roughly-20 minute sequence, whichHarington previously told The Huffington Posttook an entire month to shoot. The actor also told Entertainment Weekly that he shot each of his fight sequences from the battle three times, which he said was "twice as hard" as Season 4'sBattle of Castle Black.If the "Hardhome" breakdown video doesn't earn "Thrones" its fourth Emmyfor Outstanding Visual Effects, then nothing deserves the winged statuette this year. To subscribe to our HuffPost Entertainment WhatsApp account:1. Download WhatsApp on your phone.2. Save this number, 347-334-1794, in your phones contacts.3. Text "POP" to that number via your WhatsApp account.You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP" to the same number. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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