GAME OF CLONES: HOW LIDAR IMAGING TURNED OLD TOWN DUBROVNIK INTO A REALISTIC FANTASY WORLD

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The sight of King's Landing, the capital and largest city of the Seven Kingdoms, is spectacular. The population found within verges on half a million but from a bird's eye view, it is serene and calm, with the gentle sounds of Black-water Bay in the distance and the Red Keep standing as a sentinel watcher. Even the massive dome of the Great Sept of Baelor can be seen. It is perfect, except for one thing - none of it is real. HBO's Game of Thrones has been hailed as the biggest television series ever produced. Set in a medieval fantasy milieu with a feel of historical fiction, the show relied heavily on visual effects (VFX) and computer-generated imagery (CGI). The making of the popular drama would be less believable had the VFX team not received help from an advanced data capture technology that provided an assist with both the ambiance and authenticity of the show.