Game of Thrones title sequence

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The title sequence of the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, which first aired in 2011, depicts a three-dimensional map of the series' fictional world, projected onto the inside of a Dyson-like sphere,^[1] and lit by a small sun contained within an armilla at the sphere's center. As the camera swoops across the map and focuses on the locations in which the episode's events take place, complicated clockwork mechanisms let buildings and other structures emerge from the map and unfold. Meanwhile, accompanied by Ramin Djawadi's title music, the names of the principal cast (with the symbols of the characters' families next to the names) and creative staff are displayed. The sequence concludes after about one-and-a-half minutes with the title card and brief opening credits indicating the episode's writer(s) and director(s).

The title sequence was created by Elastic for HBO. Creative director Angus Wall, art director Robert Feng, animator Kirk Shintani and designer Hameed Shaukat received the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design for their work on the sequence.^[2]

List of elements

The following tables list the locations and cast names shown in each episode's title sequence, in the order of their appearance in the sequence as determined by the first episode in which they are shown. With a few exceptions, a cast member's name only appears if he or she appears in the episode. The locations King's Landing, Winterfell, and The Wall are featured in every title sequence, as well as the most recent location in Essos, even if they are not present in that particular episode.

Season 1

	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8	Ep. 9	Ep. 10	Total Count
Locations
King's Landing											10
The Eyrie											4
The Twins											1
Winterfell											10
The Wall											10
Pentos											1
Vaes Dothrak											9
Cast members
Sean Bean											10
Mark Addy											7
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau											8
Michelle Fairley											9
Lena Headey											10
Emilia Clarke											9
Iain Glen											9
Aidan Gillen											8
Harry Lloyd											5
Kit Harington											8
Sophie Turner											9
Maisie Williams											9
Richard Madden											8
Alfie Allen											9
Isaac Hempstead-Wright											8
Jack Gleeson											10
Rory McCann											8
Peter Dinklage											9

Season 2

	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8	Ep. 9	Ep. 10	Total Count
Locations
King's Landing											10
Dragonstone											3
Harrenhal											7
Pyke											9
Winterfell											10
The Wall											10
Vaes Dothrak											3
Qarth											7
Cast members
Peter Dinklage											10
Lena Headey											9
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau											4
Michelle Fairley											8
Emilia Clarke											8
Aidan Gillen											7
Iain Glen											7
Kit Harington											8
Charles Dance											7
Liam Cunningham											6
Isaac Hempstead-Wright											7
Richard Madden											6
Sophie Turner											7
Maisie Williams											9
Alfie Allen											8
John Bradley											6
Jack Gleeson											6
Rory McCann											5
Stephen Dillane											7
Natalie Dormer											4
Carice van Houten											4
James Cosmo											3
Jerome Flynn											7
Conleth Hill											6
Sibel Kekilli											8

Season 3

	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8	Ep. 9	Ep. 10	Total Count
Locations
King's Landing											10
Dragonstone											4
Harrenhal											8
Riverrun											6
The Twins											2
Winterfell											10
The Wall											10
Astapor											4
Yunkai											6
Cast members
Peter Dinklage											9
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau											7
Lena Headey											8
Emilia Clarke											8
Kit Harington											8
Richard Madden											7
Iain Glen											8
Michelle Fairley											8
Aidan Gillen											4
Charles Dance											8
Liam Cunningham											4
Stephen Dillane											5
Carice van Houten											6
Natalie Dormer											6
Isaac Hempstead-Wright											6
John Bradley											8
Jack Gleeson											7
Sophie Turner											8
Maisie Williams											9
Alfie Allen											6
Oona Chaplin											6
Joe Dempsie											8
Sibel Kekilli											6
Rose Leslie											8
James Cosmo											4
Conleth Hill											5
Rory McCann											8
Jerome Flynn											4

Season 4

	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8	Ep. 9	Ep. 10	Total Count
Locations
King's Landing											10
Dragonstone											5
The Dreadfort											7
Moat Cailin											3
Winterfell											10
The Wall											10
Braavos											5
Meereen											10
Cast members
Peter Dinklage											8
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau											9
Lena Headey											9
Emilia Clarke											8
Kit Harington											8
Aidan Gillen											5
Charles Dance											7
Natalie Dormer											6
Liam Cunningham											4
Stephen Dillane											4
Carice van Houten											3
Alfie Allen											3
Jack Gleeson											3
Isaac Hempstead-Wright											4
Sophie Turner											7
Maisie Williams											6
John Bradley											7
Rose Leslie											5
Kristofer Hivju											5
Hannah Murray											3
Rory McCann											6
Gwendoline Christie											7
Jerome Flynn											4
Sibel Kekilli											4
Iwan Rheon											3
Conleth Hill											6
Iain Glen											7

Season 5

	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8	Ep. 9	Ep. 10	Total Count
Locations
King's Landing											4
The Eyrie											2
Moat Cailin											1
Winterfell											4
The Wall											4
Pentos											1
Braavos											3
Meereen											4
Dorne											1
Cast members
Peter Dinklage											4
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau											3
Lena Headey											4
Emilia Clarke											3
Kit Harington											4
Aidan Gillen											4
Charles Dance											1
Natalie Dormer											3
Stephen Dillane											4
Liam Cunningham											3
Carice van Houten											2
Indira Varma											2
John Bradley											4
Sophie Turner											4
Maisie Williams											2
Kristofer Hivju											1
Hannah Murray											2
Conleth Hill											3
Alfie Allen											1
Jerome Flynn											2
Gwendoline Christie											3
Michiel Huisman											3
Nathalie Emmanuel											3
Dean-Charles Chapman											3
Tom Wlaschiha											2
Michael McElhatton											1
Iwan Rheon											1
Iain Glen											2

Summary

	S. 1	S. 2	S. 3	S. 4	S. 5	Total Count
Locations
King's Landing	10	10	10	10	4	44
Winterfell	10	10	10	10	4	44
The Wall	10	10	10	10	4	44
Harrenhal	—	7	8	—		15
Meereen	—	—	—	10	4	14
Dragonstone	—	3	4	5		12
Vaes Dothrak	9	3	—	—		12
Pyke	—	9	—	—		9
Braavos	—	—	—	5	3	8
The Dreadfort	—	—	—	7		7
Qarth	—	7	—	—		7
Riverrun	—	—	6	—		6
Yunkai	—	—	6	—		6
The Eyrie	4	—	—	—	4	5
Astapor	—	—	4	—		4
Moat Cailin	—	—	—	3	1	4
The Twins	1	—	2	—		3
Pentos	1	—	—	—	1	2
Dorne	—	—	—	—	1	1
Cast members
Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister)	9	10	9	8		36
Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister)	10	9	8	9		36
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)	9	9	9	6		33
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen)	9	8	8	8		33
Kit Harington (Jon Snow)	8	8	8	8		32
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)	9	7	8	7		31
Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont)	9	7	8	7		31
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister)	8	4	7	9		28
Rory McCann (Sandor Clegane)	8	5	8	6		27
Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon)	10	6	7	3		26
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy)	9	8	6	3		26
Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark)	9	8	8	—		25
Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark)	8	7	6	4		25
Aiden Gillen (Petyr Baelish)	8	7	4	5		24
Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister)	—	7	8	7		22
Richard Madden (Robb Stark)	8	6	7	—		21
John Bradley (Samwell Tarly)	—	6	8	7		21
Sibel Kekilli (Shae)	—	8	6	4		18
Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell)	—	4	6	6		16
Conleth Hill (Varys)	—	6	5	5		16
Jerome Flynn (Bronn)	—	7	4	4		15
Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon)	—	6	5	4		15
Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth)	—	6	4	4		14
Carice van Houten (Melisandre)	—	4	6	3		13
Rose Leslie (Ygritte)	—	—	8	5		13
Sean Bean (Eddard Stark)	10	—	—	—		10
Joe Dempsie (Gendry)	—	—	8	—		8
Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon)	7	—	—	—		7
James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont)	—	3	4	—		7
Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth)	—	—	—	7		7
Oona Chaplin (Talisa Maegyr)	—	—	6	—		6
Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen)	5	—	—	—		5
Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane)	—	—	—	5		5
Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Snow)	—	—	—	3		3
Hannah Murray (Gilly)	—	—	—	3		3

References

^ Perkins, Will (11 May 2011). "Game of Thrones (2011)". Art of the Title. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ Fernandez, Sofia M. (10 September 2011). "Emmys 2011: 'Game of Thrones' Title Sequence Gives Series Its First Emmy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[Art_of_the_Title_2013-1] Perkins, Will (11 May 2011). "Game of Thrones (2011)". Art of the Title. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[The_Hollywood_Reporter_10_September_2011-2] Fernandez, Sofia M. (10 September 2011). "Emmys 2011: 'Game of Thrones' Title Sequence Gives Series Its First Emmy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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