"Game of Thrones" video shows how frozen lake battle was filmed (video)

 August 22, 2017 - 16:51 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Game of Thrones" producers pulled out all the stops to ensure last night's battle beyond the wall was the most jaw-dropping to date.

A new 13-minute video showing the work that went on behind the scenes to create the action-packed sequence has now been released - and it's seriously impressive, The Sun says.

The cast filmed the visually sumptuous scenes north of the wall in Iceland, with the remote surroundings only accessible by heavy duty 4x4s.

Actors Rory McCann (The Hound), Joe Dempsie (Gendry) and Paul Kaye (Thoros) admitted to being awestruck by the scenery which contained pale blue glaciers and snow-covered mountains.

For the frozen lake battle itself, the team decamped to Wolf Hill Quarry in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where they crafted a "lake" made out of concrete.

They painted the hillsides and used some 3,000 bags of snow blown through six machines to transform the set.

The effects team built a false floor above a tank in the studio for when the wights crashed through the ice into freezing cold water for extra authenticity.

Two of the most memorable parts of the battle saw Jon Snow's team of rogues attacked by a zombie polar bear and Daenerys's three dragons setting alight the Night King's army.