Martin agreed to collaborate with cable network HBO‘s writer-producers David Banioff and Daniel B. Weiss on the adaptation of his epic novel series to TV under the name Game of Thrones (GoT) [14]. Its narrative features the medieval fantasy world of Westeros, in which five noble families struggle to seize the all governing Iron Throne, and, with a complete broadcast of three seasons, the result has led TV critics to hail the show as one of the pinnacles of quality television narrative [21]. The show
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characters. Now 27, he works for a mobile game company, Gameloft, in New Orleans, where he grew up. The day Gameloft called and offered him the job, Pham could not believe his fantastic luck. No more working a boring office job, he would do what he always wanted to do. He would be on artist as he always wanted to be. Gameloft is a big gaming company with many studios worldwide in New York, and Los Angeles, and New Orleans. It develops mostly mobile games for the iPhone app store and the Android’s
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which I will analyse and interpret the two articles. My essay will primarily focus on the content, tone and style of the two articles. Also, my essay will include a comparative discussion of the main theme- and points of the two articles. “Game of Thrones” is a medieval fantasy TV-series that premiered on HBO back in 2011. It’s an adaption of the book-series “A Song of Ice and Fire” written by George R. R. Martin. Since it’s beginning it has gained a lot of attention, success and controversy all
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Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. It is filmed at Titanic Studios in Belfast and on location elsewhere in Northern Ireland, as well as in Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Scotland, and the United States. The series premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and its
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proper women’s duty. This is demonstrated numerous times throughout different time periods, especially during the fifteenth century. Similar to the medieval age’s history, Game of Thrones has shown multiple instances where women are merely seen as a way to suit a man’s needs, and to be seen and not heard. Overall, Game of Thrones shows striking similarities to the fifteenth century in regards to how women were treated. To begin with, women were typical seen as incompetent during the middle ages. Many
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HBO’s Game of Thrones I was enthralled, but scared. My parents were wholly unaware of me because I would sit halfway down the stairwell to look at my grandmother’s faded painting. The painting was so lightly colored, that I could watch the TV through its reflection. So, I would sit there and watched as dead zombie-like bodies tried to rip the living to shreds, a platinum-blonde-haired woman burn her enemies alive, and seemingly everyone else get butchered. I loved watching Game of Thrones even though
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create something that has never been seen before in your text. Game of Thrones is an excellent example of how good writing breaks expectations. The writer begins his series in Westeros, which is the land of the Seven Kingdoms. In this universe, there is only two seasons that can last for years, either summer bounty or winter hardship. Realistically there are four seasons, and each season last three months. In the Game of Thrones world there this is not the case. As you read the books you come to
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Academic Research and Communication Skills (ARCS) “What are the good effects of Piracy in the entertainment buisness?” Candidate Name: Sumeth Madan Candidate Number: 1156FAGD011 Session: 2012-2015 Subject: ARCS Word Count : 4538 Supervisor: Hans Kirkels Draft – Final 19th June 2013 | Abstract: Background - Piracy in the Internet is defined as the evil force that is destroying the entertainment industry. This
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an action real-time strategy mod for the video game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is for each team to destroy the opponents' Ancients, heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters. As in role-playing games, players level up their heroes and use gold to
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