Fifteen years ago, Game of Thrones changed television, and so did its opening title sequence.
Created by our team at Elastic/MakeMake, the sequence became an instant classic: iconic, unskippable, and endlessly parodied by everyone from The Simpsonsto Sesame Street—even Oreo got in on the fun.
Since then, our team has continued shaping the world of Westeros with title sequences for House of the Dragonand the newest series to enter the GoT pantheon: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of GoT and the premiere of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Chase brought our together together to share a behind-the-scenes look at how we built the original map-driven intro—complete with inverted globes, miniature mechanics, and yes... paper towels 🧻.
Watch it over on our Instagram account!