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Game of Thrones title sequence
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Title_sequence/RlDc1TyD">title sequence</a> of the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> <a href="/facts/Fantasy_television/XhyYRwfx">fantasy television</a> series <i><a href="/facts/Game_of_Thrones/2jU7dXDT">Game of Thrones</a></i> that introduces every episode serves as a guide to the physical landscape of the world of the series. It changes depending on the locations visited in the particular episode it introduces. The title sequence was created by Elastic for HBO, and is accompanied by a <a href="/facts/Game_of_Thrones_Theme/Ncd4n84s">theme</a> composed by <a href="/facts/Ramin_Djawadi/hpETVvSl">Ramin Djawadi</a>. </p><p>The sequence depicts a <a href="/facts/Raised-relief_map/udYS3zuA">three-dimensional map</a> of <a href="/facts/World_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire/uKJ4JpY4">the series' fictional world</a>, projected onto a <a href="/facts/Hollow_Earth/jNdSySBK">concave earth</a>, and lit by a small sun contained within an <a href="/facts/Armillary_sphere/0H2dIBdu">armilla</a> (or spherical <a href="/facts/Astrolabe/BctVIEm4">astrolabe</a>) that metaphorically depicts major events in the <a href="/facts/World_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire/uKJ4JpY4">history of the fictional world</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Clockwork/ofYRa6kD">clockwork</a> mechanisms cause buildings and other structures to emerge from the map and unfold. Meanwhile, the names of the principal cast (with the <a href="/facts/Coat_of_arms/PcwQ5lH8">sigils of the characters' families</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Opening_credits/yNox8hX9">opening credits</a> indicating the episode's writers and directors. </p><p>Creative director <a href="/facts/Angus_Wall/ddbuoTbp">Angus Wall</a>, art director Robert Feng, animator Kirk Shintani and designer Hameed Shaukat received the 2011 <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Main_Title_Design/N7TjsLmu">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design</a> for their work on the sequence. The title sequence has been ranked one of the best TV title sequences of all time. </p>