Game of Thrones’ Star Emilia Clarke’s Indigenous Way of Using a Tennis Ball to Create Impactful Scenes

Being one of the most popular games, tennis has always attracted many celebrities to the court. Hollywood stars take out time to attend important tournaments. Interestingly, many tennis stars also share a good bond with people from the entertainment industry. The sight of famous Hollywood celebrities in the stands supporting their favorite players is something that has always attracted the attention of fans.

Many times, we see celebrities engaging in the game themselves. However, the instance which we are going to look at involves the use of a tennis ball on a famous TV show. Although it was not for playing tennis.

Tennis ball as a prop for the dragon queen

Emilia Clarke plays the role of Queen Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s fantasy TV series, Game of Thrones. The queen is fondly called the mother of dragons as she raises three dragons and also rides them. While shooting the sequence where she was with the dragons, the VFX team wanted the sequence to look more maternal. Here, they used a tennis ball on a stick to create a realistic feel.

Here’s what the Pixomondo effects supervisor, Sven Martin, revealed about the shooting sequence.

“While filming, Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys, initially used puppet stand-ins called “stuffier” and even a tennis ball on stick to help create a sense of physical interaction,” he said.

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VFX played a crucial role in the show’s development. It is interesting to see that a tennis ball also contributed to it.

When Emilia Clarke attended the Wimbledon final

Emilia Clarke is one of the lead actresses in the Game of Thrones TV series. She has made fans all over the world with her brilliant portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen. She is quite active on social media and keeps her fans updated. The actress delighted her fans when she visited the center court to watch the Wimbledon Finals in 2017.

Emilia wore a beautiful floral dress to the finals. Back then, Swiss tennis maestro, Roger Federer, was up against Marin Čilić of Croatia.

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Federer defeated Cilic in straight sets to clinch his record eighth title in the grass-court Grand Slam.