There were more than a few controversies that go forth during the concluding time of year ofGame of Thrones , but one of most complained about happened in episode 3 , " The Long Night . " After days of waiting to see what would fall out when the people of Westeros were forced to look off against the Night King and his United States Army , viewers could barely make out what they were discover on - screen due to the very dark cinematography .
The installment caused frustration not just for fans , but for those behind the camera as well , with star Nikolaj Coster - Waldau ( Jaime Lannister ) saying that co - showrunner D.B. Weiss was “ besotted ” about the poor firing .
“ I actually spoke to Dan Weiss about this , because it really pissed him off as well , ” Coster - Waldau suppose , grant toCinemaBlend . " ‘Cause you ’ve got ta believe me , they did everything they could to make this the most exciting action sequence ever made , put on moving picture , TV , anything . So to wake up and see … chirrup or whatever talking about , ‘ I ca n’t see it ! ' Seriously , it was a surprise to everyone . ”
antecedently , Game of Thronescinematographer Fabian Wagnerdeterminedthat the episode was so dark potential because the data compressing involve in the streaming process caused the brightness and colour to be altered , meaning that what watcher watched on their screens did n’t look the same as what Weiss , David Benioff , and the quietus of the squad saw when they eat up product .
Whether fans were able to make out what was befall on the screen or not , " The Long Night " is responsible for for nearly one - third ofGame of Thrones ’s 2019 Emmy nomination . Nine of the serial ' 31 nominations were for this special episode , including nod for Outstanding Directing , Sound Editing , Prosthetic Makeup , Makeup , Hairstyling , and Music Composition ( but not Outstanding Cinematography ) .
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