10/20/2025
Reimagining my Game of Thrones social posts with Kling 2.1.
Back in 2018 I worked on HBO’s Game of Thrones social team. Shoutout to Idris for bringing me in. We cranked out promos for the final season. I used Volumax in After Effects to push a still of Daenerys Targaryen into 2.5D with a grayscale depth map. It looked good at the time, but if you pushed the parallax too far the edges broke.
Fast forward to today. With Kling 2.1 and AI animation I can take those same stills and get cleaner depth, natural hair and cloth motion, and subtle camera moves without tearing. It doesn’t replace taste or timing. It’s just a stronger toolset, and I use it daily.