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effect with eligibility for awards—which meant we missed a year at CAS. We had a good workflow, the equipment was serviced and performing well, so there were few changes. We did test Audio Ltd's A10 radio mics while shooting episode five "The Bells." It had just been introduced and Kish at Audio Ltd. sent over a couple of demo models. We tried them as radio booms and were highly impressed with the range, quality of the audio, built-in phantom power, and onboard recording. We used one on the one shot scene were Arya is running through the narrow streets in Kings Landing. We jammed timecode to the transmitter and put it into record in case we lost signal. The signal held up and we didn't need the backup. Your longtime boom op, Simon Kerr, took on the position of production sound mixer for a couple of the episodes during this final season. How did that come about? When I read the scripts, I discovered Season 8 was to be the most epic and ambitious season with the longest shooting schedule—starting October and finishing mid-July. It contained two major battles and several very large dialogue scenes. We shot most of the large dialogue scenes before Christmas and got into the action in the new year. We were only a week or so into episode three "The Long Night" when I discovered I was going to have to face a battle of my own. This would require me to take some time off work for medical treatment. Simon Kerr worked with me as boom operator for many years, including Seasons 1-6 of Game of Thrones, and had since started his mixing career. He rose to the challenge and took the reins in my absence. This worked well for both of us as the production retained continuity with my team remaining on the CAS Award Winner – Television One-Hour MEET THE WINNERS Game of Thrones "The Bells" by Matt Foglia CAS Game of Thrones has been lauded by the creative crafts since it first aired back in 2011. In addition to multiple Emmys, the show's mixers have brought home the CAS Award each season from the third to this final season, the eighth. As such, the CAS Quarterly has had the privilege of speaking with production sound mixer Ronan Hill CAS, Foley mixer Brett Voss CAS, and re-recording mixers Onnalee Blank CAS and Mathew Waters CAS in prior "Meet the Winners" issues. This year, added to the award recipients are production sound mixers Danny Crowley and Simon Kerr. I caught up with some of them to discuss the acclaimed series and see what they 're up to. Unfortunately, due to scheduling deadlines, I was not able to interview Simon. RONAN HILL CAS: Production Sound Mixer There was a gap year between the airing of Season 7 and Season 8 of GOT. Did that throw off your schedule? We only started Season 8 a few months later than normal due to the necessity to shoot more winter. This had a knock-on Dragon Sound Team Season 8: Standing in the rubble of Kings Landing. Andrew McNeill, Jonathan Riddell, Ronan Hill CAS, Guillaume Beauron, and Simon Kerr. Photo courtesy of HBO/Helen Sloan SMPSP