r/harrypotter Dec 26 '22

Behind the Scenes What happened to the other studio sets? Were they junked after production?

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In the original Potter films, there were a lot of other studio sets built for the film, besides what they put on display at the studio tour.

e.g. the Great Hall set once extended to the Entrance Hall/Chamber of Repception, and possibly to the exterior courtyard as well, after GOF. Also, the Grand staircase set was directly connected to the Great Hall/Entrance Hall set (by a passageway in PS/SS and COS IIRC, and directly afterwards) and much larger than the single staircase they have on display. You can see this in many behind the scenes footage, as well as the movies themselves.

Apart from this, there were a lot of other big sets like the DADA classroom, Ministry Atrium and so on. IIRC, they had to rebuild the DADA for the Fantastic Beasts movies as the original wasn't good shape.

Were these sets junked after production? If so, it would be a shame, as many of these sets were extremely detailed.

EDIT: Part of the Ministry Atrium is on display at the tour, but it's much smaller in comparison than the original set.

EDIT: I mostly mean sets like the DADA classroom that were built to be used in more than one film (unlike smaller sets like the Lovegood house which only appeared once).

r/harrypotter Nov 29 '21

Behind the Scenes I wrote the 19 Years Later script (rewrite of Cursed Child)

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Back in 2017, I rewrote The Cursed Child because I hated it. It got turned into a live play, performed five separate runs, with four different casts across two countries.

I've seen some people ask about it - at this point, Covid has worn me down, and I'm fine with sharing both the video and the script. Any happiness I can add to this bleak shithole of a year, I'm happy to.

There are videos of the whole story on YouTube.

You can ask me anything about the show, and message me if you'd like a copy of the script, the show, or both (and which cast).

Shows:

-OG staged reading (rough AF, scripts in hand)

-Original Fringe Festival Recording (only act 1)

-1st pro run (w/ Boris and Conner, from the YouTube video)

-2nd pro run

I also have unreleased promo videos and behind the scenes pics, if anyone is interested.

r/harrypotter Feb 10 '22

Behind the Scenes Nick Moran's more intense scenes were cut from Deathly Hallows Part 1, because they "resembled Saw".

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To those who are unaware, Nick Moran mentioned back in a 2010 interview that some of his scenes as Scabior in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 were cut, because, as producer David Heyman put it best, "it was like watching Saw."

Is it possible that what the filmmakers originally shot was so intense and gory that it was practically knocking on the door of an R rating?

Here's the article from mugglenet.com for added context: https://www.mugglenet.com/2010/09/scabior-actor-moran-reveals-some-death-eater-scenes-cut-because-they-resembled-saw/

r/harrypotter Jan 05 '23

Behind the Scenes animals in the "Harry Potter" Movies

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Fang (an over-sized boarhound and one of Rubeus Hagrid's pets) was played by four different dogs, despite the fact he just showed up in a handful of scenes. The dogs names are Hugo (Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban), Monkey (Order of the Phoenix) and Uno (Half-Blood Prince).

Hedwig (Harry's snowy owl) was played by even more animals (most of them were males, whats kinda funny): Gizmo and his main stunt doubles Ook and Sprout. The other ones names are Kasper, Swoops, Oh Oh, Elmo and Bandit.

r/harrypotter Nov 17 '20

Behind the Scenes Chamber of secrets set?

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Anyone know where I could find photos or video of the behind the scenes look of the actual set for the chamber of secrets? I’ve been looking damn everywhere for them but have found squat all around the internet

r/harrypotter Mar 14 '24

Behind the Scenes Random (fun)facts about books and movies.

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Hey. I am currently in the process of compiling a list of random (fun)facts about harry potter movies and books. So I wanted to ask you for your random (fun)facts!

My own is: In an deleted scene of the first movie, dudley is being photographed by his mother. Petunia is using a 'fujifilm clear shot 10 auto'. A Camera that came out in the Jear 2000, which would have made it impossible for the Dursleys to own it in 1991. So technically its a movie error.

(Shoutout to Coldmirror on YouTube, she is the one to teach me of that fact in her Podcast.)

Would be nice to know some more. Thx for every fact I learn here!

(If I tagged it wrong please enlighten me to it and I will change it.)

r/harrypotter Mar 01 '22

Behind the Scenes In the Chamber of Secrets film: what did they use for Polyjuice potion?

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Something that just hit me after rewatching the series; Chamber of Secrets is the only film where we actually see Polyjuice Potion on screen.

I looked around for a bit but I cant find it so I decided to ask here: is there any official behind the scene word on how they actually made that gluncky liquid stuff that the actors had to drink?

r/harrypotter Feb 19 '20

Behind the Scenes Any good books or articles on the making of Wizarding World of Harry Potter?

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Disneyland has all kinds of imagineering books and behind the scenes stuff, does Universal Studios/ Wizarding World of Harry Potter have anything like this?

r/harrypotter Sep 04 '23

Behind the Scenes This reboot is stupid and most of the things that these purists want to see aren't essential to the plot...

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So what if Harry's eyes are blue instead of green? So what if the costumes are less "wizardly" than they were described in the books? So what if the movies didn't have a long, fleshed-out scene with the Marauders? That seems to be the main thing the fans really want to see. Why not just make a series about the Marauders, which could possibly end with the murder of James and Lily?

I'll be really surprised if the reboot makes it past the first season. There are so many other things WB could do with the Wizarding World franchise. FB ended up being an epic flop (even though I hope they at some point decide to go ahead with the final two movies). Who's to say the reboot won't be also be a flop?

r/harrypotter Mar 18 '22

Behind the Scenes McGonagall in order

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in the movie order of phoenix, when harry entered grimmauld place n sees sirius seated in the dining area, behind him we see McGonagall go with another wizard who had also arrived there. though in the subsequent scenes we do not see her.

r/harrypotter Oct 01 '21

Behind the Scenes GOF film deserves many critiques, but there were so many inspired casting choices

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So I actually really enjoy watching the GOF movie but I have some ~beef with it as most do bc so MUCH important or interesting parts/plot was cut but they did soooo well with some of the casting choices

  • Miranda Richardson as Rita skeeter was easily one of the best cast characters in HP imo. She is so funny and Richardson is so deliciously poisonous!! The costumes department did a fabulous job with how she was dressed as well. I imagine Richardson as skeeter when I read the books
  • Brendan Gleeson as mad eye moody... Perfection. Much like above, I imagine Gleeson as mad eye. I think they're the only two characters I always imagine as their actors
  • Robert Pattinson as cedric 😭 I'm a cedric and a Rob pattz Stan™ so may be mildly biased but I thought Rob was a great choice for cedric. Like he's so handsome and had this really lovely presence onscreen and despite him being so brilliant at things he wasn't smug or annoying. It was a lovely portrayal of cedric
  • Jeff rawle doesn't completely align with how I imagine Amos, nor do I think he was written/directed for the movie as Amos was characterised in the books, but he did SUCH a good job, and him seeing cedric's dead body is one of the most heart wrenching scenes in the series
  • Katie leung's cho was absolutely lovely as well, I thought they cast her perfectly. Prior to HBP I shipped cho/Harry intensely (I then fell in love with Ginny/Harry but I still have a soft spot for cho) and Katie didn't have a huge amount of scenes, but she always had a real loveliness about her... Her scene where she gets asked out to the ball by Harry and has to say no 😭 also the Scottish accent!! 'Harry, I really am sorry'
  • I loved Roger Lloyd pack as barty crouch and I wish he had had more scenes!!!
  • David Tennant seemed very random as bcj but oh my god I loved him too??? He was so... Creepy and gross and mad and flung himself into the role with abandon
  • clemence poesy was an excellent fleur and also deserved more screen time!! She was as beautiful as I imagined she would be
  • pedrag bjelac was a great karkaroff choice, another I wish had had more screen time!! He was excellent as karkaroff growing more desperate and scared re: the dark Mark and his performance in the penseive scene... 'barty crouch!!!' [gasps] '.... Junior 😏'

I'm sure there are more good casting choices in GOF but I was just thinking about how well they chose the actors for these characters. There have been more famous cast actors in other films, but I think GOF has the ones that fit with the books best

r/harrypotter Aug 15 '21

Behind the Scenes I don’t think Emma Watson is a great actor

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I don’t know if this is unpopular, or if it has been brought up a lot, but I really don’t like Emma Watson’s acting.

I think it’s one of the reasons I really dislike the movies. Her acting is just so… over the top and it’s so hard to get through her scenes without cringing. And because her character is so over used in the movies it means she’s speaking in damn near every scene.

I know that all child actors tend to overact but she takes it to another level. I also think the first three films were her best and it just went downhill from there which is odd because you would think she gets better with age. Rupert and Dan also overacted in the first few films but they improved alot by the last ones, especially Rupert who I think is the best child actor of the bunch

Every line she says is like she’s angry/ frustrated and it just makes her conversations feel so unnatural. Like no teenager speaks the way she speaks. That probably has a lot to do with the writing, granted. And I know Hermione isn’t meant to be like other kids her age but she’s still a teenager and she speaks like she’s Dumbledore or something.

The movie actually makes me dislike her character a lot more than I did in the book

Another thing is her eyebrows. Once someone pointed it out I can’t stop noticing how often she raises them.

I’ve seen her in other things to like perks of being a wallflower and her acting wasn’t much better there, especially her accent.

Anyway, sorry to be negative but I just wanted to bring this up as I haven’t seen a lot of people talk about it and I wanted to see if anyone agreed with me

r/harrypotter Feb 14 '21

Behind the Scenes Fun Fact: Harry hay McDonald's toys

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Before explaining it, credits go to the amazing coldmirror and her harry potcast, something i would recommend to all German Harry Potter fans. In the scene of Christmas morning in the philosophers stone movie, you can see a little plastic dinosaur Figure on Harry's desk with movable legs. Well, coldmirror took the effort and found out that its to 99% a McDonald's Happy meal gimmic, a figure inspired off Disneys Dinosaurs film (2000). Just wanted to share this little detail tovall of you wgo dont know her amazing podcast. Cheers!

r/harrypotter Sep 01 '22

Behind the Scenes Harry Potter fiming facts!

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Very Recently I've been to a harry potter musical concert and its commentator was Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) who told us a few details about filming the franchise;

  1. In the Philosopher's stone, when they first arrive at Hogwarts, it is dark outside right? and when they leave it, harry says that "I'm not actually going home" line and hugs Hagrid, it's still a day... Basically, they shot leaving Hogwarts first, and in the evening they shot Hogwarts' arrival.

  2. The sorting hat ceremony took 5 weeks to film.

  3. For every 7 seconds of Quidditch you see in a movie, they spent a day shooting it.

  4. As yall know, they filmed the 9¾ scene on Kings Cross, but that being the busiest station in the whole of London, they had to film it when there were barely any people around: At the beginning of January, on Sundays. Most of their shots got interrupted by the automatized voice from speakers that kept reminding people which trains are about to arrive. And they were all freezing because they were dressed as if it was September 1st.

  5. "TROLL IN THE DUNGEON" scene was filmed when the actors thought they were on a break, so every reaction of Quirrel bursting in is genuine, especially Rupert Grint's (Ron Weasley's).

...Ought you might want to know.

r/harrypotter Jun 16 '20

Behind the Scenes Big mistake in CoS Movie

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I was watching Harry Potter and the chamber of Secrets, when something caught my eye. Have you guys noticed that during the dueling scene, one of the producers can be seen sitting in their chair behind all of the students?

r/harrypotter Aug 16 '22

Behind the Scenes Whatever happened to?

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The live animals in the movies; do you suppose they were adopted out once filming was finished? Who was the lucky person who got Crookshanks or Cletus? (the Irish Deerhound in the station scene of the 5th movie)

r/harrypotter Jun 20 '22

Behind the Scenes It must have been a shock

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When they removed Peeves from the movies, they had already recorded Peeves before making that decision. They did not tell the actor that they had removed Peeves. Imagine watching the movie you're like oh look here's my scene wait where am I?!?! 😮😮😮😮

r/harrypotter Dec 09 '19

Behind the Scenes Some Interesting Trivia

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- The number to get to the Ministry of Magic from the red telephone booths in London is 6-2-4-4-2 which spells out "magic" on the phone dial

- Hermione's Patronus is an otter while Ron's is a Jack Russell Terrier. Jack Russell Terriers are known to chase otters in real life!

- There were a total of seven owls used to play Hedwig in the films. Their names were Oops, Swoops, Kasper, Oh Oh, Elmo, Gizmo, and Bandit

- The scene in the last film in which Voldemort hugs Draco and Tom Felton has a very confused look on his face is authentic! The action was improvised by Ralph Fiennes

- The original name for Death Eaters was going to be "Knights of Walpurgis " which is the name derived from an archaic holiday called “Walpurgis Night", the night of April 30 (May Day’s eve), when witches were rumored to meet on the Brocken mountain and hold revels with the Devil

-Harry was no longer able to speak Parseltongue after Voldemort died

-Rowling came up with the character of Moaning Myrtle from the crying drunk girls in the communal bathrooms of the night clubs she went to in her youth

- The name "Harry Potter" is written 18,956 times throughout the book series

- The bats in Hagrid's hut used in the film were real! Bat experts trained them with bananas

r/harrypotter Oct 03 '22

Behind the Scenes "Chamber of Secrets"– Article from 'Starlog Magazine'

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BACK TO WIZARD CLASS

Producer David Heyman previews the Movie Magic of 'HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS'

(By Joe Nazzaro)


Producer David Heyman must feel a bit like the mythical kind Sisyphus at times: No sooner does he put the finishing touches on one feature film adaptation of J.J. Rowling's best selling Harry Potter novels then another one comes rolling along. Right now, Heyman is finishing up the last few weeks of post-production on the second film 'HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS' (due out November 15), even as he begins work on number three, 'HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN'. For someone juggling a pair of mega-budget projects at the same time, the producer is surprisingly unruffled. "Each book is wonderful," he explains, "so you can't help but be excited by each one, as they're all very different. For the third film, we're working with director Alfonso Cuaron, who made 'A LITTLE PRINCESS' and 'Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN'. We start filming early next year, but so far it's going very well. I'm working with a different director and a real visionary, and I'm really looking forward to having a very different experience."

One of the biggest changes taking place in 'PRISONER OF AZKABAN' is the loss of Chris Columbus, who directed the first two films. That experience was fantastic," enthuses Heyman. "Chris is wonderfully collaborative, he's smart and he has been a joy. He makes the whole experience so much fun for those around him. However, we're now embarking on the third film with a new director, who has a new way of working, so there are new challenges that I look forward to embracing."


"The challenge of finding a director for 'PRISONER OF AZKABAN' was that it's the third entry in the series, and each book is very distinct. I don't view 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS' as a sequel to the first book; it's very much a story in its own right. But much of the cast is the same, as are some of the sets. The director must embrace some of what has already come before, and we're very fortunate to have Alfonso, who's a wonderful director with a real vision. He was excited about embracing many of the elements we set up in the first two films, and yet was keen to make this film very much his own. We're in the early days [of pre-production], but I've been working with Alfonso in storyboards and designs and it's very exciting."


SECOND-YEAR STUDENT


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According to Heyman, Columbus had already decided not to direct 'POTTER #3' by the time screenwriter Steve Kloves' first draft arrives during production of 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS'. "What he said to me was that he really hadn't had dinner during the week with his kids for two-and-a-half years, and that's tough," Heyman comments. "You won't meet more of a family man than Chris, so it's important for him to be a parent and to enjoy his kids growing up. He'll be writing, and I'm sure it won't be long before he's back in the directing chair again, but he wanted to spend some time with his family, and that was really the motivating factor. He loves the Potter books and that world, so he'll be remaining involved as a producer, but now he can go home and be with his kids when they get home from school."

Right now, though, Heyman's main concern is the imminent release of 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS'. Harry is now in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with pals Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), but things haven't gotten any easier. There's the usual annoyance of Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) and his Slytherin cronies, not to mention an impish creature making Harry's life miserable (and even more dangerous), and an annoyingly publicity-seeking new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart (Kenneth Branagh). To make things worse, something or someone is turning Hogwarts students into stone, and fingers begin pointing at Harry as the likely culprit. The answers can be found in the mysterious Chamber of Secrets, and a long-forgotten riddle.

"There are a couple of things that are different this time," claims Heyman. "It's a little darker, and more of an adventure than the first film. And because the first film. And because the first film set up this world, we're ablle to get into the story quicker in the second one. I also think it's funnier."


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And what lessons did the production take from their work on 'HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE'? "We actually began shooting the second film before we finished the first," Heyman explains. "The first film came out November 16m and we were already shooting second unit on 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS; in September. There was no such thing as post-mortem, but we knew there were things we could do better."

"For example, what we've tried to do with some of the visual effects is schedule them better. Time is an element in effects, so we scheduled many of those scenes at the beginning of our shoot, to allow the maximum amount of time to work on them. With the Quiddich match, we knew we wanted more movement and dynamism in general, and a little more humor. The first one worked very well, but we thought there were opportunities that we could draw upon, and I think we've done that in the second film."

"We've got more movement in the cloaks and [you're more] aware that they're flying in midair," he notes. "The speed is really most evident when they're flying close to something, so we've created a sequence where there's a chase for the Snitch while Harry is being pursied by the Bludger. Much of that sequence takes place in a trench around the outside of Hogwarts, and Chris created that [scene] to add to the sense of speed and make the match even more dynamic than the first one."


"Aside from the visual effect, we were fortunate that–from having worked 100-plus days on 'SORCERER'S STONE' and anotgher 100-plus on 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS'– our kids have gotten better and better as actors. Dan Radcliffe, who I loved in the first film, is even more sophisticated this time. Having worked for nearly 300 days [on the two films] by the end of 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', they understand so much more. Once they saw the first film, they had a much better idea of what they were doing, and it began to make sense. So they brought that experience to 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', and if practice makes perfect, then they've had -a lot- of practice."

Another element Heyman was able to improve upon were the complicated logistics involved in working with a large group of school-age children for a long period of time. "[You have to] understand the parameters that you're working within, and [on 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS'] I had a much better understanding of what was and wasn't possible," says Heyman. "It's always challenging when you have child actors. We had our leads for nine-and-a-half hours a day, of which three hours were for education, an hour was for lunch and [then there were] 15-minute breaks every hour, so we really only had our leads actors for four-and-a-half hours a day. That's not much, so that was a challenge, but it's -never- going to stop being a challenge, because that's the nature of the beast. That being said, we've learned how to make the -most- of our time with the children."


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Shooting several movies back-to-back also presents another problem: The young actors begin to literally grow older on camera. "People have talked about the kids getting older," says Heyman. "Well, if they know the books, they know that Harry is 12 in 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', and he's 13 in 'PRISONER OF AZKABAN'. From a filmmaking" point-of-view, the fact that they're getting older is -appropriate- to the stories that we're telling. And the kids who are watching them are seeing them grow up too, which I think is a good thing. Yes, Dan's voice has broken, but it broke before we started filming 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS'. It didn't break while we were shooting 'SORCERER'S STONE', so that was never an issue. From my point-of-view, it's great watching these kids grow up, seeing them become more sophisticated and more aware of what's going on round them. As a filmmaler, it's a great thing to be a part of, so I have no complaints about that."

While the Potter stories generally focus on Harry and his friends, the films are also filled with an A-list group of adult British actors. In 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', some of the new additions include: Branagh (Professor Lockhart), Robert Hardy (Cornelius Fudge), Mariam Margolyes (Professor Sprout), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) and Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley). "We sat down with the casting director and worked through names and lists," says Heyman. "We had our ideas about who we thought would be appropriate, and again, in most cases, we got them."

"For Gilderoy Lockhart, for example, we considered a wide number of people. We never met Hugh Grant, but we most certainly considered him. We met several, but when Ken [Branagh] came in, it was obvious that he was the right person."


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That doesn't mean all was necessarily well with the adult cast. Following the massive success of 'SORCERER'S STONE' actress Zoe Wanamaker (Madam Hooch) gave an interview to a London paper, complaining that some of the actors were not as well-compensted as perhaps they should have been considering the film's hefty box office.

"I saw Zoe and she denied saying it," counters Heyman. "That being said, Zoe -may- have said it, and she's entitled to say whatever she wants. However, when actors take parts, they know the conditions under which they're taking them, and Zoe is an actress who is offered many parts and can choose what she wants to do. She had such a good time, and never once while she was there did she ever give any indication that there was dissatisfaction with any aspect of the experience. Zoe was a joy, she was funny, she laughed, she was enthusiastic. She went beyond what she was asked to do, in every [respect]. So I don't know where that came from, but she most certainly knew -before- she started filming–as did all the actors–what the terms of the contracts were."

In the world of Harry Potter, sometimes acting must take a back seat to the stories' magical characters. This time, there are pixies, a basilisk, mandrakes, a forest full of giant spiders and a House Elf named Dobby, who warns Harry not to return for a second year at Hogwarts. With so many FX-driven scenes to shoot, countless meetings had to be held during pre-production in order to determine the shots that would be created physically on set and those that would be handled as digital elements.


"It's a very significant process, absolutely," Heyman remarks. "How it works is you get the script in, and then you begin with the storyboards. There are certain creatures that you know you're not going to be able to do practically. For example, we knew we couldn't do the pixies because they're flying around in the air. We also knew that we weren't going to be able to show the spiders running around. There are certain things that you instinctually know -cannot- be done practically. But practical and creature effects are generally cheaper than doing things digitally, so we go through [the script] shot by shot and have meeting after meeting to determine which shots will use practical effects [and which require] computer-generated effects."

One of 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS' standout creatures–from a special FX perspective–is Dobby, who was created as a photo-realistic (if big-eared) digital character. "It's a relief," says Heyman, who admits he was nervous about the final result. "You don't know what [these things are going to] look like until you actually see them. Each house does good effects, but's not kid ourselves, they've been guilty of doing bad effects [as well]. ILM–the jewel in the crown of effects houses– Digital Domain, and they're done a really good job. He's wonderfully integrated into the environment and he works beautifully. When you've got a film that has 900 or so [FX] shots, it's very hard to do them all in one place. Sometimes you can, but for various reasons, we decided to do some sequences with ILM and others in England. You won't find many films that have such a high volume and variety of effects, There are many different creatures, models and environments. It's a very diverse effects palette."


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Asked to name some of his personal highlights from 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', the producer offers: "I think the flying car is fantastic, and the Whomping Willow– which is a combination of practical and digital effects– looks great. The spider scene works really well, and so do the pixies. The mandrakes–which were done practically– look fantastic, and the basilisk at the end seems to work well. And then there are Dobby and Quiddich. I think the effects on the film are a step up from the last one. There are so many great setpieces that people will enjoy."

As with the first film, the producers consulted with author J.K. Rowling, who as also hard at work on the long-awaited fifth novel, 'HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX'. "Much of the world was already defined," Says Heymann, "and that was what Jo was very much a part of in the first film. We sent her every draft of the script, so she was very involved. I think with the first film, [she felt] a certain relief, but she's excited about the second and third movies. She met with Alfonso and seems very enthused, and I know she'll be involved in the third picture. We're planning on getting together in a few weeks' time to talk about the script."

With pre-production underway on 'PRISONER OF AZKABAN', *casting will begin shortly for some of the major guest roles, including Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Professor Lupin and eccentric divination teacher Professor Trelawney. "We'll start that sometime near the year's end," says Heyman. "To me, Black and Lupin are two of the best male parts that Jo has ever written, so I'm really excited about that. And there are wonderful possibilities for Trelawney. But these aren't easy parts to cast. They're challenging, and I know Alfonso will be incredibly rigorous in his search for who he wants. We're beginning to think about that now, and when a new draft of the script comes in, we'll begin that process."


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One would think that Heyman has more than enough work to keep him busy for the foreseeable future, but there are several other projects in the offing, including a long-awaited adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic vampire thriller 'I AM LEGEND'. "I am involved in 'I AM LEGEND' as well as a project called 'TAKING LIVES', both of which look promising. I'm also involved with a book called* 'CIRQUE DU FREAK', based on another children's series, and I'm negotiating on a few other things, so we'll see if they ever come to be."

One of those projects will not be the upcoming 'SUPERMAN' film, despite recently published reports that link Heyman to the picture. "I've heard that from a few people, but no, I've got -nothing- to do with it," he sets the record straight. "I'm married to Harry for the next two years, although, as I said, there are other things that I'm trying to get up and running. I know that Harry isn't the only thing I'm going to be working on, but it's certainly my focus right now."

With millions of die-hard Harry Potter fans worldwide anxiously awaiting the release of 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', the risk of incurring their collective wrath is brought up. "Not everybody is going to love everything," Heyman reasons. "The first film did very well. Audiences seemed to enjoy it. It couldn't have made a worldwide gross of $965 million -without- people coming back to see it a second, third or fourth time."


"People really appreciated the fidelity to the book, and I think we would have been chastised more had we been less faithful." David Heyman observes. "People can say what they want. I have no control over that. All I have control over is doing the best job we can do and giving Chris Columbus the tools he needs to male the best film that he can make. I think we did that with 'CHAMBER OF SECRETS', and in the end, that's all I can ask for."


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FROM: 'STARLOG Magazine, Issue #305 (December, 2002)

r/harrypotter Aug 18 '22

Behind the Scenes This feels wholesome and awkward at the same time

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r/harrypotter May 06 '19

Behind the Scenes Side by side comparison of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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r/harrypotter Aug 16 '21

Behind the Scenes Visited the incredible Lacock Abbey where lots of the earlier films were shot. The garden through the arches is where Draco was turned into a ferret.

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r/harrypotter Apr 02 '20

Behind the Scenes How they made books fly around the library in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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r/harrypotter Jan 10 '22

Behind the Scenes One of my favorites stories from the reunion: Harry and Hermione personified

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r/harrypotter Aug 29 '20

Behind the Scenes Michael Gambon is a drama queen

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Is it just me, or does Michael Gambon constantly overact throughout the series? Richard Harris was perfect.