I’mSpencer, and I recently visitedWarner Bros. Studiosin England where they filmed theHarry Pottermovies.
1:24 scale model of the school, and they filmed it in front of a green screen.
The model is over 50 feet in diameter and took 40 different artists to build.
An additional 50 artists were then responsible for maintaining it throughout the production of the film.
Real gravel and plants and trees were also used to make the landscaping look as lifelike as possible.
They then combined visual and digital effects to create the right and believable lighting effect for the movie.
Also, only about 50 “costumers” (i.e.
However, the flames started burning through the wires, and they came crashing to the ground.
For safety reasons, most of the candles were ultimately replaced with digital effects instead.
12.Exactly 538 individual sets were created throughout the filming of all eight movies.
It’s one of the longest-standing sets from the entire series.
14.One of the Prop Manufacturing Department’s favorite pieces to craft was the Triwizard Cup.
For example, it was the magician’s idea to use a hidden thread to sneakily unfold the map.
16.Harry’s first broomstick was obviously the Nimbus 2000, but it almost looked completely different.
The Props Department went through 25 different iterations before settling on the final version.
However, they used both special ~and~ visual effects for the final product.
Visual effects were then used to make the space feel even larger.
21.Hundreds of different plates were used for Professor Umbridge’s decorative kitten plate collection.
24.The Creature Shop would also work on developing non-actor creatures.
For example, this is how they were able to create the Basilisk.
After months of rehearsals, they ultimately had to scrap the idea and resort mostly to visual effects.
would be applied and touched up with makeup to blend seamlessly together.
The cups were then scanned and digitized to look like they were duplicating in the actual scene.
29.They also created over 210,000 detailed coins to represent the Wizarding currency.
However, in the final film, the coins were made of plastic and glued together in giant stacks.
Over 140 different kinds of products were created and sold in their store.
As a result, all of the rooms and grounds consistently change locations.
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