Academic presentation on the Harry Potter series and its movie adaptations

1. By Vanessa Pittner

2. 1. Introduction
2. Theory
3. Divination

3. The Wizarding World of
Harry Potter
Author: Joanne Rowling (Pen name: J. K. Rowling)
Books: 1997 – 2007
Movies: 2001 – 2011
Producers: David Heyman + David Barron
Directors: Chris Columbus (1+2), Alfonso Cuarón (3),
Mike Newell (4), David Yates (5 – 8)

5. Narrative Structure
extradiegetic narrator (omniscient)
Close third-person
intradiegetic narrator
(Homodiegetic/autodiegetic)
frame narrative
Narrative time: flashbacks, leap in time,
omission, narrative and events last about the
same time
Narrative misdirection
Telling vs. showing
Duration for book: 4h30min (average reader)
Duration of movie: 2h32min
VS.

6. Hero’s Journey 1. Call to
Adventure
2. Refusal of
Call
3.
Supernatural
Aid
4. Crossing
First Threshold
5. Belly of the
Whale
6. Road of
Trials
7. Meeting the
Goddess
8. Temptation
9. The
Ultimate Boon
10. Crossing
the Return
Threshold
11. Freedom
to Live

7. Structural Adaptations - for the most part,
use the same set of distributional functions as
the source material upon which they are based
Combination of actualisation and expansion
Translation Strategies
Immersion
Book gives freedom for imagination which
allows a more in depth immersion than a
movie

8. Official Spin-Offs
Movie:
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
(also available in book form)
Games:
non-interactive media games and board
games
Eight video games corresponding with the
films and books and five spin-offs
Mobile phone game – “Harry Potter:
Hogwarts Mystery”
Wonderbook series (Spells+Potions)
Audio books
Stage production:
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” (also
available in book form)

9. The End