Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studios

1. By Kelechi Okorie
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2. This is a white card model of
one of many sets In the Harry
Potter film. The director uses
this model to visualise what
will happen in the scene. This
is effective because it will help
the director to position
everything very neatly such as
the actors and the props. Every
single detail in the model will
help bring the actual set to life
and make it more realistic for
the audience.

3. This is a model of the main
building in the film which is called
Hogwarts. In the film the Hogwarts
Castle is a large, seven-storey high
building supported by magic, with
a hundred and forty two staircases
throughout its many towers and
turrets and very deep dungeons.
This building would've took many
hours to create and bring to life.
This model helps the director see
how it would look in the real film.
It would also help the director
make the film better by visualising
what it is going to look like. They
would also be able to improve the
set by making a model to start
with. This would have cost a lot of
money to make as there are very
detailed bricks, doorways and
various lightings. On the model
you can see mountains and rocks
holding up the castle to add to the
scenery.

4. This is a picture of Harry and
Ron’s room in the castle. The
room is filled with different
objects to make the film more
magical and visually stunning.
The costumes for Harry and
Ron are simple and casual yet
effective as it shows they’re
comfortable with their
surroundings which tells us a
lot about the story and how
they feel about where they
live. There are arched
windows and oil paintings
which conveys to the
audience that it is an old
fashioned vintage building. It
also shows that the room is
formal and that it should be
respected by the people living
inside.

5. This is a picture of Harry and
Ron sitting inside the train in
the film. This is the very first
Harry Potter film. The director
has positioned the mannequins
on the set to visualise the way
the scene will play out. To make
the scene come to life and more
realistic, there are many props
in the carriage such as the
different types of sweets. Many
different items and materials
were used that you normally
see and feel on a train carriage.

6. The picture on the right hand side of the screen is a canvas
painting of the character “Dobby”. The picture on the left is
a sculpture of “Dobby”. “Dobby” is an animated character
therefore sculptures and drawings make it easier to
visualise the character on screen. By going through these
procedures it makes the animated character look more
realistic in the film. This brings the character of “Dobby” to
life. The different colours and textures on the drawing and
sculpture make him look extremely realistic.

7. This is a photograph of a stone statue in the
main hall at Hogwarts's. This makes the hall
visually stunning and creates a magical but
tense atmosphere for the audience because the
level of detail is phenomenal and it sets the
scene nicely for the film.

8. In this picture there are different
costumes for the main characters in
the film. A formal attire is shown for
these members of the cast to show the
transition of age for Harry, Ron and
Hermione. These are the costumes
used at the end of the final film to
show to the audience that they are
looking into the future of their lives.
These costumes show that they are
not kids anymore. The director
wanted to show that they have grown
up and have become more matured.
The audience can understand this
because of the attire the costume
designer has created. The costumes
give the audience the message that
time has passed and that they are
being given an insight into the future.
That is how powerful costumes are
films as they give us a better idea of
what the director is trying to convey
to the audience.

9. Here is another white card model for one of the
many streets in the Harry Potter movie. The
detail is extremely precise with specific and
unique dimensions, windows, doors and bricks
appropriate for the film and the genre.

10. This is a picture of an extremely
narrow hallway in the Harry
Potter movie. This is an illusion as
the position of the walls make it
look as if the chair is really far
away however, the chair in the
picture is actually really close to
us. To create this illusion for the
audience, they used different
camera angles and set designs to
change the way the objects in the
frame have been shot.