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silentnpale's review
5.0
I wish I could give it 10 stars. I call this book my Harry Potter Bible. If you are a Harry Potter fan, you need this. That is all.
kristins_library's review against another edition
5.0
This book is absolutely amazing, love it so much!!
daphx00's review
5.0
This book is FANTASTIC! A must have for every Harry Potter fan out there!
Full review to come.
Full review to come.
heathercottledillon's review
5.0
The first time I saw this, I flipped out. As someone who's obsessed with all things Harry Potter, I just had to get my hands on this massive book. Reading it was even more fun than I thought it would be. It goes through the entire process of making each movie, from selecting the cast to writing the scripts to bringing the incredible magic to life on screen. It's got the big-picture stuff, like the different directors' and producers' visions, as well as the details, like how they made each magical creature. There are tons of interviews and quotes from the cast and crew, plus memorabilia from the sets. Basically, this is the best coffee table book ever if you love Harry Potter.
Here are a few random things I learned while reading this book:
At the beginning, there was discussion of animating the films instead of using real people (how different that would have been!)
Daniel Radcliffe wasn't even going to try out for the role of Harry Potter; fortunately for him, his family ran into one of the producers at an opera and talked his parents into letting him audition
Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) has never read the Harry Potter books (shame on him!)
Emma Watson (Hermione) had a huge crush on Tom Felton (Draco) during the filming of the first several movies
One crew member's only job was gluing individual hairs and feathers into stuff, like the boar's head in Hogsmead and Dumbledore's bird, Fawkes
Here are a few random things I learned while reading this book:
At the beginning, there was discussion of animating the films instead of using real people (how different that would have been!)
Daniel Radcliffe wasn't even going to try out for the role of Harry Potter; fortunately for him, his family ran into one of the producers at an opera and talked his parents into letting him audition
Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) has never read the Harry Potter books (shame on him!)
Emma Watson (Hermione) had a huge crush on Tom Felton (Draco) during the filming of the first several movies
One crew member's only job was gluing individual hairs and feathers into stuff, like the boar's head in Hogsmead and Dumbledore's bird, Fawkes
ansl's review against another edition
5.0
Dit moet iedere Potterhead hebben! Heel mooi en heel erg geweldig! Het is het geld meer dan waard :D.
thelibraryskeeper's review
5.0
This is a fantastic resource for the films and even for a little background knowledge on some of the designs for the books from JK herself. It's a wealth of information from each film. I recommend this very highly to anyone who is a fan of the Harry Potter franchise.
heidenkind's review
This book is totally amazing! I'm thinking about stealing it from the library (I won't, but I'm thinking about it).
linda_v's review
5.0
A beautiful collector's item. Great for real Harry Potter fans who can't get enough of this magical world.
floralfox's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Just wow.
As soon as I got this book, I knew I would have to read it cover to cover to really feel complete. I couldn't just skim, I had to know everything! And it was lovely and so rewarding. I knew a lot of stuff, granted, but that's what comes with being so immersed in this universe for so long.
This book really made me appreciate the movies more. I could understand more why they chose to do certain things, appreciate the changes they made. I loved the stories offered by the actors and the crew. And god, I got overwhelmed just thinking about the amount of attention, time, and detail they put into some of those props! Individual hairs! Moulds! Casts! 4 different Buckbeaks! It was astounding.
And the photography was crisp and clear, the foldouts were lovely, the details superb. I loved the owls and snakes and castles that you could only see if the page was tilted just right.
Seriously. This book was perfect and amazing and I learned a lot and it recreated the magic for me in a completely new way.
As soon as I got this book, I knew I would have to read it cover to cover to really feel complete. I couldn't just skim, I had to know everything! And it was lovely and so rewarding. I knew a lot of stuff, granted, but that's what comes with being so immersed in this universe for so long.
This book really made me appreciate the movies more. I could understand more why they chose to do certain things, appreciate the changes they made. I loved the stories offered by the actors and the crew. And god, I got overwhelmed just thinking about the amount of attention, time, and detail they put into some of those props! Individual hairs! Moulds! Casts! 4 different Buckbeaks! It was astounding.
And the photography was crisp and clear, the foldouts were lovely, the details superb. I loved the owls and snakes and castles that you could only see if the page was tilted just right.
Seriously. This book was perfect and amazing and I learned a lot and it recreated the magic for me in a completely new way.