Learn why so many of Britain’s acting greats wanted to be part of Harry Potter’s world… and which ones became mentors to the young stars. See screen tests of actors including Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown) working with the established stars. Rowling books helped Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and more stars make their roles leap from page to screen. “That’s the heart and that’s the soul of the film.” And that’s the heart and soul of this incisive, decade-spanning exploration of how the series’s actors bring the beloved Harry Potter characters to life. “We really do look at the story and characters first,” producer David Heyman says. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Revealed – 2002 HBO First Look specialĬreating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters – Explore how the cast and creative team of directors and designers take the character’s descriptions on the page to the actor’s performances on film.Ĭollectibles: 48-page photo book with never-before-seen images from Years 1-7 and 2 Ultimate Edition Character cards, Rubeus Hagrid and Severus Snape.Ĭreating the World of Harry Potter – Part 2: Characters Screen tests of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson Rowling has a wide variety of characters, including humans, wizards, witches, and other magical creatures. Interviews with Students, professors and more. ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets‘ by J.
Tour Dumbledore’s Office- Welcome to the self-guided tour of Professor Dumbledore’s office, one of the most fascinating rooms at Hogwarts. Rowling and Steve Kloves- The author and screenwriter detail how the books are brought to life, and the changes that happen in the process.īuild a Scene- Building a scene as magnificent as Professor Dumbledore’s office takes more than wood, plaster, nails and paint. Photo Gallery: Certificates- Have a look at Gilderoy Lockhart’s many achievements Required Reading- Find out what text books you’ll need for Lockhart’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class.Ī Conversation with J.K. Read under a queer lens, the ambivalence of all the DADA teachers and their unique relationship with the hero offer a fertile ground for speculation how the DADA teachers influence Harry’s process of sexual (and possibly queer) maturation.Disc 2: Extended Version with 13 minutes of footage not shown in theatres Concluding, the significance of the DADA teachers for Harry’s final role as heterosexual husband and father in the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II will be discussed. This paper seeks to investigate the role-conception of the DADA teachers from a film scholars’ perspective by exploring their queer potential, mainly focussing on their relationship with the hero and on their appearance in the movies. And finally, Harry’s eyes are eroticised as fetish for Snape. Furthermore, Moody has not only a secret identity he gets a perverse kick from pain and transfiguration. Lupin’s second nature as werewolf is a secret that references closeted homosexuality and AIDS. The Chamber of Secrets Monster, The Basilisk, Explained. Lockhart’s role-conception follows the Sissy-stereotype from the Classic Hollywood era. There is Quirrell’s lavender turban and his double-identity as host for Voldemort. Every DADA teacher turns out to be hiding something, has a secret identity, and is untrustworthy, evil or at least strange. It is important to note that all six possible role-models to the hero are defined by their highly ambivalent character.
Apart from his relationship with Albus Dumbledore, Harry’s encounters with these teachers are the most important lessons during his way into adulthood. Every Hogwarts school year is defined by Harry Potter’s new teacher for Defence Against the Dark Arts (DADA): Quirinus Quirrell, Gilderoy Lockhart, Remus Lupin, Moody/Barty Crouch Jr., Dolores Umbridge, and Severus Snape.
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