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Harry Potter Practical Effects You Thought Were CGI

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Creating the world of Harry Potter had a lot more real magic behind the scenes than we would have expected. While CGI played its part, tons of major and surprising special effects were done practically with handmade mechanisms and camera tricks. For the most part, the animals we see on set were actually there including the phoenix, Fawkes! Whether the animals were real or a shockingly convincing creation, fully equipped to be able to move around seemingly on their own they brought major realism and true magic to the screen. The Wizards chess set was larger than life literally! Rupert Grint actually got to sit on a giant chess piece. The doors of the Chamber of Secrets and many Gringotts vaults looked too good to be true, but those were actually created and included a ton of intricate detail to really bring the fantasy. When casting spells, CGI was a major contributor, creating the lights we see flying out of wands all except for one the Lumos light! Not many people get to experience what it would feel like to literally inflate but the actress who played Aunt Marge lived the experience on set while wearing multiple inflatable costumes and enduring multiple makeup and prosthetic changes. MadEye Moody actor Brendan Gleeson also got to experience a fake magical eye like his character the main difference being the one Gleeson used was equipped with a radio controller! Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint really got to experience a lot of magic even when they were wrapped up in the Devils Snare, they really had fake vines wrapped around them, with people controlling all the puppet limbs! They also got to hold a three dimensional Marauder's Map. It wasnt all fun and games though the young actors also had to face enormous replicas of terrifying creatures like Basilisks and supersized tarantulas. All these practical effects used to bring the magic just makes us appreciate these films even more!
Date: 2022-06-06

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Comments and reviews: 9

Clever
How can we not appreciate their hard and intelligent work. Now we can totally say it's because of their hard work make harry potter unique from others.
Really appreciated your brilliant work. And also through this we can see the hard work of backstagers. They also deserve as the others.
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idk
Rip daniel imagine dacing a giant snake that probably would be the biggest jn the world wiht that size right in front of you and with ginormous fangs but dang if cgi or effects or animatronics or robots werent a thing it would have been real that would be cool and horrifying at the same time
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Kayleigh
Thats awesome
I didn't know about the subtle green screen hands carrying library books to their place, as if by magic. All of it is why I love Harry potter
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Brandon
I am going to have to say may big practical affect Will probably have to be the three headed dog and the library scene where he opens the book while it screams
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KПIMFЯ1
MCU should do more practical effects. They overuse CGI, when they should balance them both and use it when really necessary
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Paraone
It surprises me how much of Harry Potter movies were CGI. Thinking now no wonder why the movies still look great today.
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Terminator
This is why I love old school movies 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. They are not like shitly cgi movies like today's
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GoldenTrio
This is why HP is one of the best series. They use real props and animatronics to make the movies stand out
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William
Ngl Harry Potter films are a masterpiece in case of Production Design. They nailed every aspect of it.
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