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SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 at 5:45 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: Cinesite via The Leaky Cauldron
Cinesite, a visual effects company that worked on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, has divulged
details of various projects from the film, including how they accomplished time travel, the moving portraits, invisible thestrals and more:
Cinesite's team of digital effects artists back in Soho completed many effects sequences for the film. These included filling the ceiling of the Great Hall with computer generated Candles, creating the Enchanted Ceiling, the Monster Book of Monsters, Marauders' Map ink effects, various ghost and ghost horsemen effects and the stunning panoramic shot where the camera follows Hedwig flying through time and season towards Harry in the Hogwarts clocktower.
The company said they started working in April 2003 and completed a year later. The film was released to theaters in early June and comes out on DVD in November.
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The Dark Knight
Points: 5789
minister for magic says:
The special effects were amazing. Can't wait to but the DVD.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:50 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1014
[DEER|DANCING|DOOM] says:
I wonder if this company will be doing the effects for GoF also. GoF will have very extensive CGI scenes.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:51 PM EST
The Quibbler Poet
Points: 7054
.:Wicked T:. says:
Well thats detailed enough for me and so now we know
how they did the whole special effect thing wowow.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:51 PM EST
Student
Points: 270
Hannah Radcliffe says:
Ooooh cool! I can't wait till the movie comes out. I will definatly appreciate it more.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:51 PM EST
Points: 15101
xeon says:
Thats cool, special effects teams are good at their jobs!
1 year, thats fast, but maybe they didnt have to do that many effects?
Oh well, still good.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:52 PM EST
Witch
Points: 795
Emma Look Alike says:
Oh cool! Yea, it had to have taken a while to be put together. Im glad they are doing it though. It's great they are giving it to the public.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:52 PM EST
Squib
Points: 188
LoonyLarah says:
NEATO!! I've always wondered how they did things like that, especially with the fly through time thing- and I'm taking a video editing course because of that.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:52 PM EST
Parselmouth
Points: 29083
Thestral Eyes says:
Ahh, i realy cannot wait to see how they do the thestrals on screen, invisible and visible! It must be hard to do, especialy for the actors, acting with something that isnt there.
The special effects in GOF didnt realy seem that good to me, the werewolf especialy *grumbleS* but the scenic ones were brill, and the time turner was good too :)
lets hope the CGI dragons are breath taking and not CGI obvious like in other dragon films.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:57 PM EST
Witch
Points: 578
Neville'sBestFriend says:
I really hope the effects are very good for this fim! It deserves it! There is too much magic to see. I can't wait. I would love to know even more details! :D
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 5:58 PM EST
Pixie Liaison
Points: 11797
carina says:
Ohh I wonder if this company will work on GoF too.. I thought the Maruders map, portraits, and ghosts were all really good!! I hope they'll show some behind the scenes stuff on how they created everything on the DVD.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:03 PM EST
Witch
Points: 548
tinkerbel says:
Yeah!!! today is my birthday!!! okay, getting back to the topic, its amazing how a full year of work was put to a film that lasted under 3 hours, and considering that there were only certain scenes that they did. It must extremely time consuming work. I wonder if they will be doing the special effects for Goblet of Fire too?
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:08 PM EST
Professor of Astronomy
Points: 3288
Prof Aurora Sinistra says:
Awesome... that's a great article, I really like their website too... all the different pictures on there. I like the particular bit about how they re-did the portraits in hogwarts. The part with the fat lady was particularily good.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:11 PM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 9051
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
It is always interesting to learn more about how all of the special effects are done. In a way, they are as magical as the things that they are trying to convey. The effects get better all the time, where soon it will be really hard to distinguish from real magic.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:17 PM EST
Squib
Points: 198
simdave2000 says:
Excellent! Very good news, that's brightened my day already . . . yay!
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:19 PM EST
Student
Points: 210
kachosweet says:
Mmm,I don't like when they do that.It shows there's no real magic.I know I know but.... in a kind of way to have the excitement of seeing all that without worrying it was a computer or a machine who did that.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:21 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 399
Crazie4Dan says:
Definate props on the Visual effects.Thats the whole movie.It'd be stupid if the dementor was Alfonso dressed up in a black bath robe.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:22 PM EST
Honeydukes Princess
Points: 6925
Wakko says:
back in Soho??? where is Soho? is that the same as the Soho in New YOrk? because that is really weird then.. but I cannot wait for the DVD movie to come out.. PoA was my favorite of the three mostly because of the special effects and that all the actors have developed so much!
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:25 PM EST
Transfiguration Professor
Points: 2990
Choralee says:
It is nice to hear from the people behind the scenes! The effects for PoA were very good.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:25 PM EST
Points: 3723
emma'shockeyplayer says:
Wow... we should really give them a big thanks and hope that they work on this movie as well, because they are really good at what they do it looks like... im going to go into graphics to so i might want to go to a websitte with them on it and ask them a few questions... i think thats a good idea.... Cant wait for November...
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:30 PM EST
Unspeakable
Points: 3920
stocco says:
I did enjoy how well the special effects were, even though the script was total crap. I really wish Steve Kloves would stop writing the screenplays and let someone else do it.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:33 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1217
mahaliah says:
Oh cool! Yea, it had to have taken a while to be put together. I hope GoF will be just as awesome! I can't wait! yay!
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:39 PM EST
Witch
Points: 945
The World Is My Own says:
I can't wait to see the DVD with all its special features! It will be so amazing.
And it comes out near my birthday too1 What a great birthday gift!
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:40 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 439
mrs_r.weasley says:
I've always been into how they make thse movies! This article is great!
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:45 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2286
Terri Boot says:
uh huh. Okay. All HP movies had pretty good special effects. I hope GoF and OotP and HBP are also as good.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:46 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1247
Matt12 says:
Those special effects were pretty amazing. Im not suprised it took them as long as it did. The special effects sure were needed though, and they will be needed in all of the coming movies.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 6:57 PM EST
Auror
Points: 4081
RON's all up in heRmiONe says:
Wow, I imagine that would have taken a long time to do. I heard they spent 6 months on the dementors alone. The special effects are awesome. I can't wait for the dvd, i pre-ordered it. Since I put it on 2 day shipping, i want it as soon as possible. It is going to ship on the 23rd, but since thanksgiving is the next day, it will take so much longer.
Posted Sep 9, 2004 at 7:06 PM EST
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