Brazilian Set Report -
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A new set report....
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Thanks to Danradcliffe.com for proividing us with a new set report.
No, I never got a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And I don’t come from a wizard family either. Tricks? Not even with cards. Yet, I spent a day walking the corridor of the school: the dormitories; Great Hall; the clock tower patio; Gryffindor Common Room - even Hagrid´s Hut! What can I say?
Well, Professor Albus Dumbledore's chair is a lot more comfortable than it looks. Far from a dream, the truth is that the visit was to Leavesden Studios, half an hour from London, where the set of one of the most successful series of all time has been since 2001, and where Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is taking shape. If "magic" is the word that describes the universe created by J.K.Rowling, then I don´t need to find a thesaurus to translate the work of Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mama También), who has taken Chris Columbus’ job and control of the new adventure. "It was a challenge, but it's been a pleasure too", said Cuarón to SET in a break of the recordings.
With none of the "adult" actors in Leavesden that day, all he had to worry about was an army of children in the Great Hall of Hogwarts for the scene that was being filmed - the one in which Harry receives a new (and mysterious) broom.
Before seeing the filming of this scene, I was taken to face another of the mysteries of the world of the young wizard. In Hogsmeade, for instance, the visit extended to a candy store - the same set that was used for Ollivander's wand shop in Philosophers Stone and the bookstore in Chamber of Secrets. The only thing that they did is "decorate" the scene again. In Prisoner of Azkaban, Hogsmeade is shown in the winter, covered with snow - or in reality, of salt. This is the real movie magic.
At the end of the day, Harry with Ron and Hermione had a little chat with SET. Well-humored and still motivated for being on a production this big, Daniel Radcliffe runs over his words, completes the lines of his co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint and shows that he looks more like his character than it was possible to imagine. "It's all a great joy", says the young actor, before he confirms that he is getting ready to work on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth adventure which is going to be directed by Mike Newell. "I love Harry, I’m in a career not far from him", he says, "If I make all the movies of all the books, I’m still going to be a teenager, and I'm going to be just starting". When I asked if the trio already watched Cuarón’s other movies, Emma Watson quickly answers: "I didn´t see Y Tu Mama También... of course",she says with a laugh. "I saw it, twice!", shoots Radcliffe, showing that Harry Potter has indeed grown up!
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