HARRY POTTER - MAGICAL PLACES

Grand in its design and package this beautiful book grants an unprecedented look at the creative process behind transforming J.K. Rowling's wizarding world from the page to the big screen. Inside readers will discover the many challenges the studio faced when building the fantastical sites depicted in Rowling's books from Hogwarts Castle and its many classrooms and dormitories to the construction of Diagon Alley and the Ministry of Magic. Organized based on film appearance this book takes readers on a visual journey through the world of all eight of the Harry Potter films. Detailed profiles of each environment pair never-before-seen concept art behind-the-scenes photographs and film stills with supplementary text that highlights filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros archives. This book truly is an unmatched look at the imaginative sets that were designed built furnished and digitally enhanced specifically for the films. It also includes the real locations that were scouted throughout the English Welshand Scottish countrysides many of which would later become the settings for places such as Hagrid's hut Shell Cottage and the Hogwarts Bridge.