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books as well as some Charles Dickens-inspired design. Here fans are treated to the three-storey Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes shop, with its mischievous products and 20-foot mannequin, as well as the iconic Ollivanders Wand Shop, which was home to more than 17,000 individually labelled wand boxes during fi lming. Additional tour highlights include the detailed model of Hogwarts castle, which was also built for the fi rst fi lm, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™. With more than 74 years of man-hours spent on building and reworking it, it is certainly an impressive sight. Created by a team of 86 artists and crewmembers, it includes real gravel for rockwork and boulders, plants for landscaping and trees, and more than 2,500 fi bre optic lights, which simulate lanterns and torches and even give the illusion of students passing through the hallways.
Care of Magical Creatures Fans are also treated to a look at the green
screen technology that helped to create the iconic quidditch scenes, as well as a look around the creature eff ects workshop. With hundreds of prosthetics and creatures used throughout the fi lm series, this is undoubtedly one of the tour highlights. From the venomous Basilisk to everybody’s favourite house elf, Dobby, the creature shop off ers a nostalgic and fascinating look at the other stars of the Harry Potter fi lm series. In addition to animatronics, which were used
to create the 18-foot Aragog and three versions of Buckbeak and Fawkes, among other things, the creature shop is also home to macquettes, a selection of models that were scanned by the visual eff ects department and developed into computer-generated versions. T e life-sized version of Dobby, which was
created for the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1™ is one such model that had computer-generated facial expressions and movements added later.
Magical eyes and more T e source of many nightmares, Lord
Voldemort’s snake-like face, which was used to transform Ralph Fiennes into his villainous role, is also a result of the impressive makeup eff ects on display here. From temporary tattoos for veins, contact
lenses, false eyebrows, fi ngernails and teeth, you’ll be able to see what makes a real movie monster.
Tickets for Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – T e Making of Harry Potter are available at
www.wbstudiotour.co.uk and must be pre-booked in advance by selecting tour times throughout the day.
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