WB Studio Tour’s Q&A with ‘Harry Potter’ Prop Makers (featuring Matthew Lewis!)

Jan 30, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Events, Exclusives, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Interviews, Lewis, News, Props-Sets, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London held an exclusive panel with Prop Makers for the Harry Potter films, as part of A Celebration of Harry Potter!

The event started with Head Prop Maker – Pierre Bohanna – talking about Philosopher’s Stone:

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On wand design:

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Fantastic Beasts was also discussed – the briefcase is very important (as we saw in the trailer!)

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Matthew Lewis then made an extravagant appearance, with no less than the sword of Godric Gryffindor!Screen Shot 2016-01-31 at 00.03.33 Screen Shot 2016-01-31 at 00.03.38

Then the Death Eaters arrived – ready to duel with anybody (but Matt saved the day… again):

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A Q&A with wand makers (Prop Makers Tracey Curtis and Pierre Bohanna) then commenced.

On the most difficult wands to make:

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On the process of making wands and assigning them to their chosen owner:

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Ever wondered whose wands were the wand makers’ favourites? Now you know!:

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On scenes with the most wands:

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On the most intricate prop to make:

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More on Goblet of Fire:

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Read the full coverage over at WB Studio Tour London’s Twitter, here!

 





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