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This stunning package is a truly immersive reading experience with unseen imagery, concept art and exclusive insights from the cast and crew. It includes exclusive and removable photographs, pull-outs, maps, pamphlets and other artefacts from the world of the films. A must-have for all fans of Harry Potter – old and new alike.

‘Visually scrumptious, filled with fun gimmicks and cut-outs’ – Independent on Sunday
‘From start to finish, this book is amazing’ – ***** Reader review
‘A must for any Harry Potter fan’ – ***** Reader review
‘This book is on a whole different LEVEL of awesome’ – ***** Reader review
‘You NEED this book if you LOVE Harry Potter’ – ***** Reader review
‘Fun, insightful and interactive’ – ***** Reader review

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An international bestseller and publishing phenomenon, Harry Potter Film Wizardry was the first book to delve into the magical world of the enormously successful film franchise. This beautifully illustrated and interactive official tie-in to the wonderful Harry Potter films is a truly immersive reading experience for fans of all ages.

Learn why Yule Ball ice sculptures never melt, where Galleons, Sickles and Knuts are really “minted”, how to get a Hippogriff to work with actors, about the inspiration behind Hogwarts castle, and why Dementors move the way they do.

Written and designed in collaboration with the cast and crew that brought J.K Rowling’s celebrated novels to the silver screen, Harry Potter: Film Wizardry delivers an enchanting interactive experience, transporting readers to the Wizarding World by sharing filmmaking secrets, unpublished photography and artwork, and exclusive stories from the stars, including: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes stories from the producer on all eight films, David Heyman, director David Yates, and production designer Stuart Craig.

Full of removable, facsimile reproductions of props and paper ephemera from the movies, concept art and unseen visuals, this collectible volume offers a privileged look at the Harry Potter films and the making of true movie magic.

Reviews

‘In many ways this book is more like a scrapbook than a conventional reference source. Part of it’s charm is that it looks like someone has created a personal scrap book of mementos and collectables from the Harry Potter movies. This makes it a fresh and enjoyable read – there are so many items on every page, it is difficult to know which to read or look at first!

At only 24.2 x 28.6 x 2.5 cm, 160 pages and 1.4kg in weight, this book is really the little brother of the more comprehensive mammoth sized “Harry Potter: Page to Screen” by Bob McCabe. In truth, the two books are totally different – “Film Wizardry” attempts to provide a rush of memories and energy from a well assembled scrapbook format, where as “Page To Screen” is more like an encyclopaedia. You can get through “Film Wizardry” in a few hours, but it is so much fun, it can be re-read again and again.

“Film Wizardry” covers the visual elements of the films tremendously well. In brilliant colour images there are costume sketches and designs, story board sequences, memorable scenes created by the concept artists and maps and diagrams illustrating the complex rooms and corridors of Hogwarts School and the mysterious nooks and crannies of Diagon Alley. Most magical of all are the various movie prop replicas which enable you to grasp and hold some of the magical items from the world of Harry Potter. It is best to leave these as a surprise as there is a lot of excitement in discovering them for the first time!

One or two teasers are a copy of Harry’s letter from Hogwarts School and a copy of Libatius Borage’s “Advanced Potion-Making” – but it is more fun to discover these yourself!

This is a must-have book for any serious Harry Potter enthusiast, and even someone with a casual interest in the J K Rowling books or the Potter movies would find this lots of fun and highly informative.’

‘Having recently read other behind the scenes Harry Potter books (The Character Vault, The Creature Vault and Magical Places from the Films) I was unsure whether I would learn much more by picking up “Harry Potter Film Wizardry” but the positive reviews for it on Amazon persuaded me that it was worth a look.

I’ll admit that I didn’t really learn anything from this book that I hadn’t already

learnt from the other three Harry Potter books, but there were so many more photos in this book.

Along with all the new photos were several other cool things, including prop replicas such as Harry’s Letter, a Marauders Map, a Quidditch World Cup Programme, Advanced Potion Making, and a Yule Ball menu among other things. The replicas are all brilliant, many of which I’m too scared to get out and look at properly (like the Marauders Map).

The book is really nicely laid out, with many pages in the style of the Daily Prophet, or other designers’ notebooks. The book is mostly in chronological order, working its way through each of the films and the characters.

All in all Film Wizardry is a good book and I’ve loved looking through it. Although I didn’t really learn anything different from this book as I did in the other three books mentioned, I would recommend the book to anyone who wants a good look behind the scenes in the making of all the Harry Potter films. Plus it looks great on my bookcase with the other books and “Harry Potter from Page to Screen”’