Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament.
Readers, we will cast a giant invisibility cloak over any more plot and reveal only that You-Know-Who is very much after Harry and that this year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars-the Death Eaters-are out for murder. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight-and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. In that respect we used as many real-life references as possible when creating the shots.”ĭouble Negative’s work on the project includes key sequences such as the Portkey journey to the Quidditch World Cup, the train journey to Hogwarts, Mad Eye Moody’s demonstration of the Unforgivable Curses, and the climactic confrontation between Harry and Voldemort.In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. As the series progresses and the story becomes darker, it’s important for us to reinforce the fact that the characters are at risk and living in a dangerous world.
From the outset Mike was clear that he wanted to steer clear of an overtly magical approach, and instead give it an old-worldly feel based firmly in reality.
Director Mike Newell, new to the franchise, wanted the visuals to reflect this change in tone, as Mark Michaels explains, “All the visual effects we’ve created are based on an organic theme. Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire takes the series into darker territory as Harry faces arch nemesis Voldemort for the first time.
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