Behind the Scenes
Director
David YatesDavid Yates gets stuck with an enormous task in this film: take J. K. Rowling's massive seventh novel, split the narrative arc across two films, and still make each movie stand on its ow...
Screenwriter
Steve KlovesSteve Kloves has been in the driver's seat (scriptwriting-wise, that is) for almost all the Harry Potter movies. Okay, sure, he took a powder on Order of the Phoenix, but he's back now...
Production Studio
Warner Brothers, Heydey FilmsConsistency is the name of the game at the end of the series, Shmoopers. Have you noticed how these last movies have been sticking with the same director and writer? We...
Production Design
The Magical (Digital) World of Harry PotterThis is a movie with wizards, beasts (fantastic ones, you might say), and all kinds of other things you wouldn't typically be able to film, so it's safe t...
Music (Score)
Alexandre DesplatThe Harry Potter series has been pretty consistent, in terms of score: overall spooky, but with soaring, fast-paced moments when Harry and his friends are involved in some kind of...
Fandoms
We wouldn't say Harry Potter has "fans" so much as…devotees? Followers? Worshipers? Apostles? You get the drift: The folks who love Harry are intense about it, as we've already discussed (a lot)...