livedesignonline.com: “I went over during filming to see firsthand how the sets were lit, what the angles were, and what they were doing for colors,” says Michael Finney, the lighting designer and facility project manager for Thinkwell Group for Warner Bros. Studio Tour The Making of Harry Potter. “Having [the films' production designer] Stuart Craig involved in the attraction was a huge benefit to my understanding how best to recreate the feel of the film lighting while balancing the needs of the attraction. He was so generous and collaborative, as were all the filmmakers involved.”
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This is so cool. I have played with interactive lighting some, and I have always run into the problem of having to lighting things very differently from theatre lighting. Apparently I'm not the only one. I think this is just so fascinating, to see real lighting designers collaborating to bring the feels of movie scenes to real life. Also: Harry Potter was just plain awesome, and, much to the shagrin of my family, I was astounded by the lighting. I can't wait until I can see the Harry Potter exhibit!
The system that they are using is extremely interesting in that they are just using RPUs. I am sure that they had a full sized EOS on the programing since it would be pretty hard to program just on the RPU. It makes a lot of sense that they don’t have a full sized EOS for the museum but they do have reduce which makes a ton of sense since the EOS software had an occasional problem with crashing and in this type of environment that would be extremely bad. I know that movie lighting is a lot different than the typical person would think, what it would look like. So them going the more theatrical version makes a ton of sense.
I love the fact that they chose to go the more theatrical route when it came to lighting these movies. I think as well as it just being a more interesting way of looking at the scenes, it also keeps up with the world of these stories. Theater is all about suspended disbelief and so is Harry Potter. It almost seems like a no-brainer to approach them the same way. I'd love to hear more about the color schemes and the angles in which they chose to light everything, and I find it so interesting that they only used LEDs. The effects of these movies are pretty much one of the main reasons I have been able to watch them so many times and I wish other movies made me feel the same way.
I love how the designers created the lighting cues changing the scenes from daylight to moonlight in Diagon Alley. I also like the fact that every building in Diagon Alley is specifically lit, making each area of light unique and different. That difference creates more interest in the overall image itself. I also love how the designers thought of new ways to light rooms, such as the windows in the Great Hall and Potions rooms. It just goes to show that there is never one way to create something in theater.
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