How were the Harry Potter monsters made?
How were magical creatures created for movies?
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Greetings
00:31 - Phoenix
02:44 - Thestral
04:14 - Basilisk
05:07 - Aragog
06:03 - Dinomachine
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The first movie about the most famous wizard was released more than 20 years ago, but it is still happily revisited and considered one of the best in the series, as well as "Chamber of Secrets". This is largely due to the amazing magical atmosphere of Hogwarts, which perfectly managed to convey on the screen. And no small part in this was played by the props, special effects specialists, animators and other masters of their craft, whose contribution we so rarely think about.
Phoenix
In the movie, we see as many as three variations of Fawkes: a decrepit old man, a newborn chick, and a bird in his prime. And while the phoenix flying or fighting the basilisk was obviously computer-generated, in most other moments we see not computer graphics at all, but a complex electro-mechanical model. This approach really deserves respect.
Artist Adam Brockbank, who developed the concept art of the phoenix that was used by both computer graphics experts and the craftsmen who created the animatronic model, says that the image of the decrepit bird that flashed before Harry's eyes is based on the appearance of a vulture.
It has a long neck, its feathers are almost all out, its coloring resembles a burnt match, but it still flashes sparks in its eyes.
Basilisk
Another magical creature, over the screen embodiment of which had to seriously sweat the creators of "The Chamber of Secrets", is a basilisk. This is one of the most dangerous creatures, because even a careless glance at him can lead to death, not to mention the strongest poison and giant fangs. In many scenes, especially those accompanied by fast or complex movements, computer graphics were used. But that doesn't mean that the masters of practical effects were finally able to rest.
Specialists made an electronic-mechanical model of the head and neck of the basilisk, which is only 7.5 meters long and weighs 1.5 tons. And this, according to the already mentioned Nick Dadman, the lowest possible weight, which they were able to achieve, even resorting to a lot of tricks. The skin of this basilisk, by the way, was made of porous rubber.
The use of this gigantic construct was mainly in Harry's battle scene with the basilisk on Salazar Slytherin's stone face. People at the console literally threw the model at Daniel Radcliffe, and he had to dodge it. And it's her that Harry stabs with the Gryffindor sword in the movie. Also, the "real basilisk" was probably used in some of the shots of Potter's chase through the giant pipes, especially the ones where only the snake's face is visible and it's as close to the boy as possible.
Aragog
I'd like to start by saying that the spider in the movie wasn't some computer graphics or clever special effect. Sure, at first Chris Collambus wanted to just draw a spider into every frame, but then it turned out to be too labor intensive for too long. The need to draw a spider would not only increase the production time of the movie, but would also significantly increase its cost. For this reason, Aragog decided to make Aragog material.
And here you need to understand: we are not just talking about some mockup, but a full-fledged animator's model, which could move his legs and click his jaws, imitating hunting and talking. To accomplish this, several engineers were hired to work on the spider, and they labored on Aragog for months.
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