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Studio Leavesden, starring all the Harry Potter movies, is located on the former airfield. During the Second World War there were produced aircraft for the Ministry of Defence, and later - aircraft engines Rolls-Royce.
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2. When in 2000 the producers chose this location to build a studio for the filming of a new movie based on the book by JK Rowling, there was one hangar. Now there are still kept the whole props, scenery remained even from the very first series.



3. At the entrance, visitors are welcomed Great Hall of Hogwarts school of magic, where the tables are covered in anticipation of students.



4. The ceiling here is not to be seen as its place in computer graphics created by candles floating in the air. Candles, however, were real, suspended on the fishing line - in the future, this fishing gear was removed with the help of computer graphics tools.



5. And here is a common living room college Gryffindor, which displays the original costumes, starring Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.



6. Tour the studio and tells the story of those who stayed behind the scenes, such as costume designers who have created, in particular, shown in a photo of Tom Weasley evening dress for the Yule Ball.



7. This is not a suit, it's a gift shop where you can buy a complete outfit for the game of Quidditch.



8. The work of these artists gives the film a special flavor, but almost invisible - a schedule of artists who created fonts for newspapers and signage, for tickets, ads and everything else.



9. Studio Warner Brothers - it's not a theme park, it's original sets, costumes and items. Therefore, there are many, not only entertaining but also informative - where else learn how to create movies with a level of special effects.



10. Here you can see the details of a doll house elf Dobby. This doll appeared in many episodes and then it superimposed visuals, making Dobby "alive".



11. Against the background of a green screen hung all unconventional vehicles heroes Harry Potter - a broom to Hagrid's motorbike.



12. At Leavesden you can see how much effort is put into the details that the viewer is not even visible. From each vase in the interior to the engraving on the golden egg, Harry received in the first test the Triwizard Tournament. On it are engraved the old school building and the ancient runes, and on top of his face crowned owl.



13. Not a bit less detail and the Golden Snitch that "fluttering" and "skedaddle" from the broom saddled players in Quidditch.



14. This wig Alan Rickman, brilliantly played the role of Professor Severus Snape Tobias.



15. In addition to the opportunity to study details in the studio really immersed in the atmosphere invented by JK Rowling's world. Partially here recreated Diagon Alley, where you can walk and even look into the shop windows.



16. Part of the exhibition is on the street where the house was prescribed parents of Harry Potter. At its creation the main artist Stuart Craig Harry Potter-inspired houses in a village in the English county of Suffolk.



17. Here "Prytula" saving the bus "Night Knight", helping out magicians in trouble. (It is gorgeous)



18. Tombstone family of Tom Riddle, a prototype of which artists have found in the Highgate Cemetery in London. Although the angel at the tomb of the fourth series of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was replaced by the angel of death.



19. The famous bridge of Hogwarts does not appear in the original novel, but the film it became symbolic.



20. The most attractive exhibit is a replica of the castle, which houses at Hogwarts. On the creation of a 16-meter diameter model, which, by the way, "participated" in all the pictures, 86 artists worked. Light effects are changing every four minutes a day for the night, and in the towers burning torches give the impression of a residential castle.



21. The last room is inside the store wands, where all the boxes are written names of the actors and creators of Harry Potter.



22. Home You can "fly" on a broom costing only 25 pounds (about 1, 2 thousand rubles)

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