The Harry Potter economy
Harry Potter was in the vanguard of a new approach to big-budget film-making. Most modern blockbuster franchises have two things in common: they are based on known properties such as books and comics, and they are steered by respected but little-known directors. …
It is as though the auteur tradition has been fused with the industrial approach to film-making that was common practice in Hollywood before the war.
(via Coudal)
2 things:
- Don’t watch it if you’re the clip-averse sort.
- Hee! Gotta give him points for how uncomfortable he makes him when he rushes forward and sits on the bed all curled up with the box of candy.
Tableaux always remind me of The House of Mirth and Lily’s turn in a tableaux vivant. They’re best on film, I think, when you have the blink of an eye to notice it, but too little time to take it all in.
