WB's 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' original script by J.K. Rowling

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I think Order of the Phoenix was a great transition into "Part 2" of the series where things started to get darker and more serious. Umbridge was a great villain, and it showed how much of a threat the death eaters, along with Voldemort's return was without really showing much of it. I also find it to be Radcliffe's best performance of the series, as he showed why Harry felt so alone and distant from everyone else.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

The positive thing about Yates is that he knows the world AND he knows how to handle the franchise, be it preproduction or post.

Also, he doesn't have to adapt hundreds of pages into a 2 hour movie this time.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I think Order of the Phoenix was a great transition into "Part 2" of the series where things started to get darker and more serious. Umbridge was a great villain, and it showed how much of a threat the death eaters, along with Voldemort's return was without really showing much of it. I also find it to be Radcliffe's best performance of the series, as he showed why Harry felt so alone and distant from everyone else.

I didn't quite feel like OotP was the "transition" film. I feel like it was firmly in "Part 2". GoF for me is the transition film. The final act is where the series "grows up".

 

[Sawyer]

I didn't quite feel like OotP was the "transition" film. I feel like it was firmly in "Part 2". GoF for me is the transition film. The final act is where the series "grows up".

Same. The first two thirds of the film were sort of in line with what came before and the third act was the "Oh s***" moment paving the way for the rest.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Same. The first two thirds of the film were sort of in line with what came before and the third act was the "Oh s***" moment paving the way for the rest.

Yeah, much like the books in that way. It is also where the romance starts to get pushed to the forefront.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I didn't quite feel like OotP was the "transition" film. I feel like it was firmly in "Part 2". GoF for me is the transition film. The final act is where the series "grows up".

I worded that wrong. I felt it as the first full fledged introduction into part 2 of the series.

 

[psylockolussus]

I just cannot wait for this film, I've been watching Harry Potter films this week, 1 film per day and ugh! I miss the world of Harry Potter so much! I hope this trilogy spin-off turns out to be great!

This is not what I wanted but it could be worse. I don't want this to feel like Yates' Potter films though, so hopefully it won't. Fantastic Beasts needs to look and feel more colorful and fun than the last three Potter novels in my opinion.

I see what you mean, I personally kinda dislike Half-Blood Prince for that. But don't forget Yates also directed Order of the Phoenix.

 

[Marvolo]

6's biggest problem is the cinematography and the source material. Though getting rid of the memories kind of misses the point of the book, it wasn't the biggest problem. HBP is a complete setup book, the only one in the series. I am still not sure why they cut some of the few really cool things they filmed, like Dumbledore's "I'm with your Harry".

OotP is the second best film in the series imo. Behind of course PoA. It has a laser focus without shrinking the world. PoA and OotP could compose the textbook for how to adapt a book to film.

I looooove Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography in Half-Blood Prince. Yeah it makes the film stick out visually, but it's a gorgeous imo.

 

[Hyde]

Hang on, so he's directing both this and Tarzan for 2016? There's no way he'll have time for both, but the latter has had a release det and cast for months, so has he dropped that for this?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I looooove Bruno Delbonnel's cinematography in Half-Blood Prince. Yeah it makes the film stick out visually, but it's a gorgeous imo.

It washes all the color out of a Harry Potter film, which is unforgivable imo. Plus it makes the night scenes hard to see, and I just can't take the soft focus look in general.

For me PoA has by far the best look, followed by OotP, the Columbus films, DH, and GoF. Somewhere getting lapped is HBP.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I also thought HBP had the worst cinematography of the series. It lacked color and focus.

 

[Tim_Riggins]

It doesn't lack focus or color, it's just Delbonnel's typical style, a lot of bloom, soft image, almost a painterly quality to it, just watch Dark Shadows or Inside Llewyn Davis, it's gorgeous but very specific, some won't like it.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Compared to the other movies, it lacked focus and color. The lighting was too soft and it's jarring looks wise when comparing this to all other Harry Potter movies. It makes Hogwarts look dreary and lifeless.

 

[Sawyer]

I actually liked it, but I can see why some might be put off by it within the confines of the rest of the series.

 

[Wheels]

Compared to the other movies, it lacked focus and color. The lighting was too soft and it's jarring looks wise when comparing this to all other Harry Potter movies. It makes Hogwarts look dreary and lifeless.

I think it worked for that film. The wizarding world should feel lifeless and dreary during the events the Deah Eater/Order war. I felt the dreary vibes throughout the entire Yates run. Which is fine, but it has no place in something like Fantastic Beasts. I almost hope the look and tone is similar to the early films.

 

[flickchick85]

I LOVED the cinematography in HBP. Probably my favorite visuals of the series. But then, I've always loved Delbonnel's style.

 

[Marvolo]

HBP is full of color. Reds, golds, blue, green, greys, sepia, browns - it's all there. But they aren't bright and the contrast isn't popping. Like Tim said it's a soft image with bloom and it's meant to have a painting-like quality to it. I can see why it isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it isn't bad cinematography. It takes a skilled cinematographer to pull that look off.

If I had to pick my least favorite cinematography in the series it's easily GOF. After Michael Seresin's brilliant work on POA, it was a bit too bland and dreary, and is the only cinematography in the series that I really do not like at all.

Sławomir Idziak brought some life back to OOTP but I'm not overly fond of the abundance of pinks and blues in the grading but the pink makes sense. Umbridge's favorite color is pink and she represents the Ministry and it's slowly permeating everything at Hogwarts so it makes sense that varying degrees of pink be in the image.

If I had to rank the cinematography of them all for me it'd be:

POA
HBP
PS
COS
DH2
DH1
GOF

Hang on, so he's directing both this and Tarzan for 2016? There's no way he'll have time for both, but the latter has had a release det and cast for months, so has he dropped that for this?

He is currently filming Tarzan and will start filming Fantastic Beasts in 2015. He will have the same amount of time do Fantastic Beasts as he had to make OOTP, HBP, and DH 1&2. And because both projects are at WB he can work on Tarzan post-production while prepping Fantastic Beasts. It's entirely doable and something he is used to at this point.

 

[Airwings]

Hiring Yates for directing yet another adventure by Rowling - what's wrong over there at Warner Brothers? Doesn't the film deserve another cinematic style?

 

[Sawyer]

Hiring Yates for directing yet another adventure by Rowling - what's wrong over there at Warner Brothers? Doesn't the film deserve another cinematic style?

No. It doesn't.

 

[Marvolo]

Hiring Yates for directing yet another adventure by Rowling - what's wrong over there at Warner Brothers? Doesn't the film deserve another cinematic style?

WB cares about auccess, and if it aint broke dont dix it.

Yates made four successful films for them. One of those films made over a billion dollars, and was the best critically reviewed film of 2011. The other three crossed the $900 million dollar mark. Heyman and WB like working with him as well. Rowling has also praised his films.

 

[Lord]

No. It doesn't.

Yes it does, he was a good Director but i prefer when the HP films keep changing styles over time, it deserves to be kept fresh, Yates already Directed a half of these films.

 

[Marvolo]

Yes it does, he was a good Director but i prefer when the HP films keep changing styles over time, it deserves to be kept fresh, Yates already Directed a half of these films.

WBs intention with this franchise was one of consistency from the very beginning. It wasnt about having a fresh take everytime. They asked Columbus back for POA. They asked Cuaron back for GOF. And they asked Newell back for OOTP. The only reason Yates has directed so many is because he has said yes everytime WB has asked him back, and WB will keep asking him back because they know he will keep doing them. WB wants this franchise to be a well oiled machine. A new director with a new take potentially brings troubles with them. So if Yates said yes to this film there is a very good chance that he will say yes to directing all of them and WB is going to likely ask him back for all of them. They dont want a new director everytime, and theyve made that clear at this point.

 

[terry78]

If this does well, expect a Beedle the Bard movie. Or a tv show or some ****.

 

[Sawyer]

If this does well, expect a Beedle the Bard movie. Or a tv show or some ****.

Nah. Sirius Black prequel series. Like Oz, but with magic...

Az.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I'd be open to a series about James potter and the rest of the marauders when they went to school.