How Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was filmed. History of the film, cut scenes, bad takes, interesting facts and everything that was left behind the scenes.
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00:00 How it all began
01:29 First day of shooting. Shooting the final scene.
03:26 Where is Hogsmeade station in the real world
03:40 How Harry Potter's eye color was changed
04:13 How Hermione got crooked teeth
05:03 How children were searched for the role of students
05:55 What trick helped Rupert Grint get an audition
06:30 Redhead problems
06:45 Why exactly Emma Watson became Hermione
07:17 Why exactly Rupert Grint became Ron
07:45 Filming is coming up, but Potter is still missing (As they were looking for Harry)
08:31 How Daniel Radcliffe's parents almost crossed out his fate
08:52 How an unfamiliar uncle was staring at Radcliffe
09:34 Due to which Radcliffe's parents agreed to filming
09:52 Radcliffe's Harry Potter audition as Columbus broke the props
10:34 Why did Radcliffe's father burst into the bathroom, why did Radcliffe cry
10:55 First tryouts for Harry, Ron and Hermione
11:55 Funny at the first photo shoot of the Golden Trio
12:22 The other side of filming movies with kids
12:45 How long was the shooting of Harry Potter and how long do they last in other films
13:13 Let's raise our wands for Hagrid! How Robbie Coltrane admires children
13:52 Warm words about Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)
14:16 First broom flight. What is it like working with children
Why did Matthew Lewis (Neville) star in Harry Potter
15:31 How they filmed Neville flying on a broomstick
16:02 A little more about how difficult it is to work with children
16:30 Why the first films were shot in real locations, and the rest in pavilions
17:11 JK Rowling's hand-drawn map of Hogwarts
17:45 Harry and Oliver fight the invisible Bludger
18:10 Why directors usually keep producers away
19:04 Which locations became the prototype of Hogwarts Castle
19:33 Why is the Hogwarts artist unhappy with his work
20:40 Transfiguration class. Director's work with children
21:10 The difficulties of acting, which few people know about
21:26 How to teach kids acting while filming
22:09 Birth of local memes + Children break props
22:31 Splendor Alan Rickman
23:40 What prompted Alan Rickman to accept the role of Snape
23:57 On the other side of the screen
24:47 Filming in the library. Why filmed with three cameras
26:47 Beautiful Professor McGonagall.
27:20 How Maggie Smith (McGonagall) influenced her appearance
27:40 How the uniforms of the disciples were developed
28:28 Tom Felton had no idea where he was filming
29:03 Funny incident at the audition. Typical Malfoy
29:25 How Malfoy almost became Harry Potter
29:49 Shooting with the Mirror Einalej
31:06 How Richard Harris didn't want to play Dumbledore and how his granddaughter nearly abandoned him
31:52 How much did screenwriters who were not approved earn
32:17 What is the difficulty of working with JK Rowling when writing a Harry Potter script
34:17 Filming at Gringotts Bank. Surprise for Radcliffe
35:09 Creation of goblins. The work of make-up artists
36:32 Filming life with the Dursleys. Creating an atmosphere of hopelessness
37:38 We freaked out and built our own Yew Street at the studio
38:05 Creating an atmosphere of hopelessness inside the house
38:43 Radcliffe does not listen to the director's task and thinks about pranks on the set
38:54 How to get owls to be actors. Shocking life hack
39:28 Filming a scene you've never seen before
40:01 How many people should fit in the big hall
41:37 How they filmed flying candles
42:40 The problem of organizing breaks with a huge number of actors
43:25 How to manage a crowd of children on set
44:26 Competition for the director's chair in Harry Potter
47:14 Shooting the chess scene
49:25 Creation of Diagon Alley. Why is he oblique
52:23 How Quidditch was filmed just before the premiere
55:27 Making music
58:00 After the premiere, new footage
1:00:55 I let you cry