Voldemort in the Mirror of Erised

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Laura Klotz <laurakay76 at j...> wrote:
> So the bit with us seeing Voldemort in the mirror is technically
> okay.  As to not having Quirrell turn his back on Harry, I suspect
> that it was easier (how exactly, I don't know) for the special
> effects people to CGI Voldie's face in the mirror than straight
> on.  I'm not sure why that would be, but I know very little about
> special effects, so that's really just a guess.

It's been too long since I've seen the movie, as my memory is already 
beginning to fade a touch.

But as I recall, it seemed to me the entire purpose in showing 
Voldemort in the mirror as opposed to having Quirrel's back facing 
him probably wasn't necessitated by special effects limitations . . . 
rather, it struck me as a pretty clear Standard Issue Director's 
Trick (tm): the point being to have Harry and Voldemort's face in the 
same camera shot, which is of course not possible if Quirrel's back 
is facing Harry and we have a standard shot on Voldemort's face.

I have no idea how well I explained that.  Sorry.  In brief, you get 
the following image:

We have Harry's reflection in the mirror, with Voldemort's reflection 
looming over his shoulder talking to him about how he can restore his 
parents to life, as Harry is gazing into the mirror, being reminded 
of same . . .

Okay, that explanation was even worse.

I concede defeat.

All I really needed is a still image of this scene and the above 
would make a heck of a lot more sense.

-Luke