good information sources?/score/surfing

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., irbohlen at e... wrote:

> 1) " a recent edit clocked in at four hours" -- I guess this is the source of 
the 
> "four-hour director's cut" dream.  Well, nobody wants a 4-hour Harry Potter 
> more than I, but think about it--did they really pay John Williams to score 4 
> hours of film? And the editor to do a four-hour version? 

They might have been referring to an early "draft" version that included all the 
scenes that were shot.  We know that this included unused several scenes (or 
parts) that have been referred to by the actors or shown in previews, and  by 
evidence of props shown on TV but not used.

A film can't be scored until after its final edit, because the timing is so 
crucial.  I assume that Williams worked up the basic themes and such based on 
the screenplay and then scored the final edit.   Since much of the score was 
repetitive and derivative, this was not such an imposing task anyway.  Yes, I'm 
one of those people who thinks Williams now is sleepwalking thru his 
assignments.

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., ~Helen ~ <helanne at s...> wrote:
> Why are people complaining about Harry "surfing" his broom at the
> Quidditch match? It wasn't tacky or OTT, I thought it was really cool,
> and so did everyone else I've discussed the film with. And not once
> did I think of it as "surfing" anyway. 

Well, we fanatics don't want anything included in he film that doesn't 
materially improve the text version.  My main objection is that it didn't make 
sense as a flying strategy -- if he wanted to free up his hands, he could grip 
the broom with his knees, which would leave him less off-balance than 
standing.  To me, it felt like unnecessary over-stretching to make the scene 
exciting.