GOF Syndrome?

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Aberforth's Goat" <Aberforths_Goat at Y...> wrote:
I think that could explain some of the chopy work in the first
> half of the film: the scenes are fine in and of themselves but don't hold
> together. 

Some of the scenes aren't fine in and of themselves, even.  There are irrational 
pieces chopped out of the dialogue:  When Dumbledore is addressing the dining 
hall, he ways that Filch wants the kids to be reminded not to go to the third 
floor.  Well, they obviously cut out a sentence: The reminder is supposed to be 
about not doing magic in the halls (presumably because it makes messes for 
Filch to clean up).  Since the third-floor ban is new, that warning isn't a 
reminder.  (The camera isn't on Dumbledore as he says all this.)  Also, in the 
hut when Hargrid is explaining Harry's background, there's a key piece of 
explanation, a sentence or two, missing between "Did ye never wonder where 
they learned it all" and "You're a wizard, Harry."
 
>  don't film crews *always* work with pretty draconian deadlines? Even
> if they don't have to ship the film by day X, they still have only so much
> time with their actors, film crews, equipment, etc. 

But the editing process doesn't involve all those staff, it's a more personal 
artistic process. Sure, it has its own deadlines, but continuity thru cuts is 
crucial.