after viewing #8....

[hiddenhibiscus <hiddenhibiscus@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "marlysam <marlysam at y...>" 
<marlysam at y...> wrote:
> Rachel Bray wrote:
> > > it has finally bugged the crap out of me about 
> > > something....
> > > 
> > > During the "What is the Chamber?" scene with 
> > > McGonagall....why is the writing on the blackboard 
> > > backwards?
> > >
> > > Was this a mistake?  Was the negative flipped?  Or is there 
> > > something in the book that I've missed (though that would 
> > > be REALLY odd)?
> > >
> 
> "alora <chrisnlorrie at y...>" wrote:
> > The writing is backwards?  On the blackboard with that picture of 
> > the bird/whatever on it?  I never noticed that, but then, I have 
> > only seen the movie four times.  I'm going again on THursday, so 
I 
> > will definitely look!
> 
> The writing and graphics on the blackboard on the right side of the 
> classroom as you face forward is a mirror image of the blackboard 
on 
> the left side of the classroom, so everything does appear backwards.
> 
> Why it's this way I have no idea, but I agree with Rachel that it's 
> jarring.
> 
> -Marlys

Hi there, (first post!)

I had noticed this as well.  Also, when Prof. McGonagall transfigured 
the bird to the goblet, she's on the left side of the classroom, but 
later, once you see the backwards blackboard, the bird's perch is 
behind her on the right.  I'm assuming it's an editing mistake.

~Hibiscus (who has seen the film only four times but wants oh-so-much-
more!)