Dan in duel & Dueling Positions

[Anne]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve <bboy_mn at y...>" 
<bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Just a general comment on the 'Ready' postions Snape/Lockhart and
> Draco/Harry took in the movie.
> 
> Draco/Snape on the left of the screen extend their left/non-wand 
hand
> forward while their wand hand is poised over their head.
> Lockhart/Harry stand with their left hand back and their wand hand
> thrust forward. Again, that is the 'Ready' position.
> 
> Why? Why the extremely different styles? Magic? Training? What?
> 
> They did it that way so neither actor had his back to the camera.


I hadn't noticed that (I've only seen CoS once) but I know what 
you're saying. They were trying to make sure than neither Dan nor Tom 
upstaged himself :-)

Anne U
(who vaguely remembers stage directions from H.S. drama club)