[HPFGU-Movie] "Show, don't tell" applied to PoA

[Matt Huber]

Sirius Black is NOT a character in the film until the Climax.  It is the thought of Black that drives the story.  Therefore to see Sirius thoughout the film would be the wrong way to progress.  Remember that this story revolves around fear.  Fear is the motivating factor and should be capitalized on.  Remember why Jaws was so effective?  We didn't see the shark until the climax.  Same point applies here.
 
However, your opening Scene is an excellent teaser trailer.

alshainofthenorth <alshainofthenorth at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
A lot of the action in PoA is second-hand before we come to the
Shrieking Shack scenes (Harry listening to Arthur and Molly arguing,
hiding beneath a table to hear the teachers talk about Sirius Black,
remembering his parents' murders when confronted with the Dementors).
I'd be curious to know what the rest of the fandom thinks the director
should do about this -- flashbacks, alternating perspectives, or what? 

I'd love to see an opening scene from Azkaban (midnight, figures in
dark cloaks, zooming in on Sirius during one of his nightmares,
hearing him mutter in his sleep "He's at Hogwarts"), but is it too
much to hope for, seeing that the latest two films have focused on
Harry's perspective? 

Another thing I'm thinking about is the Halloween Feast. Should the
Great Hall scene go on uninterrupted, or should it be interspaced with
tiny snippets like the shadow on a corridor wall, a flicker of
tattered grey robes around a corner? It might heighten the tension
rather neatly, having the audience know that a mad mass-murderer might
be inside the castle while the characters, poor innocent lambs, are
unaware... 

AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! AHAHAHAHAA!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!
*looks around quickly*
Ahem.

Alshain


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