Re: PoA Predictions based on Cuarón’s existing films (long)

[Tim Regan]

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If you made any predictions about the PoA film, how did you do? Mine 
go back to message 4490 of December 2002 and I didn't do that well:

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Movie/message/4490
http://tinyurl.com/2wg9o

Here goes:

<Dumbledad>prediction number one: the central character of the PoA 
film will be Lupin, not Harry or Sirius</Dumbledad>
Nope, I got that one wrong, though we've noted Hermione's inflated 
role.

<Dumbledad>prediction number two: Cuarón will make many more changes 
to the book, including the addition of material (probably about 
Lupin). </Dumbledad>
Yes, there's the Lily reference from Lupin and lots of extra stuff 
for Hermione.

<Dumbledad>prediction number three is that romantic relationships in 
PoA will be invented, exaggerated, and played to the full. 
</Dumbledad>
I'd love to say yes (he did play up the Hermione / Ron relationship) 
but to be honest, it was less than I was expecting based on my own 
prediction.

<Dumbledad>Prediction number four (well it's a hope more than a 
prediction): there will be very few computer generated effects in 
PoA. </Dumbledad>
Sadly wrong.

<Dumbledad>prediction number five: PoA will use innovative camera 
techniques to give a very intimate feel to the film. </Dumbledad>
True but backwards, the lighting and the cinematography did seem 
more interesting, but the result was more panoramic and less 
intimate.

Cheers,

Dumbledad.