Cinefex article

[nicholas at adelanta.co.uk]

Thought you might like to know that Cinefex, a technical journal for the
movie special effects industry, has a feature on PoA in its current issue,
number 99, dated October 2004. It's a fascinating article if you're
interested in knowing how those effects were achieved. Cinefex can be found
in the larger bookstores and newsstands and can also be ordered via their
website; www.cinefex.com

Some highlights;
The model of Hogwarts is 25 feet (8 metres) high

The full-sized Buckbeak was created using 30,000 feathers

'Blown-up' Aunt Marge was not a CG image; the actress Pam Ferris wore a
pneumatic fat suit which could be inflated wholly or partially as required
(remember the inflating finger?) and was hoisted around the set using
cranes to achieve the right effect.

Nick Dudman, the creature and makeup effects designer, took out an ad in
the same issue of Cinefex, thanking his team, as well as Pam Ferris,
Warwick Davis and David Thewlis. Sounds like he put them through hell!

Cheers,
Nicholas