Article on Steve Kloves in magazine

[artsylynda at aol.com]

"Creative Screenwriting" magazine, Nov/Dec 2005, Volume 12 #6  (cover has the 
"sweet smile" pic of Harry from GoF -- quite an unusual HP photo,  IMO, but a 
nice one).  Anyway, there's an article pp. 52-55 titled "Four  Years at 
Hogwarts" about Kloves screenwriting techniques.  I haven't had  time to read the 
article yet, just found the mag on the newstand in a bookstore,  but thought 
I'd mention it in case you were interested in getting a  copy.
 
The one thing I've noticed from just scanning it is that Kloves  admits 
Hermione is his favorite character -- that explains a lot  *sigh*
 
Skimming through the article, on pg. 54, he says he likes writing  for the 
actors, that it "invigorates" him.  He says "I think I know what  Emma can do, I 
think I know what Dan can do, I think I know where Dan can be  funny and 
where it's forcing it.   It has less to do with Dan than it  does with Harry.  
Harry can be funny in a certain kind of moment.  You  don't want him to carry the 
joke.  Hermione is funnin in her obsessiveness,  and Emma can handle that 
very, very well.  And Rupert is a kind of  genius.  I really believe that.  I 
think Rupert is someone who has  made lines hysterical that, honestly, I dno't 
think are that  funny."
 
He also says he's fought to give Ron more dimension, and has  "believed for a 
couple of movies that Ron needs to evolve and show some spine,  which he does 
in Goblet of Fire."  Kloves appealed to Newell to not make  Ron just some 
kind of "trembling sidekick."
 
The article also says Kloves will return to writing HP scripts with  the HBP 
movie (another writer is doing OoP, in case you didn't know).  He  says he 
wants to write it for THESE actors (Dan, Rupert, Emma).  Hopefully,  he'll get 
his way!  

Anyway, it looks like an interesting article that I found quite  by accident. 
 The magazine's website is _www.creativescreenwriting.com_ 
(http://www.creativescreenwriting.com)  if  you're interested.
 
 
Lynda AKA "Abraxan"

Read my Harry Potter fics here:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPRefinersFire/




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