Little Things You Love About Part 2

aaron

Let's create a whole bunch, we've already seen some mentioned earlier, but try and compile even more. Post pictures if you can so that everyone can see.

First:



I love this shot so much, and how it's reminiscent with the Deluxe book cover:



Also, all the epic battling going on in the background. Sure, I'd have liked to see some more focus on it in the foreground, but it's breathtaking:



Check out that sweet battling in the background of that shot, for instance.

Let's post some more!

aaron

Check out the breathtaking VFX:



The entire protection shield was completely visionary and totally beautiful, it enhanced the start of the battle tenfold. A great decision to make it more prominent in the film.

Joshie

I don't know why but Hermione's facial expression makes me laugh here.

Braveheart

Damned Priori Incantatem effect in the background. :-w

Jason

Spells colliding.

MattCat

I love how long many of the takes are. It just gave this great sense of spectacle giving you so time to let the shot sink in - especially noticeable in the sequence shots in battle, the long take of McGonagall + others walking out of the Great Hall and of H/G/N on the stairs. Most of the Dragon flight being one shot was also really cool, I thought. Especially the transition through the clouds.

I love all the small little details like the Giants falling in the background etc that just add this chaotic element to the action.

Some of the cool sound effects they used

Firefly

Damned Priori Incantatem effect in the background. :-w

Wait. Is that Harry and Voldemort fighting then?

Or just some randomers?

Joshie

Damned Priori Incantatem effect in the background. :-w

Wait. Is that Harry and Voldemort fighting then?

Or just some randomers?

Look closely....it is Harry and Voldy in the background. :O

Firefly

That's amazing.

Hermione and Ron were in their presence.

Joshie

That's amazing.

Hermione and Ron were in their presence.

You can kinda see Harry's face in you look very CLOSELY.

AllStar87

Wait......what! Harry and Voldemort are in the Courtyard during this.

Richard

That cant be harry and voldy, they were outside at this time...

Festax0333

Yeah.. Not them

Firefly

That sucks.

aaron

Damned Priori Incantatem effect in the background. :-w

I think they made the Priori effect just a simple spells colliding, which is both disappointing but also exciting. I love how they deviated from the red and green to this rich electric blue and a thunderous gold. It's great.

aaron

Look at all the dead people fallen in the corridors:




Shit shit shit, and more of the blue/gold colliding battling going on behind Voldemort:

Festax0333

The giants

Theyre amaZimg cgi

In the oliver wood shot one gets knocked off of the bridge in
The far background

TheDoctor

Wonder if it's the same people lol. That's not the Entrance Hall down there at the bottom is it, or are they farther up?

aaron

I've really got no clue, I love how they've added all these staircases to achieve a maze-like quality. When Harry says goodbye to Ron and Hermione, he can easily walk through it but now--when he's fighting--it becomes hard to distinguish location. You can see a bit of Hogwarts out side of the window on that last shot.

aaron

"It is the quality of one's conviction that determines success, not the number of followers."

Gorgeous. I'm really proud of Steve Kloves for that line, and Serra for this shot.

TheDoctor

I think they're farther up, which means Harry would have had to climb a lot of stairs to get up there. Wonder if there's anything cut of him drawing Voldemort up there.

AllStar87

Can u post the firework type shot on the protection like of the scene above. I love that.

aaron

Well Harry's in the courtyard first, and he runs into the corridors/staircases so I'm pretty sure he's on ground level there. Then he's running up all kinds of staircases, and that's where he finds Voldemort. They battle on two staircases and then Harry makes one of them cave in, and escapes up another while Voldemort follows him.

Sometime after that, they're all the way high up on the battlements, so maybe there is a bit of cut stuff there. I don't know.

Bane

Post the similar one with the spells in the sky behind Ravenclaw.

aaron

Can u post the firework type shot on the protection like of the scene above. I love that.

AllStar87

That's amazing!

aaron

Post the similar one with the spells in the sky behind Ravenclaw.

Very subtle beauty. Awesome cinematography.

aaron

Loved this awesome, brash and loud moment in the theater. That shocking moment where you knew the battle was about to begin:

Firefly

"It is the quality of one's conviction that determines success, not the number of followers."

Gorgeous. I'm really proud of Steve Kloves for that line, and Serra for this shot.

*sigh*

This just makes me think of that Remus/Tonks deleted scene.

aaron

Some more caps from my favorite sequence in the film:

Firefly

"Strange ... you remind me of him a bit".

Amazing.

aaron

Another similar-style protection shot:



These have such a beautiful symmetrical, balanced feel about them.

AllStar87

Yes! That build up after Harry says "Thank you" is one of the best moments of the movie. The grey lady scene has good chemistry with Dan and Kelly Mcdonald.

AllStar87

I loved the window transition.

aaron

Again with the symmetry. And notice how in all these, the characters are facing away from us and looking at something instead, which is subtly shown. You'll notice a lot of these shots in Yates' films.

Pumpkinjuice

Damned Priori Incantatem effect in the background. :-w

Wait. Is that Harry and Voldemort fighting then?

Or just some randomers?

Look closely....it is Harry and Voldy in the background. :O

Lol, biggest continuity error ever.

Pumpkinjuice

Again with the symmetry. And notice how in all these, the characters are facing away from us and looking at something instead, which is subtly shown. You'll notice a lot of these shots in Yates' films.

Especially OotP.

aaron

Shots reminiscent of Half-Blood Prince. Extreme close-ups, a lot of use of shadow, darkness, and slow pans.

Braveheart

Look at all the dead people fallen in the corridors:




Shit shit shit, and more of the blue/gold colliding battling going on behind Voldemort:

Eh where the fuck is Nagini in that last shot? She's supposed to be right behind Voldemort and she's nowhere to be seen! Since the effect in the background is the same as the one with Hermione and Ron, you don't think they re-edited that scene, do you? I mean, maybe they had to move the Hermione/Ron bit to near the end of Showdown when they cut the Flitwick/Nagini fight. Man, the possibilities.

Bane

When they're fighting on the stairs it shows Nagini slither up. She just wasn't like right next to him for a little bit.

aaron

Fantastic shots. The Room of Requirement/Fiendfyre is actually such a solid sequence in the film; very underrated. It's just the right length, the fire looks incredible. The only thing lacking is that the CGI on the brooms isn't as good as it should've been. But still, very, VERY well done.

aaron

Wow guys, wow.



This shot is in the Boathouse sequence, where Voldemort is telling Lucius to get Snape for him. Before, I always thought that he was examining his Dark Mark or something. But now, as I look closely, it seems like a little bit of his skin is pasty--like it's rusting, preparing to rip and peel off, because the Horcruxes are being destroyed! :O

Bane

Yep you see that several times when you pay attention, it's insane.

Martin1

Wow guys, wow.



This shot is in the Boathouse sequence, where Voldemort is telling Lucius to get Snape for him. Before, I always thought that he was examining his Dark Mark or something. But now, as I look closely, it seems like a little bit of his skin is pasty--like it's rusting, preparing to rip and peel off, because the Horcruxes are being destroyed! :O

Yeah, I loved this detail. You can notice it in other scenes with horcrux destruction.

Martin1

What I also love is Voldemort's weakening voice.

If you have the dvd rip, listen to him earlier on.

Now, listen when he says "I do not need to seek the boy, before the night is out, he will come to me, do you understand?!"

Then, listen to: "I killed Snape."

It's just great!

Firefly

You can see the skin peeling off of the back of his neck when he turns his head as Harry approaches him in the forest.

Some nice foreshadowing for his "flaky" death.

Bane

Also love how Voldemort is so disturbed that he starts randomly taking shit out on anyone nearby, "how can you live with yourself, Lucius?"

I mean... Lucius didn't even say anything to spawn that verbal abuse.

aaron

One of the best editing moments in the film is in the Prince's Tale. The inter-cutting of Harry and Snape's conversation about James (from OOTP) with shots of Snape stepping over James' dead body. Simply fucking stunning.

Pensieve Seeker

Could someone please post a cap or two of when Harry is looking into his mind to see where Voldemort is? It would be very much appreciated.

Jason

Wow guys, wow.



This shot is in the Boathouse sequence, where Voldemort is telling Lucius to get Snape for him. Before, I always thought that he was examining his Dark Mark or something. But now, as I look closely, it seems like a little bit of his skin is pasty--like it's rusting, preparing to rip and peel off, because the Horcruxes are being destroyed! :O

Yeah, you can see the same effect on his neck and the back of his head.

aaron

Could someone please post a cap or two of when Harry is looking into his mind to see where Voldemort is? It would be very much appreciated.