Harry becomes a student at Hogwarts and is sorted into Gryffindor House. He gains the friendship of Ron Weasley, a member of a large but poor wizarding family, and Hermione Granger, a witch of non-magical, or Muggle, parentage. The trio develop an enmity with the rich pure-blood student Draco Malfoy. Harry encounters the school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore; the potions professor, Severus Snape, who displays a dislike for him; and the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Quirinus Quirrell. Quirrell turns out to be allied with Voldemort, who is still alive as a weak spirit. The first book concludes with Harry's confrontation with Voldemort, who, in his quest to regain a body, yearns to possess the Philosopher's Stone, a substance that bestows everlasting life. In a 2010 interview, David Heyman briefly explained the book-to-film transition. He commented on Rowling's involvement in the series, stating that she understood that "books and films are different" and was "the best support" a producer could have. Rowling had overall approval on the scripts, which were viewed and discussed by the director and the producers. Heyman also said that Kloves was the "key voice" in the process of adapting the novels and that certain aspects from the books needed to have been excluded from the scripts due to the filmmakers' decision to keep the main focus on Harry's journey as a character, which would ultimately give the films a defined structure. Heyman mentioned that some fans "don't necessarily understand the adaptation process" and that the filmmakers would have loved to "have everything" from the books in the films but noted that it was not possible since they had "neither time nor cinematic structure" to do so. He finished by saying that adapting a novel to the screen is "a really considered process". [44] Rowling, J.K. "Rubbish Bin: J. K. Rowling "veto-ed" Steven Spielberg". JKRowling.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012 . Retrieved 20 July 2007. The television broadcast rights for the series in the US are currently held by NBCUniversal, which typically airs the films on USA Network and Syfy. [77] The film series has accrued nearly 1.3billion viewings since its television debut—the highest-watched franchise in television broadcast history. [78] All eight films became available to stream exclusively on HBO Max on 27 May 2020, the launch date of the service. [79] Claudia Puig (13 July 2011). "How 'Harry Potter' magically changed films". USA Today. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016 . Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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In late 1997, film producer David Heyman's London offices received a copy of the first book in what would become Rowling's series of seven Harry Potter novels. The book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was relegated to a low-priority bookshelf, where it was discovered by a secretary who read it and gave it to Heyman with a positive review. Consequently, Heyman, who had originally disliked "the rubbish title", read the book himself. Highly impressed by Rowling's work, he began the process that led to one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time. [10]It's time to pass the magic on with this brand-new edition of the classic and internationally bestselling phenomenon that is Harry Potter! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019 . Retrieved 17 May 2019. Harry Potter". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 1 June 2011. Costance Grady and Aja Romano (26 June 2017). "How Harry Potter changed the world". Vox. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017 . Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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Radcliffe had already established himself as an actor in the 1999 BBC television production of David Copperfield in which he played the title role's childhood years. Heyman persuaded Radcliffe's parents to allow him to audition for the part of Harry Potter, which involved Radcliffe being filmed. [10] [n 1] Rowling was enthusiastic after viewing Radcliffe's filmed test, saying she didn't think there was a better choice for the part of Harry Potter. [10] [26] a b "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 17 December 2010.John Lasseter and David Yates set to be honored by BAFTA Los Angeles". Los Angeles Times. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011 . Retrieved 28 June 2011. Craig commented on his experience working in the studio environment: "I'm the production designer, but on a big movie like Harry Potter I may be responsible for 30 to 35 people; from the supervising art director, and a team of art directors and assistants, to draughtsmen and junior draughtsmen, and then on to model makers, sculptors and scenic artists." He said, "Ten years ago, all the Harry Potter drawings were done in pencil. I would take my roughs and plans and sections and give them to a professional architectural illustrator, who would create concept art using pencil and colour wash on watercolour paper." He said the process changed slightly throughout the years due to, what he called, the "digital revolution" of making films. [51]

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Linder, Brian (23 February 2000). "No "Harry Potter" for Spielberg". IGN. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007 . Retrieved 8 July 2007.a b Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (15 July 2007). "Harry Potter and the Four Directors". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 29 July 2011. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019 . Retrieved 17 May 2019. The films are also credited with signalling the popularity of films based on children's and young adult literature in the 2000s and 2010s, correlating with the book series' own literary influence. Costance Grady and Aja Romano, commenting on the whole Harry Potter franchise's legacy for Vox in light of its 20th anniversary, wrote that youth-targeted literature has since become "a go-to well of ideas for Hollywood", pointing to the successes of The Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games. [163]

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