Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Ian Nathan. Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MAGIZOOLOGY

NEWT SCAMANDER

EDDIE REDMAYNE

NEW YORK

JACOB KOWALSKI

INSIDE THE MAGICAL CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PORPENTINA GOLDSTEIN

QUEENIE GOLDSTEIN

PERCIVAL GRAVES

PRESIDENT SERAPHINA PICQUERY

THE NEW SALEM PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY

THE BAREBONE FAMILY

A NIGHT OUT AT THE BLIND PIG

GNARLAK

INSIDE NEWT’S CASE

TAMING THE FANTASTIC BEASTS

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Beyond a general sense of the fashions of the era and the American setting (wands owned by New Yorkers are more Art Deco than Gothic), individual wand design boiled down to what best reflected the character in question. In Harry Potter lore, a quasi-sentient wand matches a wizard or witch’s character. How they look speaks volumes about who is casting the spell.

After the design is set, a prototype wand is first carved out of wood, and then, if possible, crafted with real materials. This is then used as a reference to create a mould, from which various replicas can be made. There were practice versions for the actors to take home and get the hang of casting spells round the house. As well as rubberized versions that were action safe. ‘A fourteen- to sixteen-inch long, half-inch-thick shaft made out of wood is actually quite dangerous,’ says Bohanna. ‘If it splits and cracks it’ll get quite spiky, so it’s only for very close-up work that you’ll use the original wand.’

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