Friday, June 22, 2012

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London. The Making of Harry Potter

Finally!!! My dream comes true. 
I've been craving to go for the studio tour since last year(2011).
After months of waiting, planning, and inviting the friends, we've finally arrived right in front of the studio on 12th June.
So, lets grab the ticket from the kiosk system. 
Due to the ticket is randomly printed with different animal actors, to be fair, we have to pick it randomly.
I got Fang. 

#1 The ticket

 After queuing for nearly 30minutes, FINALLY!!!!
It's our turn!
The worker explained, shows us some video about the opening ceremony of this studio in a small room. 
Then, he want us to get into another which cinema-look-alike room to have a sit for an about 30minutes video.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron inviting, saying their feelings about the 10years story of Harry Potter, and "inviting" everyone of us to visit the studio.
While the movie end, the screen scroll UP!!! Yes!! It's UNBELIEVABLE for me.
Because, usually, normally a cinema-alike room is like going in from left, going out from right.
But, this is different, after the screen scroll UP, the Door of the Grand Hall appeared in front of us.
#2 The Entrance

Its incredible for me, or maybe everyone of us. 
Without wasting the times, STEP into the GRAND HALL.
So, there is the Grand Hall of Hogwarts.
Then, here comes the Gryffindor's Uniform. 

#3Gryffindor

After the visit of the GrandHall, spending abour 15minutes over there, and went into another area which showing about those wands, classroom, hair wigs, costumes....etc.
Lots of things around, but only choosing few of them to post in here, between, those are my personal favorite....^_^

#4 The wands


#5 The Memory Cabinet.

#6 The Clock

#7 The Triwizard Cup and Golden Eggs

#8 The Magic Prop

#9 The Potion Classroom

#10 The Chamber of Secrets Door.

#11 The Quidditch

#12 The Magic is Might' Statue
And finally, after spending the an hour time inside the area 1, we went out for the 2nd area of all.
So, there is the motorbike, the car, and the bus for us to take pictures.
#13 Tommy and I in the Hagrid's Motorbike.

#14 The Hogwarts Bridge
 There are several other display at the 2nd area, such as Tom Riddle's Gravestone, Privet Drive, The Potters' Cottage in Godric's Hollow, and also the chess pieces which only appeared once in Harry Potter series.
By then, we went to the 3rd area, which is the Creatures Park.
This area consisted of all those creatures that appeared, such as: merperson, Fawkes the phoenix, Hagrid's Head, Dementor, Mandrake (the crying plant), The Hungarian Horntail, Thestral, Buckbeak, Aragog.... etc.
There are many more others creatures which I couldn't really list out.
Probably you should have a look on them yourself..!

#15 The Monsters Books of Monsters.

#16 Dobby - The House Elf
Well then, after that, we came into the Diagon Alley, the street which selling lots of magic props, the weasleys' wares.....etc.
Once again, it stunned me! Because it's really NICE!! Hmm..... Yea!! NICE!

#17 Diagon Alley

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#19 The Photographer in Diagon Alley

After the Diagon Alley, we went to the Architecture Area, which displaying all of those blueprints of those buildings, props, machine, even creatures in Harry Potter. LOTS of them!
They are alllll over the wall!
My phone can't really shoot them clearly, so...... =(
Can't really shows it.
But, I do took some painting which draw by several artist.
Here are some of it. Once again, my favorite:  
#20 Dobby 

#21 Thestrals
After this, there is the area which displaying those small models of Hogwarts, which I thought its coming to an end.
Although it feels like "the tour is going to an end"
But still, all those small models is making me"WOU!!" 
They are soooo tiny, but still perfect.
#22 The small model of Hogwarts

#23 Whomping Willow

#24 Dumbledore's Office

#25 The Ministry Box Quidditch World Cup
Because Tommy is walking in front of us. He went into the "exit door" which actually is the other room. 
Then he came back, he said to me:
"These all small models won't really amaze you, you should come and see something very MAGNIFICENT!" 
But then, he covered my eyes, and walk me there.
When he took off his hand, WHAT I SAW IS!!
THIS!!!
THE MODEL OF THE HOGWARTS!!!
WHICH REALLY FREAKING UNBELIEVABLE, INCREDIBLE AMAZING!!!!

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 Doesn't really feels like LEAVING THE STUDIO!!! But its a must.
Aha! So, finally, the last room of the tour, this room contents all of the wizards wands.
Each of the name on it are those staff, crew, team members, and the actor and actress.
There are really LOTS OF THEM!!!

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Of course, during this tour, I do bought myself some souvenirs, a shirt, a keychain, a Gryffindor Prefect's Pin, and some postcards.
More than 60% will be back to the souvenirs shop to get some souvenirs for the cousin, her love to Harry Potter is undeniable as well.
For more pictures, go to my facebook album: The Making of Harry Potter
Will definitely get to see more pictures of it.
Of course, millions thanks to Tommy Loke the photographer, he took really lots of pictures of mine, for his album: The Making of Harry Potter Studio.

Sorry for dragging it sooo damn long, but still hope you'll like it.
xoxo~<3

Love,
V.

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