Saturday, March 7, 2015

Magical Harry Potter movie costumes and props on display...

If you're a fan of J. K. Rowling's famous wizarding world, then you'll love this collection of original costumes and props from the Harry Potter film franchise photographed on display at Warner Bros. Studios VIP Tour Museum last year on July 29, 2014.

Original movie costumes and props from
2005's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on display
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie exhibit
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie costumes
Dumbledore robes Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince screen-used props
Dumbledore flashback costume Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince costumes film props
First up is a fab selection of costumes and props from the sixth movie installment, including Michael Gambon's 'Professor Albus Dumbledore' Hogwarts robes and flashback costume worn when he visits 'Tom Riddle' at the orphanage. Also included is young 11-year-old Tom Riddle's orphanage outfit worn by Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Daniel Radcliffe's 'Harry Potter' costume as he and Dumbledore search for the Horcrux at centre of the lake in the cave.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie poster
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince movie poster
The screen-used props on display include Harry's Advanced Potion Making book, Tom Riddle's drawings of the entrance of the cave and other souvenirs from his time at the orphanage.

Harry Potter, Luna Lovegood and Draco Malfoy movie costumes 
from 2009's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter Luna Lovegood Draco Malfoy film costumes
Also featured in the Harry Potter exhibition were the costumes worn by Daniel Radcliffe on the train to Hogwarts when 'Luna Lovegood' (Evanna Lynch) rescues him after being kicked, beaten and cursed by 'Draco Malfoy' (Tom Felton).

Sirius Black Azkaban prison costume worn by Gary Oldman 
in 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sirius Black Azkaban prison costume Harry Potter
Sirius Black Azkaban prison costume Harry Potter
Gary Oldman Harry Potter Sirius Black Azkaban prison costume
Judianna Makovsky was Costume Designer on the first movie establishing the look of the Hogwarts students and staff, followed by Lindy Hemming on the 2002 sequel, with Jany Temime coming on board as Costume Designer from The Prisoner of Azkaban to the final film.

Here's Gary Oldman's 'Sirius Black' Azkaban prison costume from the third movie on display beside some newspaper and prison props featured in the fantasy film.

Original Severus Snape movie costumes worn by Alan Rickman
in 2011's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Alan Rickman Severus Snape costume Harry Potter Deathly Hallows 2
Severus Snape Harry Potter Deathly Hallows 2 movie costume
Plus here's Alan Rickman's signature dark 'Severus Snape' costume from the final Deathly Hallows movie.

Original Neville Longbottom and Professor Horace Slughorn 
Harry Potter movie costumes
Neville Longbottom Horace Slughorn Harry Potter film costumes
Harry Potter Neville Longbottom Horace Slughorn costumes
In addition here's 'Neville Longbottom's' costume worn by Matthew Lewis in the final movie installment, The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and these 'Professor Horace Slughorn' pajamas were worn by Jim Broadbent in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Knight Bus Conductor costume worn by Lee Ingleby as Stan Shunpike 
in 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Knight Bus conductor costume Harry Potter
Knight Bus conductor costume bed prop Harry Potter
In the third movie, Lee Ingleby wore this bus conductor costume as 'Stan Shunpike' on the magical purple triple-decker Knight Bus, the movie when Jany Temime came on board as Costume Designer.

Original costumes and props from 
2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets movie costumes props
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Gryffindor robes
Tom Riddle Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets Slytherin Hogwarts robes
Godric Gryffindor sword Harry Potter prop
And here from the second movie are Harry's school robes and the Slytherin Hogwarts robes worn by Christian Coulson as 'Tom Marvalo Riddle', plus Tom Riddle's Diary, the Basilisk fang that destroys it and Godric Gryffindor's sword props.

The Dursley family fireplace at Privet Drive from 
2001's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter Dursley's fireplace prop
And finally here's a fun prop from the first movie, the 'Dursley' family fireplace at their house on Privet Drive. They try an prevent Harry from receiving his Hogwarts School acceptance letter, but eventually a whole host of them find their way down the chimney and out through the fireplace, much to Harry's delight and the Dursley's horror.

If you're a fan of the blockbuster movies, be sure to check out all these original Harry Potter costumes and props that I've spied on display in the past few years.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie poster
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban movie poster

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