What The Harry Potter Cast's First Day On Set Was Like

There were a lot of pretty incredible days over the course of eight movies- but there is nothing quite like the first day of magic on set. The scene was full of excitement and nerves from the crew behind the movies and of course, all the special actors - many of whom were acting for the first time. This of course proved to have its own challenges. Since acting and being on set was new for so many, they learned the hard way that not everyone is fluent in movie-making lingo. As far as professionalism goes, the actors did struggle at times for sure, not realizing they were required to focus while doing a scene from start to finish!
Everyone felt the pressure, but Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint all had a particularly rough go. Grunt got shy in his trailer while prepping while Emma Watson tried to speak clearly while wearing very awkward buck teeth. As for the boy who lives - Radcliffe had a pretty major secret on set that both helped his performance and made it impossible for the actor to work long term! This had a whole lot to do with why the young actor was sporting very muggle-looking sunglasses on the scene up until the very moment they needed to film! When he was performing, Redcliffe sometimes got a bit too excited and jumped on his cues, throwing himself off the groove.
While it wasn’t always smooth flying - Matthew Lewis probably has a lot to say about that - this day was like no other and the actors had some pretty special experiences, it’s no wonder their performances were so great!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:26 An Unexpected Advantage
01:06 Sporting Shades
01:55 Pure Joy
02:37 First Day Stunts
03:21 Shy Guy
03:54 What’s Action
04:37 Eager Wizard
05:10 On Alert
05:44 When Reality Sets In
06:16 An Authentic Effort
07:10 Sports Fans
07:39 An Excited Weasley
08:21 Distracted Actors
09:06 Crowd Nerves
09:32 Sage Advice
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[@trinaq]

It's insane that it's been 20 years since the first film was released, and the young cast are all in or close to their thirties now. It must have been a fun franchise to grow up on.

[@TheThings]

20 years and the magic is still there 🪄

[@claudeturner1040]

I was almost hermine

[@InvitedLynx]

@@claudeturner1040 what?

[@maribelgarcia9581]

@@claudeturner1040u misspelled “Hermione” I doubt u were even auditioning

[@trying2makemusic874]

I mean, let’s be honest, it must have been hard to control so many kids in such a big set 😂.
But the movies came out great so everyone did a great job, kids and adults :)

[@TheThings]

Super hard 😂

[@s-fighterclaw6386]

They already got good acting skills when they were still kids

[@TheThings]

Yes! They were perfect for their roles 🎥

[@Lightning8]

Harry Potter is my all time favorite thing!!

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i can't imagine my childhood without Harry Potter!

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I Love Harry Potter♡

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Me to

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I can tell that harry is enjoying

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Answer: It was magical. 💯💯👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@TheThings]

Always ✨

[@brikenabekteshi3092]

the difference between the first and last day is just amazing 10 years!

[@MrRipOffs]

The first part of filming were ext at the original house used as the dursley's home, then Alnwick Castle, followed by Durham Cathedral then the cast/crew went down to the station location.

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16 days til the 20th Anniversary reunion special!

[@TheThings]

Counting the days..

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Video is perfect

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Thanks 😃

[@jedipadwan20]

You can see it in the whites of his eyes that the contacts were bothering him

[@tsanglinchi866]

Last scene in the movie=first scene filmed
I opened at the close

[@anastasiabarion9828]

I am bouncing off the roof right now because the date that they started filming is the date of my birthday (not the year) plus I am a humongous hurry potter nerd and fan

[@AgustD2006]

My favourite movie forever. I really need to meet this fantastic people. One day I do it. Oh... It's my dream😍😍😍😍😍😍 I love Harry Potter Forever

[@TheThings]

Hope you do 😍!

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The movies soo good

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wow!

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i would pay anything to be in the original harry potter

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[@impossible851]

Actually, it didn’t work, the contacts were green like in the book. His eyes are always blue

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I would love to be part of the Harry Potter movies

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Memang anak itu luar biasa cerdasnya

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Can You Talk about Kaitou Joker?

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How lovely are they?

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Superrrr. Who’s your fave HP character?

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Bellos

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👋

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i realy dont know how he did it

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I love Harry Potter 💁🏽‍♂️

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ObViOuSlY.

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Hi

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hi

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Hello

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Hello 😃 Are you a HP fan?

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Congrats to everyone who is early!

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Early

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