The dog actors that portray Hagrid’s pet dog, Fang, in Harry Potter were all rescues.Īs for the goblins in Gringotts bank in Diagon Alley were reated by Nick Dudman, Creature and Make-Up Effects Designer, and his team. “It was challenging, and I had to work with 15 owls,” said Tottman, of the mega franchise that had her train owls, dogs, cats, crows, ravens and rats. But it took Tottman six months to teach the Harry Potter owls to pick up letters. The head animal trainer, Julie Tottman said the usual average for her is four months, to train an animal for its on-set appearance.

There were six different dogs that played Fang and four different owls for Harry. While on tour in London I learned about the team of animal trainer around to help train all the animals. Yet, there are so many more job opportunities out there. Directors, Producers, Grips, Editors, Animal Trainers, Make Up and Costuming, Set Design, Special Effects, and location scouts are just a handful of careers that help make movie magic happen. Who are all these people and what do they really do on the set to help produce a film into an award winning movie? One way to help students understand that it takes more than actors to create a great film is to have students research the different careers in film. There are many people who help put films together from the actors to directors, producers, and even film crews. We walked through the sets, got to see the costumes, learn about the special effects, and all the people that went into making this epic film anthology. I recently travelled to London, England with my family for the winter break and had the opportunity to visit Warner Bros Studios where they filmed Harry Potter.

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