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Harry Potter : the creature vault : the creatures and plants of the Harry Potter films / by Jody Revenson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Harper Design, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 206 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 poster (31 x 46 cm)Content type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0062374230
  • 9780062374233
Other title:
  • Creature vault : the creatures and plants of the Harry Potter films
Subject(s):
Contents:
Forest dwellers. Centaur ; Unicorn ; Acromantula ; Hippogriff ; Thestral -- Lake dwellers. Merperson ; Grindylow -- Sky dwellers. Dragon ; Cornish pixie -- Trespassers. Troll ; Giant ; Gnome -- Shape-shifters. Animagus ; Boggart ; Werewolf -- The working world. Post owl ; House-elf ; Goblin ; Fluffy -- Dark forces. Basilisk ; Dementor ; Inferius -- Companions. Hedwig ; Errol ; Pigwidgeon ; Scabbers ; Crookshanks ; Mrs. Norris ; Fang ; Trevor ; Arnold ; Fawkes ; Nagini -- The Greenhouse. Devil's Snare ; Mandrake ; Whomping Willow ; Mimbulus Mimbletonia ; Venomous Tentacula ; Dirigible Plum.
Summary: "Dementors and House-elves, merpeople and Chinese Fireball Dragons, these are just a few of the magical creatures and frightening monsters populating J. K. Rowling's wizarding world. Harry Potter: The Creature Vault is a fascinating look at how this menagerie was brought to life for the blockbuster Harry Potter film series. Detailed profiles of each creature include rare concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photography, and filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros. archive. A removable poster picturing each of the creatures and an interactive Eeylops Owl Emporium catalog complete this must-have package." -- page 4 of cover.Summary: Provides background information on the design and development of the monsters, mythical animals, imaginary plants, and other fantasy beings featured in the Harry Potter films, including details on makeup, special effects, and animal performers.Summary: The creatures and beasts that populate the Harry Potter films are funny, majestic, chilling, and loving. Discover how they were brought to life, using time-honored techniques and new practical and digital methods.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 791.4375 R451 Checked out Pocket in back of book is empty. Noted 10/15/2021 05/18/2024 33111008031839
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dementors and House-elves, merpeople and Chinese Fireball Dragons--these are just a few of the magical creatures and frightening monsters populating J. K. Rowling's wizarding world. Harry Potter: The Creature Vault is a fascinating look at how this menagerie was brought to life for the blockbuster Harry Potter film series. Detailed profiles of each creature include rare concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photography, and filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros. archive. A removable poster picturing each of the creatures and an interactive Eeylops Owl Emporium catalog complete this must-have package.

"An Insight Editions Book."

Forest dwellers. Centaur ; Unicorn ; Acromantula ; Hippogriff ; Thestral -- Lake dwellers. Merperson ; Grindylow -- Sky dwellers. Dragon ; Cornish pixie -- Trespassers. Troll ; Giant ; Gnome -- Shape-shifters. Animagus ; Boggart ; Werewolf -- The working world. Post owl ; House-elf ; Goblin ; Fluffy -- Dark forces. Basilisk ; Dementor ; Inferius -- Companions. Hedwig ; Errol ; Pigwidgeon ; Scabbers ; Crookshanks ; Mrs. Norris ; Fang ; Trevor ; Arnold ; Fawkes ; Nagini -- The Greenhouse. Devil's Snare ; Mandrake ; Whomping Willow ; Mimbulus Mimbletonia ; Venomous Tentacula ; Dirigible Plum.

"Dementors and House-elves, merpeople and Chinese Fireball Dragons, these are just a few of the magical creatures and frightening monsters populating J. K. Rowling's wizarding world. Harry Potter: The Creature Vault is a fascinating look at how this menagerie was brought to life for the blockbuster Harry Potter film series. Detailed profiles of each creature include rare concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photography, and filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros. archive. A removable poster picturing each of the creatures and an interactive Eeylops Owl Emporium catalog complete this must-have package." -- page 4 of cover.

Provides background information on the design and development of the monsters, mythical animals, imaginary plants, and other fantasy beings featured in the Harry Potter films, including details on makeup, special effects, and animal performers.

The creatures and beasts that populate the Harry Potter films are funny, majestic, chilling, and loving. Discover how they were brought to life, using time-honored techniques and new practical and digital methods.

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