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Da Vinci overtakes Potter in top searches
The film interpretation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, has overtaken Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in the most searched-for film in the UK. The last film to accomplish this feat was Star Wars Episode III, shortly before its release last May. The Da Vinci Code hit theaters yesterday.
Interview with Harry Potter video operator
Netribution has an interesting interview with David Hartley, who has been the video operator on all of the Harry Potter films to date. Hartley had the following to say about his role with the movies:
On Potter I'm a video operator. The job essentially requires acting as an intermediary between camera and director. I take a video feed from the camera record it and play it out onto the directors monitors. I also do a lot of editing on the floor using final cut pro so that the director can see whether the sequence is working straight away. I do see what we shoot as we shoot it and can often be the first person to make creative decisions about how to cut it, even if my cut isn't followed by the editor.
He discusses HP more indepth in the full interview, which you can read here. Thanks to Heather for sending this in!Posted by Ben on May 19th | 16 Comments | Submit News | Categories:
New dinosaur species named after Hogwarts
A new species of dinosaur has been discovered. The species is named 'Dracorex hogwartsia' after Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A replica of the dino skull is on exhibit at the Pennsylvania State Museum. On May 22, the Pennsylvania Satellite News Service will have a special live video feed to the Pennsylvania Historical Museum where paleontologist Robert Sullivan will describe the naming of the species.
Thanks to Kenny and Alisha for sending this in.
Thanks to Kenny and Alisha for sending this in.
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Harry Potter works magic for book publishers
According to a report released by the Book Industry Study Group, publishers generated $34.6 billion in 2005, up 5.9 percent from the previous year. 3.1 billion books were sold last year, up 3.8 percent from 2004. The strongest growth occurred in juvenile books, which sold $3.34 billion in 2005. The release of the sixth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, accounted for the majority of the boon. Today's New York Times writes:
The children's book segment was driven largely by the publication last year of the sixth volume in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which, according to its publisher, Scholastic, sold 11 million copies in the United States during its first nine weeks in bookstores alone.
The children's book segment was driven largely by the publication last year of the sixth volume in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which, according to its publisher, Scholastic, sold 11 million copies in the United States during its first nine weeks in bookstores alone.
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