

"Too many fantastic objects to count."
What is the book about?
What makes a tricky time-turner tick? How do you design a captivating spell-book or a talking portrait? Now Harry Potter: The Artifact Vault takes fans behind the scenes to explore the creation of the thousands of enchanted objects that make the magic of Harry Potter come to life. Across the eight films a host of designers, costumiers, graphic artists and craftspeople were tasked with animating the wizarding world in extraordinary detail. Waterstones invites you to step behind the scenes with this fully illustrated compendium, examining the objects that make these breath-taking films so memorable. See for yourself the painstaking detail that goes into making life-size chess pieces, explore what it takes to make broomsticks fly and even learn what goes into crafting a wizard’s breakfast cereal. With original storyboards, rare concept illustrations and bonus inserts you can follow each design from page to screen, seeing the films as you never have before.