Harry Potter special effects supervisor John Richardson has given a rare insight into some of the challenges he faced making the first film in the beloved film franchise.
Recalling his first meeting in Los Angeles with director Chris Coloumbus and producer David Hayman to talk about coming on board for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, he said that they shared a vision of creating effects in-camera rather than relying too heavily on adding them in during post production with CGI, which at the time was expensive.
