ART DIRECTOR
NIEL LAMONT- There were seven art directors but Niel Lamont has been the supervising art director for all the Harry Potter Movies.
- 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1Supervising Art Director
- 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceArt Director
- 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixSupervising Art Director
- 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireSupervising Art Director
- 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSupervising Art Director
- 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsSupervising Art Director
- 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneSupervising Art Director
- 1999 Brokedown PalaceArt Director
- 1999 The World Is Not EnoughSupervising Art Director
- 1998 The AvengersSupervising Art Director
- 1996 In Love and WarSupervising Art Director
- 1995 GoldenEyeArt Director
- 1993 The Three MusketeersArt Director
- 1991 The Taking of Beverly HillsArt Director
- some of the nominations and awards:
- 1997
- nominated to ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Feature Film - "Titanic", with Charles Lee, Robert W. Laing, Steve Lawrence, Martin Laing, Peter Lamont, William Rea, Hector Romero
- ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Feature Film - "Titanic", withCharles Lee, William Rea, Steve Lawrence, Hector Romero, Martin Laing,Robert W. Laing, Peter Lamont
- 2001
- nominated to ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Period or Fantasy Film - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", with Steve Lawrence, Stephen Morahan, Andrew Ackland-Snow, Peter Francis, Michael Lamont, Simon Lamont, John King, Dominic Masters, Gary Tomkins & Lucinda Thomson
- 2007
- nominated to ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards Feature Film - Fantasy Film - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", withAndrew Ackland-Snow, Mark Bartholomew, Gary Tomkins, Alexandra Walker, Martin Foley, Stephen Swain, Alastair Bullock, Sloane U'Ren,Hattie Storey, Molly Hughes, Ashley Winter, Andrew Williamson, Adam Brockbank, Rob Bliss, Peter McKinstry, Alex Smith, Denise Ball, Emma Vane, Marcus Williams, Matt Walker, Stephanie McMillan & Tino Schaedler
- 2009
- nominated to ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Fantasy Film - "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", with Andrew Ackland-Snow, Alastair Bullock, Sloane U'Ren, Gary Tomkins, Hattie Storey, Tino Schaedler, Martin Foley, Molly Hughes, Stephen Swain, Ashley Winter,Stephanie McMillan & Stuart Craig
- 1997
Art Direction
To set the tone of the scene they implemented of a lot of blue, green, and black to give an ominous dark feel for the whole battle between the Basilisk and Harry. It helps to set the emotional feel of conflict and the dark side of what Hogwarts has lurking underneath it. The only illumination is on the characters themselves while the rest remains very dark.
I also think it added to the artistic feel of the scene that instead of just climbing up on a rock Harry climbs up onto this statuesque head of a wizard. It adds to the scene making it look more dramatic that this basilisk is standing up against this giant face of a wizard with his beard flowing outward and helps to emphasize the battle of good vs. evil. Also the addition of the water beneath them adds a touch more of a dramatic element and helps add to the scene as well.
The basilisk is added in to the scene through computer animation and the way it is designed contributes a certain feel to the scene. It is very detailed and very shiny to the point where it is almost glowing giving it an alien like quality. It helps to emphasize the evil behind the creature and the need for Harry to destroy it. The shot in the scene that shows from the vantage point of Harry with the basilisk coming at him directly shows a dramatic emphasis on the teeth with lots of saliva dripping off of the fangs. The only part that isn't animated is the shot where Harry stabs the basilisk right through the center of the head.
