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1. Daniel Radcliffe had a very fun and unique relationship with the makeup crew.
After working on eight films together, they all got really familiar with each other. The crew often made jokes with Radcliffe and really enjoyed their time together.
2. Harry's gills took an hour and a half to apply each time.
The gills were made of silicone, while the interior was silk to appear flowy and look good on camera.
3. Harry's scar was applied roughly 5,800 times throughout the filming of the series.
About 2,000 of those applications were on Daniel Radcliffe himself, while the rest were on stunt and body doubles. I bet it would be muscle memory for the makeup artists by the end!
4. They originally toyed with the idea of giving Alan Rickman a prosthetic nose for Snape.
A few prosthetics were made early on, but they decided against using them because Rickman would be in all of the films, and they didn't want to put him through that every time.
5. It took three people two hours to apply the Voldemort makeup.
This is actually a pretty good speed given how complicated it is. The crew was only allowed two hours in the chair with Fiennes, so they needed three people to finish in that time.
6. The Voldemort makeup was applied 60 to 70 times throughout the entire series.
40 to 50 of those applications were for the final two films alone. That's a lotof time in the makeup chair.
7. The makeup included a complete "paint job," eyebrow blockers, vein transfers, and fake teeth and nails.
It was a very delicate process considering they wanted to make sure he was still recognizable as Ralph Fiennes. A snake-like Ralph Fiennes!
8. There was a lengthy discussion behind whether they should remove his nose or not.
They eventually decided to remove it obviously, but this had to be done through CGI.
9. Ralph Fiennes loved his Voldemort makeup.
You often hear about stars hating having that much stuff on their face, but Ralph had a great time of it. Apparently he was really pleased if he could make children cry on set, which is both horrifying and strangely cute in its own way.
10. Helena Bonham Carter kept her fake Bellatrix Lestrange teeth.
She justified keeping them by stating that they wouldn't fit anyone else anyway because they were molded to fit over her teeth. That's a pretty strong argument if you ask me!
11. Makeup was used to make Ciarán Hinds, who played Aberforth Dumbledore, look more like Michael Gambon, who played Albus.
In order to make them look more like brothers, Mark Coulier sculpted a nose piece, replicas of Gambon's bags under his eyes, and recreations of Gambon's unique eyebrows as accurately as possible.
12. Michael Gambon also had a fun relationship with the makeup artists.
He would often come back from lunch with chips in his fake beard to get a laugh out of the team. They played other pranks and jokes on each other too.
13. The Aunt Marge inflation scene is almost entirely physical effects rather than CGI.
They used CGI to make her fly and remove the wire rig that she was lifted on, but that's it.
14. The suit used was made up of a series of de-gassing chambers, inflatable bladders, pumps, and prosthetics.
The whole rig inflated in stages and took about 4 months to construct. But the end results look better than if they had relied on CGI – and it shows just how incredibly talented they are.
15. The Aragog prop weighed about a ton, was the size of a car, and required a crane to be moved on set.
The massive spider took a team of almost 20 people about 6 months to build. Please just keep it away from me!
16. While it wasn't supposed to move, the prop used during Aragog's funeral was able to.
In case they needed to shift its position, it was jointed and capable of movement.
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