Chapter 163: …Make Them Again
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As day one of [Harry Potter] went successfully, and by the end of their fifth day, Regal and team now fell into a loop of filming.
The days blurred, not from monotony, but from how full each hour became.
Scenes rolled one after one - sets were being touched up overnight, props swapped in and out, actors shuffled from rehearsals to blocking ready to shoot for the next day, and the next day.
There hadn't been much sleep, only the rolling of camera dollies, fogged breath on early morning glass, and scripts marked in red ink and highlighter.
Regal was keeping pace, sharper than ever.
And the shoot... it was crawling forward - but in the best way.
They had filmed two major hut scenes.
The Dursley living room blowout had been wrapped just the day before - as Dan nailed a reaction shot on seventh take.
Robin had one of his lighter days today, no beard, or layers - just a scheduled ADR pickup later in the week.
Now, they were prepping one of the most iconic visual moments from the story. Scene 54D.
The arrival of the Acceptance Letters.