Not only does this provide Mirren with a way to enter the set atop bold red carpeting, but it also serves as her primary background, so special focus was given to making this as rich, layered and, as Janavs puts it, “lush,” as possible. “Hogwarts Tournament of Houses” isn’t meant to be set within the Harry Potter universe, notes Janavs, but rather out in the “muggle” world.Īs such, its architecture and layout are inspired by numerous aspects of visuals used or described across the franchise, which were created in cooperation with Rowling and her team.ĭame Helen Mirren on the set of ‘Harry Potter: Tournament of Houses’ with the floating candles and archways behind her.
To get started, the team took a look back at a bookstore in Portugal, Livraria Lello & Irmão, that reportedly inspired Rowling’s writing.
They are really high quality, beautifully detailed, and immersive environments,” said Janavs. Rowling gave the series, but also the work that the film production designers had done. “It was easy to appreciate the level of detail that not only J.K. Janavs was already familiar with the films and books thanks to his kids, and set decorator Heidi Miller and art director Robert Frye are “serious” fans of Harry Potter, so the project gave them all a chance to push their imagination in ways that both complemented and stretched the looks those who had created before them had done. “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses” on TBS draws on “super fan” contestants to answer some often amazingly obscure questions about the world that the world’s most famous wizard occupies. With this in mind, production designer John Janavs and his team were tasked with the challenge of creating something new - a quiz show set that remained true to the films’ aesthetic and attention to detail the brand is known for. The Harry Potter franchise has become such a worldwide phenomenon that it’s been depicted visually in everything from movies and books to amusement park rides and theatre sets.
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