Every Change Made to Hogwarts During The Harry Potter Films

In this video, I take a deep dive into every change made to Hogwarts castle throughout the eight Harry Potter films. Using floorplans of the castle, I focus in on how specific areas change and evolve and examine some of the reasons why. I also touch on how the castle was brought from the page to the screen and how the design team changed their approach to the castle over time.

00:00 Introduction
00:15 Hogwarts Castle from the page to the screen
02:02 The Herbology Greenhouses
02:53 The Quidditch Training Grounds
04:01 The Whomping Willow
04:34 The Prisoner of Azkaban Expansion
06:29 The DADA Tower, the Dark Tower and the Astronomy Tower
07:24 The Transfiguration Courtyard
07:52 The Chamber of Reception and the Entrance Courtyard
08:54 The Deathly Hallows Changes
10:23 In Conclusion

The Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and the Deathly Hallows all brought their own changes to the castle, it's architecture and layout. Some of these may have come from the visions of Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell and David Yates. But also from the excellent production design from Stuart Craig and his team. Harry Potter is a film franchise based on JK Rowling's books and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and many more SEO friendly search terms.