The plot of this movie carries on from the first 2 movies prior to this. This is Harry's third year at Hogwarts school and a new teacher called R J Lupin becomes the new Defence against the Dark arts teacher. Ron Harry and Hermione meet convicted murderer Sirius Black and learn how to handle a Hippogriff (Half horse/half eagle creature). We see the trio master the art of Divination and Harry faces having to withstand the soul-sucking dementors and the the truth is revealed about Harry's connection to Sirius and his family.
There are a wide range of camera shots in this movie and in my opinion the most predominant and stunning shots were the establishing shots. These shots allowed us to see the surroundings of such places like Hogwarts helping to create a magical feel of a place we would all loved to go. It is also shows us the main setting of most the movie and the place that means the most to Harry. Another main use of the establishing shot was showing the train go through the british countryside which is quite remote and the establishing shot shows us that the place is quite remote by having it quite far away so we can see lots of landscape but there are no houses or people, enhancing how secret the wizarding world is.
There is a shot in the beginning of the movie where a family member is mocking Harry's parents, this obviously infuriates Harry and he yells at her to be quiet, As he yells and his body tenses up the camera zooms in from a long shot to a mid shot so we can focus more on his frustration.
There is a mixture of high and low angle shots, the low angle shots are mostly used at points where harry has fallen over or is on the floor due to circumstances where he is in peril. So the low angle shots show the viewers that he is vulnerable at that moment in time.
We hear a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds.
Non- Diegetic sounds.
- There is a lot of music played throughout the movie to enhance emotions
Diegetic sounds
- Rain
- Thunder
- Screams
- Footsteps
- The clock bell riniging
- The birds chirping
The lighting is dramatically different at night the it is during the day, there is a scene when Harry is exploring the castle late at night and he is using the light from his wand to see into the darkness and we as viewers can only see things in light surrounding the wand which doesn't reach far, there fore we cant see his surroundings or what is behind or in front of him which gives a slight eery feel with the added silence.
The lighting in the castle during the day is slightly dimmer than the normal daylight outside and this gives the effect of the castle being lit by candle light and fires, adding to the magical feel of this movie.
The props in the film are all fairly unusual and things that we wouldn't come across in modern everyday "muggle" life. In certain scenes there are such props like big golden goblets, silver dinner platter, candles, wands and big ancient looking chests. All things that show the difference between wizard life and Normal human life.
There are two main sets of costumes. The school uniform which consist of jumpers, robes and cloaks and there own clothes which are neutral in colour and would be possibly something we at that age would have worn making us able to relate to them
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