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connielane at 02:35pm on 10/07/2009
connielane at 02:35pm on 10/07/2009Wonderful red carpet interview with HP screenwriter Steve Kloves here (starting about 50 seconds in), via SnitchSeeker.com.
Transcript below. Lots of teases about what's coming in Deathly Hallows (so SPOILERS, I guess). What he says about the forest scene pretty much confirms for me that I will be as big a mess watching it as I was reading it. Also, a lovely quote about Ron to show that, yes he is indeed fond of Ron and doesn't hate him in the slightest.
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Q: Has it changed, the [Deathly Hallows] split point, between what you wrote and what David Yates and David Heyman considered? Is it a different scene?
A: Not really, I mean, it's always been in the same general area. I'd say, if anything, it's punctuation. It's kind of like finding the moment where we think it's the most dramatic and satisfying for the audience. And that changed slightly because of some scenes that happened before it. Now that I think about it, I did move one section.
Q: Does the scene have a sense of finality or a cliffhanger?
A: I'd say it's more of a cliffhanger.
Q: One of the most pivotal scenes in the book is the "Forest Again" scene, the one where Harry walks to Voldemort. How did you go about writing that, since it's mostly in Harry's head?
A: It's one of those things where you're just trying to imagine Harry in the moment. I don't want to say too much what I did, but I tried to create a scenario where you feel in a sense, by what I orchestrated, that Harry's walking through his past a bit. So he knows what he's giving up and what he's leaving behind, and hopefully it will be emotional.
Q: What scene in the Deathly Hallows script did you most enjoy writing, what particular sequence? Like, you were dying to write it and just had so much fun with it.
A: I liked writing a lot of the scenes in Hallows. The scene in London after the wedding I liked quite a bit. I liked that sequence quite a bit. That's what comes to mind, but I really enjoyed writing Hallows a lot. I also liked writing the first part of Hallows enormously because it's kind of a road movie. I can't tell you how many times I've written "INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT" and "INT. CORRIDOR - DAY." So it's nice to be outside in different places.
Q: How long did it take to write both parts altogether?
A: I've been working on them now, I guess, over a year.
Q: Are you still in the process?
A: Yeah, a little bit. We're basically done. Part One is done, Part Two is basically done. I'll tweak a few things, but we're pretty much done.
Q: And the final Hogwarts sequence - is most of it kept as it is in the book? Especially Harry and Voldemort?
A: I would say it's a qualified yes. As you know, we've changed a little bit at the end of Prince. You'll see that we sort of wanted to save, in terms of the battle and things like that, for Hallows. I'd say that a lot that's in the book happens, and we have some surprises.
Q: Which character do you most enjoy writing?
A: I've always enjoyed writing Hermione. But I love the way Ron has evolved in the last few scripts I've done, because I see him getting stronger and stronger. Harry is always the hardest, because he's sort of a blank slate, and I think that's why people identify with him so easily, so many people from different cultures. It's kind of a brilliant stroke on Jo's part, but it makes him harder to write than either Ron or Hermione.
Transcript below. Lots of teases about what's coming in Deathly Hallows (so SPOILERS, I guess). What he says about the forest scene pretty much confirms for me that I will be as big a mess watching it as I was reading it. Also, a lovely quote about Ron to show that, yes he is indeed fond of Ron and doesn't hate him in the slightest.
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Q: Has it changed, the [Deathly Hallows] split point, between what you wrote and what David Yates and David Heyman considered? Is it a different scene?
A: Not really, I mean, it's always been in the same general area. I'd say, if anything, it's punctuation. It's kind of like finding the moment where we think it's the most dramatic and satisfying for the audience. And that changed slightly because of some scenes that happened before it. Now that I think about it, I did move one section.
Q: Does the scene have a sense of finality or a cliffhanger?
A: I'd say it's more of a cliffhanger.
Q: One of the most pivotal scenes in the book is the "Forest Again" scene, the one where Harry walks to Voldemort. How did you go about writing that, since it's mostly in Harry's head?
A: It's one of those things where you're just trying to imagine Harry in the moment. I don't want to say too much what I did, but I tried to create a scenario where you feel in a sense, by what I orchestrated, that Harry's walking through his past a bit. So he knows what he's giving up and what he's leaving behind, and hopefully it will be emotional.
Q: What scene in the Deathly Hallows script did you most enjoy writing, what particular sequence? Like, you were dying to write it and just had so much fun with it.
A: I liked writing a lot of the scenes in Hallows. The scene in London after the wedding I liked quite a bit. I liked that sequence quite a bit. That's what comes to mind, but I really enjoyed writing Hallows a lot. I also liked writing the first part of Hallows enormously because it's kind of a road movie. I can't tell you how many times I've written "INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT" and "INT. CORRIDOR - DAY." So it's nice to be outside in different places.
Q: How long did it take to write both parts altogether?
A: I've been working on them now, I guess, over a year.
Q: Are you still in the process?
A: Yeah, a little bit. We're basically done. Part One is done, Part Two is basically done. I'll tweak a few things, but we're pretty much done.
Q: And the final Hogwarts sequence - is most of it kept as it is in the book? Especially Harry and Voldemort?
A: I would say it's a qualified yes. As you know, we've changed a little bit at the end of Prince. You'll see that we sort of wanted to save, in terms of the battle and things like that, for Hallows. I'd say that a lot that's in the book happens, and we have some surprises.
Q: Which character do you most enjoy writing?
A: I've always enjoyed writing Hermione. But I love the way Ron has evolved in the last few scripts I've done, because I see him getting stronger and stronger. Harry is always the hardest, because he's sort of a blank slate, and I think that's why people identify with him so easily, so many people from different cultures. It's kind of a brilliant stroke on Jo's part, but it makes him harder to write than either Ron or Hermione.