Tuesday, May 31, 2022

the Great Wizarding Express is the name of the train in the beginning of the new movie Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, and the interior is magnificent, especially the bas relief over the fireplace mantles, of a steam locomotive

 here's a page showing the art in a couple small images, but, clear and that is seemingly impossible to find on the internet right now. Maybe there aren't that many train nuts watching the movie. 

The production team of the film went to Germany to scan carriages authentic to the 1930s, and then the visual effect department designed carriages and locomotives.

Inside, it’s decorated in the height of Art Deco opulence. Graphic designers Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima created the logo of the Great Wizarding Express, then translated it into the ephemera associated with train travel, including tickets and an onboard magazine.


There was not a single moment when it was in clear view, without an actor in front of it, that is was out of focus.  Quite frustrating when I wanted to show it to all of you. 


the scenes take place in the last car on the train





see what I mean?

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