Harry Potter studio trip gives English students a unique insight
Harry Potter studio trip gives English students a unique insight
The English department at Giles Academy arranged a fantastic trip for a lucky group of Year 8 students to visit ‘The Making of Harry Potter’ at the Warner Bros Studio Tour in London.
This enrichment opportunity was organised with the aim of aims to bring learning to life as students are currently studying ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in English lessons. The experience also helped to inspire students creativity and enhance their appreciation of storytelling.
It gave our students a unique insight to explore how the Harry Potter story is created beyond the page, by looking at everything from theatre production and set design to special effects and film-making.
We started in the classroom at Warner Bros, learning about the career opportunities within the film industry and we took a closer look at the props used.
The tour then opened with the iconic Great Hall, where pupils stood exactly where the cast once filmed. Students then wandered through the shopfronts of Diagon Alley, stepped into the eerie atmosphere of the Forbidden Forest, posed for green‑screen photos that placed them right inside a Quidditch game and many enjoyed tasting the Butterbeer.
Seeing these elements up close helped them better understand how characters and scenes are developed, and how lighting, sound and staging all work together to create atmosphere. It also opened their eyes to the many different careers involved in the creative industries.
