Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince Behind The Scenes

This video dives into all the complexities which make Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince stand out as a film title. Tune in for all the behind the scenes secrets you can imagine presented by Thethings. The Harry Potter movies are known for the acting involved in them which sets them apart from other films featuring young stars. The film specifically shines with performances by Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint. What you may not have known was all the behind the scenes drama and juicy details that came along with the young actor’s time on set. We take a look at both Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint’s romantic pairings within the film and see if these on set kiss scenes were as awkward as one might imagine them to be. Next up, we take a look at the copious amounts of special effects and practical effects which make the Half Blood Prince so visually appealing to the audience. From the use of green screen in many of the scenes to the creation of Aragog, the giant spider, the use of makeup and CGI really worked to set this film apart from the rest of the Harry Potter movies. Not only were the effects, both special and practical, used to make this film truly unique, but so were the choices and actions of the production team. From director to screenwriter, editor to makeup artist, it was truly the effort of all the people involved with this film which really make it unique.
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00:00 Intro
00:22 Magical Effects
05:02 Timeless Acting
07:09 Production Team
10:08 Outro
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[@TheThings]

Which Harry Potter movie is your favorite of all time? 😍

[@lordvenjix3757]

Prisoner of azkaban

[@idkk_august9331]

This one.

[@National7575]

Prisoner of Azkaban

[@froggylover6476]

Order of the Phoenix

[@National7575]

@Trami Nguyen that’s not answering the question

[@Mint_Carrots]

Imagine having to be hagrid and cry over a terrifying spider

[@smileysnow7420]

Lmaooo

[@emilydavis7342]

@Thegamer_plays isn't he cute!!!!😘😘😘😘💘💜❤💝💓💞💟💕💖💗💙💚💛💛

[@marquis8867]

@@emilydavis7342 meh

[@marquis8867]

@Thegamer_plays lol you are simping over a spider

[@takeoutordertogo]

Lol

[@adminnieves2350]

Maggie Smith is one of the most professional actress that I've ever seen in my life, she is one of the most hardworking actress ever! 😩❤

[@braelynnandellie6646]

Yeah especially since she had tumor therapy

[@user-vg5wx5cf2k]

Agreed 👍🏾

[@margaretjimenez5832]

Ok but I really want them to make a movie about the life of Teddy Lupin

[@rvp9944]

Will be probably better then "the cursed child"

[@billymolloy2243]

Yes

[@tanishberiwal4341]

Ok but no one cares bout you

[@ChiliD0gz]

@@tanishberiwal4341 E

[@piotrkolasa9473]

SHUT UP SHUT UP

[@nicholasbennett7367]

Am I the only person that noticed how tiny Aragog was compared to chamber of secrets?

[@emilydavis7342]

I now right!

[@kriksi7775]

Yeah

[@adminnieves2350]

Yup

[@akaike692]

Know*

[@nicholasbennett7367]

@@akaike692 they voted Bai Dun

[@KingBreakerYT]

All of that hard work deserves an Oscar reward or at least a nominee :(

[@sweetspicy7880]

Henry shouting “Ron” while he is kissing was a perfect best friend move 😂 so that there could be a re-take 😂🤣😂🤣😜

[@rakshit5001]

Haha

[@edenburger5847]

HARRY

[@Totallyobsessedwithanime11]

Who the heck is Henry ?

[@Bitter.nemesis..]

@@Totallyobsessedwithanime11 She/He Mispelled It

[@Totallyobsessedwithanime11]

@@Bitter.nemesis.. oh

[@bagelqueen4889]

Hundreds of people cried when dumble door's death I sobbed

[@lordvenjix3757]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was unsurprisingly a smash hit when it came to theaters in 2009, but some of the stories from behind the scenes of the production are just as interesting as the tale being told on the big screen. For the sixth film in the Harry Potter film series, most of the actors and crew members had been around the set for a long time, but new challenges, on and off the set, kept them on their toes.

[@MuhammadBilal-jq2lt]

lets appreciate how much effort these guys have made for us in these series really commendable.

[@National7575]

One of my favourites of the movies

[@sasys8n]

I think it was a mistake, not putting more voldemort flashbacks. Shoulda listened others

[@teadrinkerfication9160]

‘The kiss scene in real life wasn’t as smooth as it seemed in the film’… ‘Harry and Ginny’s romance played a pivotal role in the film’… girl did we watch the same film? Or are you confusing it with the book? 🤔😂

[@gb2350]

I like tha kiss

[@radhakrishn2515]

I think including Voldemort scenes was actually cool like we needed more of his background.. also Jesse worrying about chipping a tooth 😂😂

[@momobryan737]

I love Harry Potter but the way they introduced slytherins locket as a horcrux was just not great. I wish they would have explained more in the movie of how Dumbledore found the horcrux because of the movie it was unclear but if you've read the book it was and there are so many essential lessons that Harry had with Dumbledore in the sixth year that were left out. One of the biggest was understanding the root of why Lord Voldemort was soooooo power hungry. Honestly I was a little concerned Daniel Radcliffe is not as much of a smart-ass playing Harry as Harry actually is I mean Harry Potter is kind of arrogant but he has a heart of gold.

[@nazmasaalih5995]

Well I mean you cant just have Dumbledore suddenly give a news report on it!! I mean hes dead!

[@jacquelinekenknight9280]

They should have shown more Tom Riddle flashbacks imo. As for Harry…. Yes. My favorite smart-ass remark has to be his response to Snape in book 6. “There’s no need to call me Sir.” 👀

[@c0lleenbean]

so much about voldemorts background was cut out.

[@momobryan737]

@@c0lleenbean I know like all the stuff with the muggle orphanage

[@tapesbybela7659]

Is it just me or does Emma looked so powerful with the dark mark?

[@BitterTruth-me1nl]

I wish steve kloves had kept his nose out of flashbacks of Voldemort and let yates insert them nonetheless he also destroyed Ron and Ginny throughput the series. However the most infuriating edit cut they have made is the in Noctem chorus in which snape’s acting was PHENOMENAL (link in comment)

[@BitterTruth-me1nl]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmqlqmOrbaiijJI

[@kamabokogonpachiro5131]

Yes they should have added the scene of choir singing IN NOCTEM and snape looking at the sky with sadness. It was so brilliant

[@bella-lt1pw]

I finally watched all the movies and I can't get enough! I reviewed them and my main point is that draco should have handed harry the wand in the final battle!

[@hermionegranger2585]

Yeah it was bad that they deleted that scene

[@hermionegranger2585]

@@zydn i see your point of you and on second thought i think i agree 🤔we don't always need a change of character ,not everyone has to turn good in the end

[@ayo7285]

if you read the books you would realize how off character that would probably be

[@hermionegranger2585]

@@zydn that's what i meant by " he can't turn to good" ,not completely ,but sure he improved a lot. Maybe that's why everyone wanted him to also throw Harry his wand, so he can become even better

[@emilydavis7342]

Right!!!!

[@lordvenjix3757]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince changed the franchise by carefully balancing utterly contradicting genres from scene to scene.

[@robbie.8067]

love the thumbnail with emma’s face

[@AnkitSingh-vm1gn]

I never realised this movie was this long

[@lordvenjix3757]

Amazing video as always 👌

[@Empire_11]

your first

[@kawthishakarunarathna205]

Prof.Macgonigal...respect lady 🙏🙏❤💐

[@liang1855]

Quidditch is amazing! It’s so cool!

[@froggylover6476]

Please do more Harry Potter!!!! I love it

[@Yrkkh910]

My favorite movie, I have seen this 15 times

[@playxen2558]

Harry potter never ever gets old and I watch them with my kids in the future ❤️❤️❤️😌

[@paulready8897]

Very interesting to see some of the behind the scenes stuff that it took to make the series special. Must have been a lot of hard work by the people involved in making a great series.

[@sarikapandey5337]

All series is my favorite...actually I'm big fan of Harry Potter

[@teodora8861]

I am big fan of hp,my fav is Draco

[@space_monkey5662]

Dumbledore

[@johncampbell6382]

It really does show it in a very different light.

[@iseehvalian3653]

i miss them sm

[@footentry0501]

I knew that Harry Potter's invisibility cloak has always been a green screen.

[@jackburgess2540]

Well yeah.. what else would it be?

[@soapiesoap5649]

Oh well done genius

[@ShadowDiYT]

Green cloak*

[@jodiethomas8054]

Oh so smart . What a genius 👏 😒

[@hayleykiyokoisbae1776]

I sometimes wish they would make an entire show or movie series called Voldemort. So we can see more of Voldemort’s upbringing.

[@editinq_semaa]

Yesss 🙌

[@Sueze]

I went to the warner bros studio tour and experienced filming that quidditch game screen. It was fun! Every fan should go

[@lolos1576]

And away we go !

[@millsvoid_]

One of my fav movies it keep getting sadder tho

[@TheRealAlexZhang]

Any one with Arachnophobia Would be scared of arigog

[@axthxticemma1203]

Yes me

[@UWU_57]

Excellent film.

[@hanaleitaculog963]

I just wished they could make more Harry potters movies

[@you-know-who915]

They cannot because the movies are based on the books so they cannot make a movie by themselves. But there can be a movie on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

[@jenineallen4500]

@@you-know-who915 they could if wanted to coz of that book but thing is the book has Snape in it and obv the film wouldn't be the same without original actor

[@cydneydavies4262]

They are harry potter and the cursted child in 2022

[@wolfiechase610]

Arnt they talking about making another movie like on the news

[@hanaleitaculog963]

@@cydneydavies4262 I heard it’s a tv show and the KZbin videos is just the three stars in different movies

[@JackOfAllRAIDs]

"Seriously misunderstood spiders are..." Very apropos considering the narrator referred to spiders as "bugs."

[@footpathinterviews8288]

Appreciated 👍👍

[@omito5223]

また観たくなってきた😆　よし、買ってきたDVD今から観よう😁

[@jhonnyrodolfovargassoria5972]

Gracias por la información

[@skytregobouff4592]

I wish we could've seen more of Harry and Ginny.

[@SARSquid79]

Yes dude

[@SelBoi]

Just imagine going through all of the mythic Harry Potter's sets like the main hall, the forbidden forest, the haunted girls bathroom as a "normal" being. What an insane feeling it should be

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

This movie and the third are my personal favorites in the franchise. My heart goes out to poor Maggie Smith. Juggling breast cancer on top of acting had to have been difficult.

[@fulopdavidgergely2454]

SIASZTÓ

[@harrisntemar4052]

May God Bless Her😇

[@stefaniedesmet9265]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 love it

[@littletips6927]

This is great than the movie 😊 Now I can sleep calmly after watching Harry Potter 😂

[@petea1918]

Aww I didn’t know the Great Dame Maggie Smith was so poorly whilst filming. Let’s hope Dame Maggie stays well

[@aaliyahh9335]

Daniel radcliffe in the beginning of the video 😂 so funny

[@josephvalencia2265]

Request:All Harry Potter movies ranked.

[@stephenrogers8817]

When they talk to the snake 🐍 yesss

[@amandaevans4113]

Amaising

[@aradhayatripathi4818]

Chapter 7 part 2 I love that

[@SarBear98]

They should make a movie about Tom Riddle/Voldemort’s life

[@rachelortiz4458]

ALWAYS LOVE AND WATCH ALL HARRY POTTER CHAPTERS 💖 LOVE HARRY POTTER 💖

[@QARIB_JEWELRY]

so nice👌

[@bri_____]

I would've appreciated a warning on aragogs close up!

[@Osfrie]

Man I totally forgot about the random attack on The Burrow... why they decided to add that into the film is beyond me. Like, that point of the story, their house was supposed to be pretty well protected by the Ministry and that. I get cutting scenes to save time but some scenes being added and changed made no sense to me. Like Luna finding Harry on the Train, why? What was wrong with Tonks finding him? XD

[@christophcookit6334]

Add this and leave the voldemort backstory out... Also I thought the burrow scene made no sense. Bellatrix would not just disapparate when she could capture Harry Potter. It's especially stupid when in Deathly Hallows the burrow gets attacked because the ministry has fallen.

[@suhedanur]

Gerçekten Dünya'nın en iyi ve güzel sineması olabilir mütiş

[@bunnyboo6199]

Cảm ơn c Mây nhiều ạ :p

[@aliyahnotfound873]

Wow what s min I am s minute late 😂

[@sisterdonutforge2402]

Love the movies

[@internetexplorer3999]

I'd be curious to see the actors' reaction to the special effects, the surprise must be greater since they were seeing blue and green screens.

[@Bears_editz]

Her face on the thumbnail tho lol

[@LibertineTigers]

didn't realise how much of a Pot head I was until 2 seconds ago. went digging through the kids sweets cupboard too find 6 years worth of Xmas, bday n fathers day Lemon Sherbets. Greatest wizard of all time... just wish he was partial too some Rubarb n custard. 🍋 🍋 🍋

[@ashnajain8504]

Hi the things pls create a video on greenhouse academy

[@booklife1]

I Love Harry Potter

[@genevievelee655]

Still can't believe that harry potter doesn't exist in real life.

[@TheRealAlexZhang]

I was laughing when ron said Bun?

[@sanjidalslam2687]

I love Herry Potter

[@DanielWSonntag]

I always wanted to know how they did the books in the library!

[@joselitozapata4273]

I really love magic.

[@CocoPops4ever]

How can people not like Harry potter videos

[@user-fg4pf3wk4i]

面白い!

[@virien13]

Woah ❤

[@frankieb43]

Maggie Smith is incredible ❤️🧙🏻‍♀️. if I was on the production team. I would be too terrified to even touch or go near that spider model

[@knuffelbaer1971]

why are most of the footage mirrored horizontally? Is it to counterfeit copyright claims?

[@zikra5930]

My younger sister really thought they broke the bridge😪

[@keananhumphreys4577]

woooow!

[@naty962]

I love these movies, I'm sorry the story is over😭

[@shellystauber3910]

Oh Ron, you just have to make things akward!!?

[@National7575]

@Menaal Hashmi stop being pedantic, no one cares You’re the one who doesn’t even know the spelling of “you’re”

[@putriahanindra196]

Shut up

[@National7575]

@Menaal Hashmi then don’t criticise others when you can’t take the time to use the proper grammar

[@senzubean31]

Cutting the Voldemort flashbacks is one of the few criticisms of Half-Blood.

[@siennaespray3488]

I really want them to make a movie about the kid

[@prettygurlnamednylah]

Wow this was cool and I’m first

[@osobaosobowa8497]

Nope

[@Empire_11]

NOPE YOUR 6TH LOL

[@prettygurlnamednylah]

@@Empire_11 oop

[@brittanyfinney5386]

Can’t wait for the Harry Potter movies to come Netflix

[@santikawardhani2242]

Well sometimes i still can't recognize which scene using cgi and the real one, because it's all almost like real

[@emptylanternmedia2248]

Could you imagine if these were made today?

[@JayceMars]

4:26 It’s HP6!

[@Berryluv16]

Harry Potter and the champion of secrets

[@ItachiUchiha-dg9nr]

Muggles trying to get admission in Hogwarts.

[@Black_phone_fan]

Cool can u make a umbrella academy one and maze runner behind the sences

[@fuckingbom3534]

WoW

[@lauraclaire]

I had know idea Maggie Smith had cancer during Harry Potter.

[@rosadellarocca159]

Wow

[@wonderwallflower]

The kiss was super awkward

[@jennyn5692]

Spiders aren't bugs, they're arachnids.

[@_on_pawzzz123]

I love daniel♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@returnofskurk1633]

It's a shame that some of the more interesting parts of the book got left out for teen romance. (It's way overplayed in the movie, tbh.)