Harry Potter: The Character Vault

The media could not be loaded. "Harry Potter: The Character Vault" is a fascinating book that details the characters from the films.Everyone is included - Harry, Ron, Hermoine, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort, etc. The main characters get 4-5 pages each, while minor characters usually get a single 2-page spread.The book profiles each character, and the text from Jody Revenson (author of many previous Potter books, including Magical Places) is insightful and well written. For some characters, there are a few words about the actor as well as his/her casting and process. But most of the text is dedicated to discussing the look of the characters; that is, how they are translated visually from the page to the screen. This means discussion about costumes, makeup, hairstyling, and props.You'll find a lot of great images in the book, including some fantastic concept art (usually printed full-page) and unit photography. Again, most of the images are related to costumes and props -- school and Quidditch uniforms; Yule Ball gowns; wand designs; the sorting hat; Death Eater masks; and more. In reading through the book, you really gain an appreciation for the intricate work done to create each character's wardrobe.If you own the Harry Potter Page to Screen Collector's Edition, then you'll notice some similarity between this book and the 'Wizard Wear & Muggle Attire' book from that set. But even if you own that set, there's new content in the Character Vault that would make it a worthy purchase.Included within the book are two pull-out posters: one featuring the Order of the Phoenix, and the other featuring the Death Eaters.This is an excellent resource for fans of the Harry Potter film franchise. It will especially be of interest to those who enjoy the art of costume design.

I was reading the series to my grandson who has autism. The book helped him to better understand the characters and to visualize them. He enjoyed looking at the pictures and pointing out the characters as we read. Overall, it's an excellent book.

The media could not be loaded. I did not get the Collector's Edition of Harry Potter Page to Screen so I'm glad that those bundled books are now sold separately, and I also saved some money in the process.The book's a 208-page hardcover with a cover that's designed with the same style as the other Harry Potter film companion books, such as Harry Potter: Page to Screen, Harry Potter: The Creature Vault and Harry Potter: Magical Places. There are nice graphic elements and embossed gold text. Very classy.From what I can see, this seems like the updated book to the character book from the collector's edition. I saw some pages of the book from the collector's edition and the layout looks different but content is the same. Also, there isn't much duplicated content from Harry Potter: Page to Screen.This book focuses on the characters and their costumes, and each is given good coverage in terms of the space devoted, photographs, artworks and writeup. This book covers the human characters so you won't see any creatures of Dobby. There are also students from other schools, the teaching staff and of course Lord Voldemort and his evil gang of Death Eaters. There are also sections talking about the wands, and how they apply makeup, such as to make Harry disfigured when hit by the Stinging Jinx.There are lots of information and I enjoyed reading about how they come up with the design and look for the characters.It's an insightful book that all Harry Potter fans must have. Highly recommended.(See more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

The media could not be loaded. A great book to add to my collection. This book has some beautiful illustrations and behind the scenes images. Breaks down the appearance, which Hogwarts house, occupation, special skills, and Patronus of each character. This book show’s details of Hogwarts Students, Hogwarts Staff, Students Ribes & Quidditch Sportswear, Tri—wizard Tournament, The Order of the Phoenix, Dark Forces, Ministry Of Magic, and the Different Families. You get 2 posters of the order of phoenix, and death eaters. And also a booklet with images and designs of different Death Eater masks.

This book is so cool! You get an inside look at how the movie sets work. Fabulous costume details. This book is beautifully designed, stunning visuals and illustrations, so great to read while sipping tea and playing HP ambient music in the background. I learned some surprising things about how things were done - the method behind the magic! Love all the wands, robes, representation. Makes a beautiful gift.

This is a wonderful book for anyone who loves Harry Potter. My daughter has been very into everything Harry Potter and is reading the books and watching each movie after she reads it, so I bought her this book to explain more about each character. It is better than expected! Large, very solid with nice thick glossy pages, and wonderful photos and illustrations of all of the characters in the Harry Potter series. It explains lots of details about each person, and also about how they were adapted for filming (explaining, for example, how they got Hagrid to look so huge). Both of us have really enjoyed reading this book and looking at the pictures. It is all inclusive and couldn't be any better. Very happy with this purchase! The only thing I will warn you about is if you have not finished reading all of the Harry Potter books yet, this will contain some spoilers. So I'd wait and get this when you've finished all the books. One of my very favorite purchases ever on Amazon, we love it!