Who was behind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

Who was behind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

Do you think you know everything about harry potter?

I bet you didn't knew Alfonso Cuarón directed the third movie of the series, Harry Potter and the

Prisoner of Azkaban. 

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is one of the top Mexicans in hollywood he is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Cuarón was born in Mexico city on November 28 of 1961. He studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and filmmaking at Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), a school within the same university. Alfonso Cuarón career was about to start when he met the director Carlos Marcovich and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki in the university, mexicans as well. As a team they worked on ‘’Vengeance Is Mine’’ what would be Cuarón first short film.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
In 2004, author J. K. Rowling, who had seen and loved Cuarón's film Y Tu Mamá También wanted him to direct the third movie of the serie. Alfonso Cuarón with no prior knowledge of the serie accepted the challenge. Cuarón directing the movie created criticism and opposition by Harry Potter's fans due to the fact that there was an established director in the prior two films.

Alfonso Cuarón made significant changes to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, using his personal style to make this movie different from the past two. Cuarón created more tension and better scenography though the film. Some of this changes caused continuity errors in relation to the previous films, which were directed by the american film director Chris Columbus. What Alfonso Cuarón did in this masterpiece was to ‘’change the appearance and layout of Hogwarts Castle, by adding the Clock Tower, the Central tower and changing the location of Hagrid's Hut. The rooms have less light and they seem dingy by comparison to the grand buildings we were treated to in The Philosophers Stone and The Chamber of Secrets. He also changed the appearance of Filius Flitwick and the appearance of all wands in the films. Most of these changes were accepted by the two future director.’’(Harry Potter Wikia)

This changes later became so popular and unique to The Harry Potter Film Series.
Alfonso Cuarón challenges during film were not easy, characters were growing up through a difficult age. Behind the scenes, better cameras were used to film.


Furthermore, after the excellent work Alfonso Cuarón was doing for the third movie of the serie he was chosen again to direct the fourth. Unfortunately Cuarón had to decline the opportunity because he would not finish working on the third film in time to begin the fourth. It is a pride that a mexican directed a movie of this magnitude. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban impact the cinematography industry making 796.7 million USD in box office.

Ten years after Alfonso Cuarón directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban he directed Cuáron won best director and best film editing awards by the academy. He has had an amazing career winning multiple awards.
‘’Gravity’’ which made him achieve his biggest dream.
Who will be the next Mexican in hollywood?






References:
“When Harry Met Darkness | Alfonso Cuaron and The Prisoner of Azkaban.” Headstuff, 20 May 2017, www.headstuff.org/film/alfonso-cuaron-and-harry-potter/.
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” RegMovies, www.regmovies.com/movies/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban/B00696837883/trivia.
“Alfonso Cuarón.” Harry Potter Wiki, harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Alfonso_Cuar%C3%B3n.