Voldemort: Origins of the Heir
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| Original title | Voldemort: Origins of the Heir |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 52 minutes |
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| Director | Gianmaria Pezzato |
| script | Gianmaria Pezzato |
| production | Stefano Prestia |
| music | Matthew Steed, Stefano Prestia |
| cut | Gianmaria Pezzato |
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Voldemort: Origins of the Heir (in German: "Origin of the Heir") is an unofficial prequel for the film series " Harry Potter ". The film was directed by Gianmaria Pezzato and Stefano Prestia and funded through a crowdfunding campaign; it is 52 minutes long. The duo operates under the name "Tryangle Films". After a legal dispute with the attorneys from Warner , the rights holder of the Harry Potter series, the crowdfunding campaign had to be discontinued. However, since the producers are not looking for financial profit, an agreement was reached with Warner according to their own statements, which resulted in the approval of the film. The film was then uploaded to the Tryangle Films YouTube channel on January 13, 2018 .
background
According to the company, the idea for the prequel arose from reading the book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . The aim of the film is to answer the question of how Tom Riddle became the "darkest of all magicians", Lord Voldemort .
Since the film is supposed to play closer to the book than to the film series, Voldemort has red eyes in "Origins of the Heir".
Production and Financing
The film was financed through a crowdfunding campaign on the Kickstarter platform , which started in the summer of 2016 and had to be discontinued after a legal dispute with the rights holder of the Harry Potter film series.
Overall, the film had a budget of around € 15,000.
After the dispute with Warner was resolved, Tryangle Films released the first trailer along with the announcement that it would release the film in late 2017. Within 48 hours of posting on Facebook, the trailer was viewed over 30 million times. The final trailer, which was only published on YouTube in mid-December 2017, achieved 1.3 million clicks by far less than the first.
action
The film is about the youth of Voldemort, who was then still called Tom Riddle. At the center of the plot is a mysterious series of murders in which a house elf and Hufflepuff heiress Hepzibah Smith are involved. After Tom Riddle quit his job at "Borgin & Burke's" and has since disappeared without a trace, the young invented Gryffindor heiress Grisha McLaggen believes in his guilt for death and decides to go on the hunt for Riddle.
Detailed storyline
As a flashback, Tom Riddle is shown packing his bags and preparing to leave his house. Meanwhile, he takes a break from taking a photo of himself and three other students before leaving. At the present, Grisha McLaggen attempts to break into a Soviet Auror warehouse, but despite the beating, many of the guards are captured and fed an intravenous drop of Veritaserum while questioned by General Makarov. In a mixture of flashbacks and the present, a Soviet recon team finds a chest full of dark objects, including Tom Riddle's diary, which are killed soon after opening. In the warehouse, Grisha explains that she was a student at Riddle at Hogwarts, who along with Wiglaf Sigurdsson and Lazarus Smith were the true heirs of Hogwarts founders Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. They formed a club that "should make the world a better place", but after an argument between Lazarus and Tom over Grisha's affection they dropped out and Grischa noticed that Tom was distanced for all of them. Over the past few years, Grisha has become an Auror, devoting herself to tracking down Tom, believing that she can save him from himself and the dark path.
With further queries and flashbacks, it shows how Tom stole Hufflepuff's mug and Slytherin's locket from Hepzibah Smith before he killed her and framed her house-elf Hokey, and that Grischa believes he wants to create Horcuxes. She thinks Tom's diary - the artifact she was trying to get from the warehouse - will give her a clue as to Tom's whereabouts or his intentions. She also explains that Tom has since killed both Lazarus and Wiglaf and it means that he has already taken and started the name "Voldemort" instead of Tom Riddle.
After careful consideration, Makarov says that he believes her story because she was under the influence of Veritaserum when she told it - and only because she believes it doesn't really mean it is, and she could be wrong. He is unwilling to take the risk, however, as the Grindelwald threat is still a memory, and gives her the diary saying "it's a Brit problem" and that they should deal with it. Grisha is released, given her personal effects and allowed to leave.
As she leaves, Makarov asks her how she knew they had the diary, and Grisha replies, "I didn't - or maybe I did ..." before turning into Voldemort and killing Makarov and his assembled guards.
The film ends with a look back at a second scout team that finds the chest and regains it. The two Soviets discuss the content and mention that the bones are feminine (the implication is that they are grishas) and what they mean, with a grim conclusion that there must be darkness in order for there to be light.
reception
criticism
After the publication, but also before, newspapers and film portals worldwide reported on the film.
Post-release reviews have been mixed, but critics are thrilled that despite such a small budget, a professional result has been achieved.
In the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Voldemort: Origins of the Heir received an average of 5.2 / 10 points from viewers.
“(...) elaborately produced and staged with great attention to detail. The sets, costumes and camera work are particularly impressive. The dialogues (...) and the drama are again quite bumpy in places. One can certainly forgive that in a fan project. "
"Voldemort '(...) did not turn out to be a perfect film, of course - at times it still looks like a' Potter 'clone. The rich, dark colors and the steampunk aesthetic are particularly reminiscent of the early 'Potter' films - as is the attention to detail.
Despite the limited travel budget, 'Voldemort' has impressive backdrops to offer (...) and screenwriter Pezzato used JK Rowling not only cheekily, but also skillfully. His Riddle story fits pretty seamlessly into the 'Harry Potter' flashbacks (…) It doesn't matter (or little) that the dialogues are sometimes too long, mostly too pathetic and always humorless; And it doesn't matter (or fun) that the synchronization of the originally Italian dialogues went quite wrong. "
“Of course this is not a Hollywood production, you have to compromise on the extremely dramatic and over-present soundtrack and the theatrical acting. But the effects are impressive and the team put a lot of love into the costumes and sets. (…) The plot is coherent too, Pezzato and Presti skilfully interweave storylines they invented with those from the original template.
For fans this loving film is a small, but real blast. "
"Fans were sent into a frenzy following the film's release on Sunday - although it received very mixed reviews on Twitter.
The short film no doubt satisfied the cravings of Harry Potter super fans. "
Calls
Since it was released on January 13, 2018, the fan film has been viewed over 15 million times on YouTube.
occupation
main actor
- Stefano Rossi as Tom Marvolo Riddle, a dark wizard and Hogwarts student who is the final heir to Salazar Slytherin.
- Davide Ellena as Lord Voldemort, the new form of Riddle
- Maddalena Orcali as Grisha McLaggen, Hogwarts student and heiress to Godric Gryffindor. Orcali also narrates the trailer .
- Aurora Moroni as young Grisha McLaggen
- Andrea Deanisi as Wiglaf Sigurdsson, the heir to Rowena Ravenclaw.
- Andrea Baglio as a young Wiglaf Sigurdsson
- Andrea Bonfanti as Lazarus Smith, the heir to Helga Hufflepuff.
- Gelsomina Bassetti as Hepzibah Smith, Lazarus Smith's aunt and well-known descendant of Helga Hufflepuff.
- Alessio Dalla Costa as General Makarov, an elderly Soviet auror.
Voice actor
- Mitchell Thornton as Tom Marvolo Riddle and Lord Voldemort
- Amy Davies as Grisha McLaggen
- Rasmus Bækgaard as General Makarov
- Rorie Stockton as Lazarus Smith and Igor
- Stefan Chanyaem as Wiglaf Sigurdsson
- Margaret Ashley as Hepzibah Smith
- Biscarte Hazencruz as a Soviet Auror veteran
- Masha Bazhenova as the loudspeaker voice
Film crew
- Gianmaria Pezzato - director , screenplay , editor , VFX
- Stefano Prestia - Producer , Practical FX, Audio Mix / Edit, Foley
- Michele Purin - cameraman , communications strategist
- Martina Segatta - Production Coordinator, Site Manager
- Sonia Strusi - makeup artist , make-up FX
- Silvia Dalpiaz - scenographer
- Matthew Steed - music composer
- Manuel Venturini - set assistant
Web links
- Voldemort: Origins of the Heir - An unofficial fanfilm on YouTube
- First trailer for the film on YouTube
- Official Facebook page for the film
- Voldemort: Origins of the Heir in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Till Wendt: First trailer here: This film shows Lord Voldemort's beginnings! In: MOPO.de . May 28, 2017 ( mopo.de [accessed May 29, 2017]).
- ↑ Harry Potter fan film Voldemort: Origins of the Heir with an impressive trailer . In: moviepilot.de . May 29, 2017 ( moviepilot.de [accessed May 29, 2017]).
- ↑ First trailer here: This film shows Lord Voldemort's beginnings! In: Express.de . ( express.de [accessed on May 29, 2017]).
- ↑ Kickstarter. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Le origini di Voldemort in un film tutto italiano . In: Spettacoli - La Repubblica . January 16, 2018 ( repubblica.it [accessed August 18, 2018]).
- ↑ a b Film starts: "Voldemort: Origins Of The Heir": Harry Potter's archenemy vs. the heiress of Gryffindor in the first teaser for the prequel . In: FILMSTARTS.de . ( filmstarts.de [accessed on May 29, 2017]).
- ↑ TRYANGLE FILMS: VOLDEMORT: Origins of the Heir FINAL TRAILER - Fan Film. December 1, 2017, accessed November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Voldemort: Origins of the Heir. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Voldemort: Origins of the Heir: This is the "Harry Potter" prequel . In: GALA . December 5, 2017 ( gala.de [accessed November 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Film starts: "Voldemort: Origins Of The Heir": Watch the complete "Harry Potter" fan film about the prehistory of the evil wizard . In: FILMSTARTS.de . ( filmstarts.de [accessed on November 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Broede Carmody: Harry Potter fan film Voldemort: Origins of the Heir makes its YouTube debut. January 16, 2018, accessed November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Fans have made a hit Harry Potter movie prequel with Warner Bros' blessing . In: ABC News . January 16, 2018 ( net.au [accessed November 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Voldemort: Origins of the Heir. Retrieved November 6, 2018 .
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- ↑ TRYANGLE FILMS: Voldemort: Origins of the Heir - An unofficial fanfilm (HD + Subtitles). January 13, 2018, accessed May 1, 2019 .