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08-12-2010, 12:30 AM
| | SnitchSeeker attends Japanese Deathly Hallows countdown event
One of SnitchSeeker's Japanese correspondents, Katherine Fricks - sweetpinkpixie, had the chance to watch the Deathly Hallows countdown in Tokyo early this morning. Katherine admitted that there was no new Deathly Hallows footage shown; rather, the three behind the scenes clips titled 'The Story', 'On the Run', and 'Forest Run' were aired on the big screen. Her full report can be read below. Quote:
Yesterday, I was given the opportunity to attend the “Harry Potter Countdown” event being held in Shinjuku, Tokyo at the Shinjuku Picadeli theater. There were able 100 Japanese Harry Potter fans in attendance and a group came together dressed up as Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Fred (or was it George?), and Snape. There was even a fan wearing Gryffindor Quidditch robes as seen in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The event last about an hour and a half. Allow me now to share with you all what I heard and saw during this event.
When I arrived at the theater, along with representatives from other Harry Potter fan sites, we were greeted by a Warner Brother’s representative who then escorted us to the screening room. As we walked through the theater to our destination, security was all over and the only people inside were Harry Potter fans.
The event kicked things off at 9:30 am when our MC, Ai Miyahara, came out dressed in Hogwarts school robes. She did a brief introduction in which she asked the audience who had been in elementary school when Harry Potter was first introduced to the world and about half the theater (including myself) raised their hands. She then talked about how those of us who had raised our hands “must feel like we have grown up with Harry” and how “it must be so sad that the journey is coming to an end.”
This then transitioned into a (about) 5 minute review of all the films. The video was a series of clips from all six of the films to some very epic music which I took to be from the Deathly Hallows soundtrack. The final minute of the recap was essentially every single character calling Harry’s name along with some of the more exciting moments of each film. The final voice we heard was Voldemort’s saying “Harry Potter” in a manner that made me shiver a little.
We were then shown a preview of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but it was the one that has been released world wide (opening with the lake and then Voldemort standing in the forest waiting for Harry to come). We then watched three clips of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint - on set in Dumbledore's office - greeting the Japanese fans with a very British "konnichiwa," and then all three of them essentially saying something along the lines of “we feel very privileged to have been a part of one of the greatest fantasy franchises for the past 10 years and we have put a lot of effort into making the final film(s) the best that they can be.” All three of them ended their segments with “now please enjoy this new footage.”
Well, here was the moment that myself and the other fan site representatives had been waiting for: new footage. However, the “new footage” was only new to the Japanese . What we watched were several featurettes entitled “The Story,” “On the Run,” and “Forest Run.” For those of you who have not seen these yet, they are more like behind the scenes footage of the final two films.
After this footage was shown, there was a lottery with various goods. 10 people could win the complete DVD set of the first six Harry Potter films. Next up was something that the Japanese call a “fukubukuro” which is a gift bag filled with various Harry Potter merchandise that one person could win. I was able to make out two Deathly Hallows “clear” binders, a golden snitch, and a few key chains and cell phone straps. The final, and probably most important prize, were “special tickets” to the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie screening – I do not believe that this were tickets to the premier. A total of 10 people won these and among those 10 were two fans dressed as Ron and Snape respectively.
Next, it was time for the countdown to begin. The person dressed as Harry Potter was selected to do the honors as a blue and black painted cardboard sign reading “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ---days --- hours ---minutes ---seconds” written in Japanese. We all counted from 5 to 0 when “Harry” pushed a red button located on a golden box. Instantly, the sign read “99 days 13 hours 58 minutes 30 seconds” and the Harry Potter theme we have all come to know and love played.
We all received post cards with a message from Daniel on the back. It says the following in English and in Japanese: To the Japanese fans,
On behalf of all the cast members, filmmakers and staff who have worked on the Harry Potter movie series, I’d like to thank every one of you for your great support over the past decade.
I’m excited that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 will be released on November 19th in Japan this year followed by Part 2 in summer of 2011.
We hope you will come see them in cinema and experience the great adventure, action, and emotional journey with us.
Again, thank you so much for your support!
All the best,
Daniel Radcliffe
There is also a bar code for people with Japanese phones to get the countdown on their phone.
We were also given a leaflet for the film that has the official poster on the front and information about the film and pictures on the back. These can be found at any Japanese cinema.
As a final note, the pressed was welcomed to take picture of those of us in attendance. A big white sign was brought out that read 100 days until its release! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Final Countdown Part 1 November 19 (Friday) / Part 2 summer 2011
There were so many flashes of light that it became hard to see. There was also a film crew from Fuji TV that took a short video of us shouting “Final!” after the MC said “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 iyoiyo (translates roughtly to “finally” or “ready go”)
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08-12-2010, 12:38 AM
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| Hinkypunk
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How fun! I wish the US had something like that.
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08-12-2010, 12:48 AM
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| Puffskein
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Originally Posted by princess of*hp* How fun! I wish the US had something like that. Agreed. Or least they should have one in our area. LA HP events would be nice.
Those Japanese fans must have had the time of their life even if there was no new footage. Harry Potter events are always amazing when there are a ton of HP fans to meet and make friends with. |
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08-12-2010, 12:48 AM
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| Doxy
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would be very nice to go and snag memorabilia...even a post card.
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08-12-2010, 12:57 AM
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| Dugbog
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hmm but i've heard elsewhere that there was footage of the giants, malfoy manor, etc... now i'm really confused...
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08-12-2010, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by crazedHPfan hmm but i've heard elsewhere that there was footage of the giants, malfoy manor, etc... now i'm really confused... I have read about that as well and I have no idea where people saw that (not to be a skeptic) or even if they did. One of the reports said that they were watching all 6 movies as well, but there was no talk about that during the Countdown event
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08-12-2010, 01:10 AM
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| Bundimun
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie I have read about that as well and I have no idea where people saw that (not to be a skeptic) or even if they did. One of the reports said that they were watching all 6 movies as well, but there was no talk about that during the Countdown event If I'm not wrong it was The Leaky Cauldron.org who posted that, though it wouldn't hurt to know if it's true or not. And if it is, then someone should share?
Can't wait until November 19~!!! It's going to be epic!
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08-12-2010, 01:14 AM
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so there isn't a new trailer?
In a way, that's sort of a relief since the supposed new trailer had TONS of spoilers for the film.
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08-12-2010, 01:23 AM
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Well, that sounds like fun. Lucky Japanese fans!
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08-12-2010, 01:24 AM
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| Chizpurfle
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In regards to the supposed 'new trailer,' I believe someone either made it up, or regurgitated what was shown at Comic-Con last month (there are numerous similarities between Comic-Con's footage and the description that was released earlier). Like Katherine said, nothing new was shown, except the intro with the trio (which is why the earlier report was removed from SS).
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08-12-2010, 01:33 AM
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Quote:
Originally Posted by SageTsb If I'm not wrong it was The Leaky Cauldron.org who posted that, though it wouldn't hurt to know if it's true or not. And if it is, then someone should share?
Can't wait until November 19~!!! It's going to be epic! I'm excited as well!
Unfortunately, now there is a "battle" going on about which is "fake" (my report or the footage report posted earlier) *sigh* Quote:
Originally Posted by eblankenship2 so there isn't a new trailer?
In a way, that's sort of a relief since the supposed new trailer and TONS of spoilers for the film.
Like I said, a lot of this footage was new to Japan as it had never before been subtitled for Japanese audiences. The security guards had their night vision goggles out and were surveying the audience the entire time the three were talking along with the footage that followed.
Nothing new for us besides the three doing mini introductions. I was a little disappointed at first, but as you said, it is kind of a sign of relief that there were not huge amounts of spoilers. Quote:
Originally Posted by wutupdoc Well, that sounds like fun. Lucky Japanese fans! The fans really seemed to enjoy it and it was fun as an "outsider" to get to see how Japan handles these types of things.
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08-12-2010, 01:53 AM
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| Gnome
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That whole event sounds awesome. I wish WB releases that video that was mentioned. Sound like something every Potter fan would like to see and remind us why HP is so epic and special for us.
On the otherhand, now we don't know for sure if they have Hagrid holding Harry's Body, Giants in the battle, and the McGonagall vs Snape fight.
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08-12-2010, 01:54 AM
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Lucky! Why couldn't Poland have something like that!
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08-12-2010, 02:09 AM
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Lucky!!! Nothing cool like that ever happens in Canada
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08-12-2010, 02:38 AM
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In my whiny voice---Why not over here? They are so lucky.
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08-12-2010, 02:58 AM
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Glad to see they are spreading the HP love around. It seems like everything either happens in the US or the UK. The fanbase of HP is worldwide and the whole world should enjoy the events.
Still wish I could have been there though
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08-12-2010, 04:02 AM
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Thank you for the news..
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08-12-2010, 06:53 AM
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08-12-2010, 07:17 AM
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How lucky. It would be awesome if they could do this in loads of countries!
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08-12-2010, 07:25 AM
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How lucky..I wish they'd do something like that in my country |
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08-12-2010, 08:05 AM
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Awwwww. If they could only do this in the Netherlands. <3
Too bad that there wasn't a new trailer D: Ah well. Just 98 more days until we get to see part I. <3
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| astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf Hey guys.
I know we are all a little disappointed that Warner Brothers essentially pulled a fast one on all of us in terms of promising new footage and all we got were some (rather cute & awkward if I may say) greetings from Dan, Emma, and Rupert. I was really hoping to be able to report better news to you all, but at least you were able to read what all went on here in Japan.
On a more positive note, I just scanned the postcard and leaflet that I was given at the Countdown and have sent them to SnitchSeeker. I also did my best translating what was there (the plot summary on the back is one already released in English, so I just copied and pasted). Hopefully you will all have some more eye-candy to look at.
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08-12-2010, 09:29 AM
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08-12-2010, 09:52 AM
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That's great!
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08-12-2010, 09:55 AM
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That's awesome... shame that they don't have much of that here in Australia... I very much would enjoy going to one of them!
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