EA has New Potter up its Sleeve!
The News Review:
- EA has New Potter up its Sleeve!
- Island gaels call for Harry Potter books to be translated.
- The magic of the movies
- Penguins party hard at box office
- A Job for Sarah
EA has New Potter up its Sleeve!
Techtree.com – Nov 28, 2006
The game presently under development at EA’s UK studio was announced in collaboration with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. Talking about the new Harry Potter game, Harvey Elliott, Executive Producer of EA UK, said, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the first in the franchise that we have developed for next generation consoles. Together with current generation versions, we are creating an immersive, and above all, faithful Harry Potter experience that will both accurately reflect the world showcased in the film, and also delight fans of all ages. ”
Adding to it, Jason Hall, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, said, “Working with EA, we look forward to offering fans the most authentic Harry Potter game till date, one which captures the compelling story of the fiction and the high visual quality of the movie. ”
The “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” videogame, according to EA, defines the close and synergistic relationship between book, film, and videogame better than ever before. In “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” the boy wizard returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort.
Island gaels call for Harry Potter books to be translated.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 28, 2006
Island gaels call for Harry Potter books to be translated. (28-NOV-06) Europe Intelligence Wire. The best-sellers have been published in more than 60 languages to da.
The magic of the movies
Christian Science Monitor – Nov 28, 2006
(This is so that it’s not the same color as anything an actor might wear. ) “We can later delete that green color and have it replaced with a previously created image,” he adds. The green screen made possible many of the effects in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005). “When Harry Potter’s flying around, he’s likely holding onto a stick and they’re blowing wind up his cape in front of a green screen,” says Poleszak. The clouds and mountains Harry flies by were added separately – as was the dragon he battles (another computer creation) during the Triwizard Tournament. Harry, dragon, stadium, mountains, and clouds all are meticulously edited together to create one seamless scene. “In theater you can cheat by painting clumps of snow on an actor’s boots,” says Poleszak.
Penguins party hard at box office
Times of India – Nov 28, 2006
Meanwhile, Denzel
Washington did his job opening another movie above the $20 million mark, with
his time-travel thriller Deja Vu earning an estimated $20. 8 million over the
three-day portion of the weekend and $29 million for the five days. Still, the Thanksgiving frame
at the North American box office was down compared with last year at this time
as even the strongest of this year’s performers couldn’t compete with Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which reaped $81. 2 million a year
ago. The five-day holiday frame
this earned an estimated $208 million for the top 12 films, a 3% drop-off
compared with last year’s take of $215. Two films didn’t perform as
well as expected: Deck the Halls bowed to a relatively weak $16.
A Job for Sarah
Washington Post – Nov 28, 2006
Having graduated in 2000 from a special education program at McDonough High School, in Pomfret, Md. , Sarah possessed reading skills at about the average high school level. She could read Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, taking her place as a lover of pop culture. She could read banners in a store, and aisle markers, and nearly all the words on any product packaging, so she knew where to find things. Her remote memory, memory stored gradually and not needing to be processed immediately — 63rd percentile was an underestimate of her ability, if anything — had proved useful in the receptionist job; maybe it could be of use again. And she had discipline when presented with a goal she wanted to reach, the proof of which could be found in her steady 10-year rise to the rank of first-degree black belt in karate. Still, all those disparate traits yielded only a puzzle.