We owe it to him to receive a Harry Potter letter at Hogwarts, a map of Marauder and many other objects from around the world created by JK Rowling, the MinaLima duo answered our questions about the release of Fantastic Beasts 3.
If they could not have known their names, fans of the world of Harry Potter are well aware of their countless creations: Mirafora Mina and Eduardo Lima were the official graphic designers of the magic saga from the first films from the early 2000s.
Nicknamed MinaLima, the duo also worked on three parts of Fantastic Beasts, including the latest, The Secrets of Dumbledore, currently on display, which they discussed on AlloCiné’s microphone.
What is your favorite item to create for Fantastic Beasts 3?
Mirafora Glass: We had a lot of new worlds to imagine, but I think we went to Bhutan – and to have this whole new environment, which was very local, very primitive in its style and because it was very far away and isolated from the cities, but also all the dogma we are used to We were in the world of Harry Potter – it was an opportunity to re-imagine some of the symbols, figures, forms and styles that may be in this magical and sacred destination we have never seen before.
And of course, for the first time we do this through the port. Creating a spiritual design for this object, which is in demand in the room, was a fun task. The idea is always to make people feel that it is more magical than to show it to them. We wanted a magical spirit, it was a joy.
Port from the Dumbledore Mysteries.
Eduardo Lima: Another big part of our work on this film was the election. All materials should be created for supporters of Santos, Tao and Grindelwald. And for me, specifically, having a little bit of Brazil in this film is very close to me because I come from there. So creating the Ministry of Magic and all the other pillars of Vicenza was fantastic.
And what was the design that bothered you the most?
Mirafora Glass: When we went to the Maglings of the Worlds in Harry Potter, it was kind of boring because it was modern. But in the Fantastic Beasts saga it’s still perfect, as the streets of the 1930s have to be revived quite often. We did it for New York, for Paris, and now for Berlin. But because of the fantastic shooting of these films, almost everything is done in the studio.
Thus, the streets are built in all the studios. In order to create many, many streets that feel like part of an entire city, we need to combine it all into a smaller space, but use graphics to make that one space feel like three or four different places. This is a real challenge because it becomes a kind of organizational logistics.
Berlin in the Mysteries of Dumbledore.
Eduardo Lima: This is the magic of cinema!
Mirafora Glass: I’m sure people when they see the movie will think it’s the same street corner, with a different store. You have to constantly try to change the works you have on the set and offer the audience that this is a completely different part of Berlin. This is a real challenge because it is something much more organizational than free imagination.
You have created countless designs for the world of Harry Potter. Which creation are you most proud of?
Mirafora Glass: This may sound a bit general, but I think after 20 years of creative engagement, every time we talk to fans and they very sincerely tell us that we have helped bring this world to life, that’s actually what makes you really proud. Because you think, “God, we helped create this fictional world for so many people” and we did not really know it would happen!
When we started, we were working on one film, then another film, and you just try to work on each project. But ultimately the sum of all the parts, when you made 11 films for the franchise, that’s what you are proud of when you meet the fans, and that is an expression of their joy and happiness that they grew up.
Letter of Invitation to Hogwarts at Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Eduardo Lima: And also know that in one way or another we inspired people to become graphic designers or to have a passion for filmmaking. This is also the best payout!
Among your most cult creatures is the famous Marauder map. Can you tell us about its development?
Eduardo Lima: This is one of our favorite designs.
Mirafora Glass: Yes, I think this is probably one of our favorites. When we create these works, if they are too represented in the story as part of the scene or as the story progresses, for us they become a kind of character in themselves. It’s as if you have actors, characters, and sometimes you have a very special work that is part of that situation.
For us it was a very living creature, a map of Marauder. And most importantly, we have to find the key to the style, because no one has said what this map should look like and it is very general in the books and described as a piece of paper, I think, a piece of parchment. But to get there, you need to understand who created this card.
Map of Marauder in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
So we had to make sure from the beginning that we were not drawing a map, but these four marauders, and we know little about them from fiction. And I think if you understand the personality of the person behind this work, then you can start looking for visual cues that will help you. So in this case, they were a little bit cunning and creative and a little bit rude and teasing.
(…) also reflects the architecture of the school and the fact that students do not always know where they are on the stairs and it is a kind of endless corridor cave. So we wanted it to be a three-dimensional secret as well.
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Source: allocine
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