The cast of the new 'Harry Potter': How do you film a series with children?

BarcelonaOne of the most anticipated series of the coming years is the adaptation that HBO Max is preparing of Harry Potter, which will bring back, fourteen years later, the characters from J.K. Rowling's book saga. To make the new series, which will premiere in 2027, a reality, new actors had to be found to play beloved characters such as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. This Tuesday, the platform announced the start of filming for the series and showed a first image of the wizard with the lightning bolt scar on his forehead.

Dominic McLaughlin will be the new Harry Potter, while Arabella Stanton will play Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout, Ron Weasley. None of the three actors are older than twelve, so filming represents a challenge for the actors and the production team. When Daniel Radcliffe filmed the first Harry Potter film, he was eleven years old.

On how the filming of a television production of this level with children is managed, Reichel Delgado, casting director and coach, explains that in projects that have continuity or are long, it is easy for a change in the voice or physical appearance of the actors to break the continuity of the characters. In these cases, they try to keep filming with children short, or make script adjustments, pre-record scenes or do subsequent dubbing. "It is important that the minor understands that stops serving "It's not just a matter of acting, but rather a natural growth process. If this emotional management isn't addressed, the changes can affect the child's self-esteem," Delgado explains.

It's recommended that minors receive psychological support during filming to "help them understand what it means to be part of a project that will be public," explains this casting director. coach to manage fame, criticism, and external pressure. In addition to the psychological factor, filming with children also entails taking into account a series of legal permissions: authorization from parents or legal guardians, the school, and the location where the filming is taking place. Children also have specific regulations regarding schedules and breaks and must be accompanied by a responsible adult, who may be a legal guardian or a coach of minors.

Although the protagonists of the new series of Harry Potter They have already passed the most complicated age for filming, which, according to Delgado, is up to six or seven years old. They are still children and will surely be exposed to a great level of fame: the continuation of a saga like this will not go unnoticed.