Strict rules for child actors in Harry Potter films (7 photos)

Some conditions were quite understandable - they were children after all. But some were quite tough.





Actors were absolutely forbidden to do things that ordinary children could do, because they could get injured and ruin their costumes and makeup. And certainly no school failures.

No trampolines or bicycles



Throughout the filming process, child actors were prohibited from engaging in any extreme sports.

The rule is quite reasonable; one can only imagine how difficult it was for the young actors, who were forbidden to even ride a bicycle or roller skate. The studio explained that it would be a huge problem if, due to an actor's injury, the film's premiere had to be postponed, or the entire filming process had to be redone.

You can't eat chocolate on set





There were rumors that Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy, constantly carried a variety of snacks, including chocolate, in his suit pockets. And one day it was very hot and the chocolate melted, adding more work to the costume designers, who already had something to do. And since then, the employees decided to finally stop anything like that, and the pockets of Felton’s “work” robe were tightly sewn up so that he could not put anything there.

No romance



This rule was established so that teenage passions would bypass both the franchise and the actors. After all, it’s not uncommon for romances to break up on the set and then break up, while former lovers couldn’t work together and some even had to leave the project. So the studio assumed that something like this could happen and banned romance, otherwise they would have to replace the actors, which is a real headache.

Romances still broke out, but this did not lead to any critical consequences.

Studies



The acting life of children is not only about fame and entertainment on the set. A prerequisite for participation in the filming of the franchise was compliance with the educational process and homework.

One of the twins, Oliver Phelps, said in an interview that it happened that the actors finished their homework on the set, which, by the way, added realism to the Hogwarts educational process: “... during the scene filmed in the Great Hall, we are sitting at the tables and doing exercises in notebooks that are our actual homework, which makes this episode very realistic."

The studio made sure that the children received an education, understanding that the filming would end and the children's future was very important.

Filming in other films



Many of those who played the main characters in the film said that while filming of all parts of Harry Potter was underway, they had to abandon some projects. The studio insisted that some of the actors not take part in "films that do not match their image." Reasonable. After all, the main fans of "Potter" are children and teenagers, and if their favorite characters appear in a scandalous film, this could be a big disappointment.

Daniel Radcliffe played in only one film after ten years of filming, although after the end of the franchise he began to have a blast. His films were unconventional and very different from the "Boy-Who-Lived" role.

Changing hairstyle



Tom Felton was treated harshly and had to dye his hair platinum for 10 years. For this reason, he had them badly damaged (why not a wig? It’s not clear). And Emma Watson, at an age when all her peers are experimenting with hairstyles, was forced to wear the same haircut. And, by the way, it was also impossible to paint. It’s not surprising that immediately after filming she cut her hair short.

"And then I realized, wait, I'm already 20 years old, and I'm not a little girl anymore. I've been a part of Harry Potter for 10 years, and I needed to somehow mark the end of all that. I wanted some drastic changes , and it was the short haircut that embodied this."