I recently took a group of gifted and talented year 9 students to The Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour. We had a costume workshop which focused on characterisation, mood boards and design. We were lucky enough to get to see and feel the different fabrics used in actual costumes, we even got to see Harry's first costume at the beginning of The Philosopher's Stone. The practical activity gave the students the opportunity to design a costume for a character from a specific genre and they got attach samples from the actual remnants of HP costumes to their design. The tour itself was fantastic - full of amazing scenery, costumes and models used in the films, a great opportunity for the public to see how talented and creative the UK's film industry is!
