On the left: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry in
On the left: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." On the right: Cameron Diaz in 2016.Warner Bros.; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
  • The set of the "Harry Potter" films was the subject of a memoir written by TomFelton.

  • To shoot a flying scene, the actors had to look at tennis balls.

  • The costar looked at a picture of a beautiful woman.

The "Harry Potter" costar had a crush on the actress, according to Tom.

The movie magic that went into scenes that involved flying on broomsticks was explained in his memoir.

The approach was that if a piece of magic could be achieved practically, that was the best way to do it. The visual effects teams had less- advanced technology at their disposal.

The studio where flying was done was wrapped in a blue or green screen so the background could be added in post-production.

The pole with the bike saddle was made of metal. There was a harness and stirrups for you to use if you fell. They strapped you to the pole and used a see-saw device to move you up and down. They made it look like you had the wind in your hair by blowing fans in your face.

Tom Felton as Draco and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry in
Tom Felton as Draco and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry in "Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets."Warner Bros.

It was important that the players looked in the right direction for the shot. This continuity in the eye lines was achieved with a crew member holding up a tennis ball on a pole with orange tape on it.

He said that when the first assistant director shouted 'Dragon!' or 'Bludger!' you had to look at the tennis ball.

There would be more than one tennis ball up there, and as one looked very much like another, after a while they gave us more individual objects to look at. We took pictures of something or someone that was close to us. There was a picture of a pretty girl in it.

Felton is an avid fisherman and took a picture of an even more beautiful carp.

Tom Felton as Draco in "Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets."Warner Bros.

During the filming of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the actor spoke about his crush on the actress.

During an interview with the radio show " Capital Breakfast" in April 2022.

He said that he had pictures of her and Drew Barrymore taped to his bedroom wall.

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