HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE:
FINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER (#3)
Here it is. The last trailer for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone debuted on the Internet on Halloween 2001, about 16 days before the movie opened in theaters. The theatrical debut was 2 November 2001.
The trailer was somewhat of a letdown, because most of it was a rehash of previous previews of coming attractions. Where there could have been more glimpses of Quidditch or the puzzles surrounding the Sorcerer's Stone, instead a lot of old stuff. Therefore, the screenshots in this section are fewer and are of things new to the site.
The transcript below describes shots and dialogue. I soon will add links on this site where you can see the images from previous trailers.
THIRD THEATRICAL TRAILER
1. Exterior daytime shot of Hogwarts (sometime in spring or summer; note the green lawn).
Hogwarts by day
2. The Diagon Alley street scene.
3. Two goblin tellers at work at Gringotts.
4. The Ollivanders storefront.
5. Mr. Ollivander gives Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) a wand. Hagrid (voiceover by Robbie Coltrane): "Did anything ever happen to you, anthing you couldn't explain?"
6. With a rush of wind and a golden light, Harry's wand chooses him.
7. Hagrid closeup: "You're a wizard, Harry."
8. Harry closeup: "I'm a what?"
9. Warner Bros. shield, "An AOL Time Warner Company," and no owls.
10. First years cross the lake to Hogwarts Castle. Harry (voiceover): "Dear Mr. Potter, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
11. McGonagall addresses the first years: "In a few moments you will pass through these doors and join your classmates."
The Great Hall's remarkable ceiling, mirroring the sky outside.
Candles sit in midair above the heads of wizards, young and old.
12. Shot of the celestial ceiling of the Great Hall that mimics the outside sky. Pans down to magically floating candles...
13. ...Which are above the heads of the older students and faculty. The camera stops as McGonagall walks in, followed by several first years.
14. A high overhead shot from an owl's point of view, looking down at dining students in the Great Hall.
15. Hedwig flies over the Gryffindor table with a long package.
16. She drops the wrapped Nimbus 2000 over Harry...
17. ...who catches it.
18. Madam Hooch (Zoe Wanamaker) closeup as she begins broom instruction. "Good afternoon, class, and welcome to your first flying lesson. Stick your right hand over the broom and say 'Up!' "
19. Shot of Harry and Hermione. Both: "UP!"
20. Closeup of Harry, after his broom whipped up to his hand. Harry: "Wow!"
21. Closeup of the feet of Neville Longbottom (Matt Lewis), and he is whimpering. You see the soles of his oxfords as he starts to rise...
22. Series of shots as Neville goes flying straight up, and the Slytherins are laughing. Hooch: "Mr. Longbottom! Mr. Longbottom! Just where exactly do you think you're going?"
Harry looks at the chessboard, considering a move.
"Knight to E-5."
The queen gets up and swings her throne...
...and destroys Harry's knight.
21. Closeup of Harry, possibly in the Great Hall at Christmas.
"That's wizard's chess!"
22. Closeup of chessboard as he announces his move. Harry: "Knight to E-5." The piece moves all by itself.
23. Closeup as Ron's queen advances toward Harry's knight, stands up from her throne and then swings it around to chop the knight in half.
24. Ron closeup, smiling: "That's wizard's chess."
