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JK Rowling in Video, *from the begining and NOW* |
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 Apr 5 2007, 11:34 PM
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It has been ten years since JK Rowling first looked out the window of the stalled train she was riding at a few cows and a boy named Harry Potter strolled into her head. Since then, not only has the literary world been changed, not only have thousands - millions, even - of fans' lives been changed, but JK Rowling has changed.
Not only is it evident in the pictures above, but you can see (and hear - she starts giving way less information) this change in the many videos we have of Jo in the video gallery. Here is one where Jo spoke very candidly about Dudley, snakes, and more - letting slip many details that she almost certainly would never have said in an interview like this one that she recently did with Richard and Judy, in which she let slip one tiny detail that we, being fans, pounced on (she'd given one character a reprieve and killed two she didn't intend on killing). Throughout the years, Jo has given interviews on topics ranging from bullying and childhood, snake lore, shipping, and even made a brief appearance on The Simpsons.
Take a stroll down memory lane - and maybe even learn a few new canon tidbits in the process. 
This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Jun 6 2008, 01:43 PM
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Sep 14 2007, 07:09 PM
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Probably one of the best biographical videos done on JK Rowling and the Harry Potter phenomenon was aired on the BBC and A&E in the states in January of 2002. The amazing TLC Video Galleries is proud to present this wonderful documentary for viewing and to download! 
Part 1 -- Jo talks about how the idea materialized, visits King's Cross Station, and shows her plans and notebooks that she compiled while bringing Harry to life.
Part 2 -- In this section Jo discusses her perserverance through countless rejection letters, and shows some of the sketches she made while developing her characters.
Part 3 -- Here Rowling reiterates that she doesn't believe in "witchcraft" and that her magic spells and such are completely from her imagination. She admits that she most identifies with Hermione, and visits her childhood home.
Part 4 -- In part 4 Jo discusses her relationship with her mother, who died of Multiple Sclerosis before she completed the first Potter book. She explains how that experience affected the fate of Harry and his parents.
Part 5 -- The final section of this fascinating video finds Rowling discussing how she copes with fame, drawing a parallel between her noteriety and Harry's. She teases the audience with a glance at the final chapter of the final book (this while still writing OotP.)
Personally I have been DYING to get my hands on a copy of this incredible video! It is a veritable treasure-trove of insight into what makes Jo Rowling and Harry "tick." 
This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Sep 15 2007, 11:59 AM
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Dec 22 2007, 11:26 PM
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As mentioned on TLC Main there is a new ITV documentary on Jo Rowling which is set to air in the UK on December 30th. We have some previews and a trailer for the documentary now in the unparalleled TLC Video Galleries!
This clip shows Jo as she finishes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--in which she reveals that she is "really really happy" with the final book of the series, although some fans may "loathe it."
Here is the 30-second official trailer for the documentary.
This second clip (another preview for the documentary) follows Jo as she visits the flat in Leith, a suburb of Edinburgh, where she first put pen to paper to write the story that started it all, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Tearfully she reflects on what life would be like now if inspiration had not struck her on that fateful train-ride back in 1990.
This post has been edited by Hagiographer13: Dec 23 2007, 12:38 AM
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Dec 22 2007, 11:49 PM
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Thanks for those new updates, Hagiographer. Oh, that last clip was truly heartbreaking. Wow, it must have been odd to go back there for Jo. I'm so excited to watch this documentary!
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Jan 16 2008, 02:21 AM
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I finally got to watch the ITV documentary "Jo Rowling: A Year in the Life" and that prompted me to revisit the "Harry Potter and Me" documentary, from 2002. One thing that really struck me, and this video was made before OotP came out (like 19 months before), is that she had planned the epilogue already! Many fans after DH came out remarked they thought it seemed "tacked-on", but, according to Jo it was already in the works.
That particular nugget is in part 5:
http://video.the-leaky-cauldron.org/video/862
Wow! 
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....Yeah.. I liked that simpsons video...It's really hard to realise that there will be no more HP books after Deathly Hallows....
Thanks fw00per!
