I created this project a while ago when I was on a bit of a Harry Potter buzz after visiting the WB studios. Surprised to find there weren't accurate instructional for producing these already. Already posted it on my blog but thought I’d post it up here too in case anyone finds it useful.
So these are the Interdepartmental Memos on display at the Warner Bros Studio Tour:
On closer examination, the first thing I noticed is that the majority of people who attempt to recreate these are making the wrong design of plane. Took me a few attempts but I discovered that to match the appearance of the ones in the movie you need an A4/A3 sheet of paper, and you need to start with the paper landscape. Here’s how you do it:
1. With your sheet landscape in front of you, fold it in half, then open it back out again
2. Now fold the top corners in to the centre.
3. Turn the paper over and fold the top edges into the centre.
4. Turn the paper over again and fold the plane in half
5. Now fold the wings down on both sides… and there you have it. I’ve included the instructions as a screenshot in case you need a template to work to.
(continued in next post...)
So these are the Interdepartmental Memos on display at the Warner Bros Studio Tour:
On closer examination, the first thing I noticed is that the majority of people who attempt to recreate these are making the wrong design of plane. Took me a few attempts but I discovered that to match the appearance of the ones in the movie you need an A4/A3 sheet of paper, and you need to start with the paper landscape. Here’s how you do it:
1. With your sheet landscape in front of you, fold it in half, then open it back out again
2. Now fold the top corners in to the centre.
3. Turn the paper over and fold the top edges into the centre.
4. Turn the paper over again and fold the plane in half
5. Now fold the wings down on both sides… and there you have it. I’ve included the instructions as a screenshot in case you need a template to work to.
(continued in next post...)