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Description-Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic
themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or
exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside
science and horror films, although the genres do overlap. Fantasy films often have an
element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary
Top 10 fantasy films (watchmojo)-
10) Pirates of the Caribbean franchise -Pirates of the Caribbean is a series
of fantasy swashbuckler films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt
Disney's theme park ride of the same name. Directors of the series include Gore
Verbinski ,Rob Marshall, and Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. The series was
scripted by Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott , and Jeff Nathanson , with the stories following the
adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Captain Barbossa(Geoffrey
Rush), Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), and Elizabeth
Swann (Keira Knightley). The films take place in a fictional historical setting; a world
ruled largely by an amalgam of alternative versions of the British Empire and the East
India Company, with the pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers.
9) Willow-Willow is a 1988 American fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced
and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne
Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. A baby girl is discovered in a river by Ranon and
Mims, the children of Willow Ufgood, a dwarf farmer and magician and the baby girl is
taken into the care of Willow's family, but when a terrifying dog-like creature attacks
Willow's village, whilst tracking down the baby. Willow consults the village council and
the wizard The High Aldwin. The High Aldwin gives Willow a task and Willow leaves the
village and embarks on the task to give the baby girl to a responsible person.
8) Time Bandits-Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy film co-written, produced, and
directed by Terry Gilliam, and starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph
Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, and Craig
Warnock. A young boy joins a group of renegade dwarves on an unpredictable journey
through time in this humorous fantasy. Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam

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mostlyachieves a tricky balancing act in his second feature as sole director, creating a
dark, irreverent comedy disguised as a family adventure.
7) Never ending Story- The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 West German epic fantasy
film based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende, about a boy who reads a
magical library book that tells a story of a young warrior whose task is to stop a dark
storm called the Nothing from engulfing a fantasy world. The film was directed and co-
written by Wolfgang Petersen (his first English-language film) and starred Barret
Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Moses Gunn, Thomas Hill; and Alan
Oppenheimer as the voices of both Falkor and Gmork. At the time of its release, it was
the most expensive film produced outside the USA or the USSR. The film was later
followed by two sequels.
6) Labyrinth-Labyrinth is a 1986 British-American musical adventure fantasy
film directed by Jim Henson, executive produced byGeorge Lucas and based upon
conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The film stars David Bowie as Jareth and Jennifer
Connelly as Sarah. The plot revolves around 15 year old Sarah's quest to reach the
center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has
been kidnapped by Jareth, the Goblin King. With the exception of Bowie and Connelly,
most of the significant characters in the film are played by puppets produced by Jim
Henson's Creature Shop.
5) Pans Labyrinth-The story takes place in Spain in May–June 1944, five years after
the Spanish Civil War, during the early Francoistperiod. The narrative of the film
intertwines this real world with a mythical world centered on an overgrown
abandonedlabyrinth and a mysterious faun creature, with which the main character,
Ofelia, interacts. Ofelia's stepfather, theFalangist Captain Vidal, hunts the Spanish
Maquis who fight against the Francoist regime in the region, while Ofelia's pregnant
mother grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who
become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden.
The film employs make-up, animatronics, and CGIeffects to bring life to its creatures.
4) The wizard of Oz-In this charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum stories,
Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the

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land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the
Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new
friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.
3) Dark Crystal -The Dark Crystal is a 1982 American–British fantasy film directed
by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. The plot revolves around Jen, an elflike 'Gelfling' on a
quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning a lost shard to a powerful but
broken gem. Although marketed as a family film, it was notably darker than the
creators' previous material. Theanimatronics used in the film were considered
groundbreaking. The primary concept artist was the fantasy illustratorBrian Froud,
famous for his distinctive faerie and dwarf designs. Froud also collaborated with
Henson and Oz for their next project, the 1986 film Labyrinth, which was notably more
light-hearted than The Dark Crystal. The film stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa
Maxwell and Billie Whitelaw.
2) Harry potter franchise- Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the
British author J. K. Rowling. The series chronicles the adventures of a
young wizard, Harry Potter, the titular character, and his friends Ronald
Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to overcome the
Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal, conquer the wizarding
world, subjugate non-magical people, and destroy all those who stand in his way,
especially Harry Potter.
1) Lord of the rings franchise-The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a
2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R.
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). It is the first installment in the The Lord
of the Rings film trilogy, and was followed by The Two Towers (2002) and The Return
of the King (2003), based on the second and third volumes of The Lord of the Rings. Set
in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron, who is seeking the One Ring.
The Ring has found its way to the young hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood). The fate of
Middle-earth hangs in the balance as Frodo and eight companions who form
the Fellowship of the Ring begin their journey to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor, the
only place where the Ring can be destroyed.

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Inspiration- {Costumes, Character Designs, Weapons, prop designs, Art Work}
Dark Crystal film features-
This is the Dark Crystal film book full
of character designs, props, film art
work, film secrets and story line.
Pod People art work
and character designs
The master time spiral; variations on
the designs occur in all sand painting
in UrRu coats in the floor pattern of
the crystal chamber; but its its
features remain largely un-elucidated
A map of region
Symbols representing
the personality of each
character, and elmets
that bring the world
together,
Air symbol
The rare solid spiral shown embodies the course of events
through a series of conjunctions, starting at the centre and
running counter clockwise and as if often the case, it combines a
relative crudity of construction with detailed predictive power.
Creatures
Stages of
construction for
the spiral
Dark
Crystal

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Costume inspiration
Protagonist and extra (rivals, civilians, Hallow roses, Shadow Roses)
Protagonist profile-
Name-