Bella Swan Vampire: When She Changes in the UK Films

Bella Swan becomes a vampire at the end of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011), when Edward Cullen turns her. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), directed by Bill Condon, begins with Bella already a vampire and a mother. The Guardian identifies the change at the conclusion of Part 1, while the Los Angeles Times describes Bella's situation at the start of Part 2. The two descriptions give you a useful viewing choice: select the end of Part 1 for the transformation itself, or start Part 2 for Bella's life after it. Spoilers for both films follow.

The distinction also helps when a listing separates the two parts and you remember Bella as a vampire without remembering where the change happens. Her pregnancy provides the immediate context in Part 1, and the BBFC describes that pregnancy as a threat to her life. Part 2 then opens with a different situation, as Bella is already a vampire and has a daughter. The Guardian reports that Part 2 reached UK cinemas on 16 November 2012, a year after the first part. For more about the character beyond this particular change, visit Bella Swan.

Edward Cullen turns Bella Swan into a vampire after a pregnancy that threatens her life. The BBFC describes the danger posed by the pregnancy and notes blood during childbirth in its advice for the UK cinema version of Part 1. The Guardian places Edward's action at the end of that film. Together, those details give the transformation its immediate context: Bella faces a life threatening pregnancy, and Edward changes her as Part 1 concludes.

The BBFC's description is useful if you are deciding whether to revisit the scene, because it identifies childbirth blood as part of the content. Its record applies to the cinema version classified on 27 October 2011, so check the advice for the edition you choose. The same entry records a runtime of 117 minutes, while separate BBFC entries cover physical media and Extended Edition versions. If your question is about who causes Bella's transformation, Edward is the person identified by The Guardian. If you are looking for the circumstances around it, the pregnancy and birth are the relevant events to follow in Part 1.

After Bella Swan becomes a vampire, Part 2 begins with her as a vampire and mother. That opening follows the transformation at the end of Part 1, giving UK viewers two distinct places to look depending on which part of her story they want to revisit. Part 2 reached UK cinemas on 16 November 2012, according to The Guardian. The Los Angeles Times describes Bella's transformed state and motherhood at the start of the sequel.

A separate image from Part 2 may also help you identify the film: its trailer shows vampire Bella catching a mountain lion in midair. The Guardian reported that moment in its coverage of the trailer. RTÉ's review also describes Bella hunting the mountain lion with Edward Cullen. The trailer image is a reference to Bella after her change, while the ending of Part 1 is where Edward turns her. If you remember the mountain lion, look for Part 2; if you want the transformation, choose Part 1. The Twilight hub provides a broader route into the franchise.

In Part 2, Bella Swan is a vampire and mother, while the Volturi mistakenly believe her daughter Renesmee Cullen is a human child who has been transformed into a vampire. The Los Angeles Times describes that mistaken belief alongside Bella's situation at the start of the film. RTÉ's review identifies Renesmee as having both human and vampire parentage, which makes the distinction between her and Bella useful when following the story.

Edward Cullen turns Bella at the end of Part 1, but the Volturi's belief concerns Renesmee in Part 2. Their belief is part of the story rather than a description of what happened to Renesmee. RTÉ also describes Alice Cullen warning the Cullens and vampires gathering from around the world before the confrontation. The review connects those events to the sequel, whose opening the Los Angeles Times describes in terms of Bella's transformed state and motherhood. When returning to the sequel, follow the explanation of Renesmee's parentage as well as Bella's new life, since the two characters' situations answer different questions about the films.

UK viewers should know that the BBFC records blood during childbirth in the cinema version of Part 1. Its advice also says Bella Swan's pregnancy threatens her life, giving context to the transformation at the film's ending. The BBFC classified that cinema version on 27 October 2011 and records its runtime as 117 minutes. Those details identify the version covered by the classification entry and give viewers a specific description to consider before watching.

The BBFC also recommends checking film specific content advice before choosing a film for a younger viewer. Its general guidance says children under 12 need an accompanying adult at a 12A cinema screening, and that nobody under 12 may rent or buy a video classified 12. These are rules for the respective categories, so check the classification and advice attached to the version you intend to watch. The BBFC lists separate physical media and Extended Edition entries, with different runtimes from the cinema version. The childbirth description is relevant to Part 1, where Edward Cullen turns Bella at the end.

Bella Swan's pregnancy appearance involved facial prosthetics that took three hours to apply to Kristen Stewart. The Los Angeles Times reports that application time for Stewart's facial appliances. It gives a specific measure of the work involved in Bella's appearance during the pregnancy. It does not describe the time taken for every effect in the film.

The pregnancy appearance belongs to Part 1, before Edward Cullen turns Bella into a vampire at the film's conclusion. The BBFC describes the pregnancy as a threat to Bella's life, while the Los Angeles Times reports on the prosthetics used to create her appearance. Those sources address different parts of the scene: one describes its story and viewing content, and the other describes a production technique. Visual effects supervisor John Bruno also told Animation World Network that Legacy Effects supplied facial and neck appliances and Lola added digital enhancements. His account places the appliances within a sequence that combined physical and digital work. If you want to see the appearance in context, revisit the pregnancy scenes in Part 1 before watching its ending.

Bella Swan's collapse and vampire transformation combined physical appliances, a puppet and digital effects. Production visual effects supervisor John Bruno told Animation World Network that Legacy Effects supplied facial and neck appliances, while Lola added digital enhancements. Three stages of Bella's appearance were tested and approved, and a full size puppet was blended with Kristen Stewart's face for childbirth shots. The account shows how several techniques contributed to the imagery around the birth and transformation.

Bruno also described an earlier appearance that the studio considered too extreme. For Bella's internal transformation, Prologue created the design and refined it with Lola. These details cover different parts of the sequence, from Bella's outward appearance to the imagery of her body changing. The puppet work and the internal design are separate elements of Bruno's account, alongside the tested stages of Bella's appearance. When revisiting the end of Part 1, look for the contrast between the physical appearance described in the production account and the internal transformation designed by Prologue. The three hour prosthetics application reported by the Los Angeles Times is one part of that wider effects work.

Bella Swan's story in Part 2 moves from hunting with Edward Cullen to a confrontation involving their daughter Renesmee Cullen. RTÉ's review describes Bella's mountain lion hunt with Edward and identifies Renesmee as a child with human and vampire parentage. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Volturi mistakenly believe Renesmee is a human child transformed into a vampire. Their mistaken belief gives the confrontation a different focus from Bella's own transformation at the end of Part 1.

RTÉ also describes Alice Cullen warning the Cullens and vampire allies gathering from around the world. Its review, updated on 20 November 2012, praised Kristen Stewart's performance and the climactic action. That response belongs to RTÉ's reviewer and should be read as a single critical assessment. The Guardian's trailer coverage separately identifies the image of Bella catching the mountain lion in midair, another way to recognize the sequel. If you are returning to Part 2 for Bella's vampire story, the hunt provides one point of reference, while the account of Renesmee and the gathering of allies leads you toward the confrontation.

Check the edition and its BBFC record before using a runtime to find Bella Swan's transformation in Part 1. The BBFC lists the cinema version at 117 minutes and a physical media version at 112 minutes 14 seconds, classified on 16 January 2012. It also records an Extended Edition lasting 119 minutes 5 seconds, classified on 7 January 2013 for physical media and streaming. These are separate classification entries, and their runtimes alone do not establish which scenes differ between editions.

The edition also matters when you are checking content advice for the childbirth scene. The BBFC's cinema entry records blood during childbirth and describes Bella's pregnancy as life threatening. Its general guidance recommends checking film specific advice before viewing, particularly when deciding what is suitable for a younger viewer. The cinema entry was classified on 27 October 2011, before the dates listed for the two other versions. Match the edition in your listing to its classification entry, then check that entry's runtime and content advice before looking for the transformation at the end of Part 1.