With the exception of Chris Columbus , each director has had a cameo appearance in his respective film: Alfonso Cuarón appears as a wizard holding a candle during a scene at The Three Broomsticks in Prisoner of Azkaban; Mike Newell is heard briefly as the radio presenter in Frank Bryce 's house in Goblet of Fire; and David Yates features as a wizard within a magical moving portrait in Order of the Phoenix.