Luttrell Psalter film Review

We have just had this review of the Luttrell Psalter film by Michael Stocking: Turning Pages

BBC Lincolnshire

Click here for a BBC article on the making of the Gainsborough Old Hall Film

Gainsborough Old Hall

WAG Screen are currently making a film for Gainsborough Old Hall in which a teenage girl, Violet, has the ability see different things that happened in GOH through its history.
Violet is played by Abigail Griffin, Queen Catherine Howard, by Bryony Roberts, Lady in Waiting Su Toogood and the Medieval characters by Lord Burgh's Retinue.

For more on the making of the Tudor Gown (top picture) see:

http://periodwardrobe.wordpress.com/

Luttrell Psalter Film - Archaeological Field Walk

As part of the process of making the Luttrell Psalter Film, Washingborough Archaeology Group conducted a field walk of a deserted medieval village. The fragments of pottery that we found helped us in the recreation of the pottery used in the film. The large water jug carried by one of the women in the film was based on the Luttrell Psalter illumination and known archaeological finds from Lincolnshire. The jug handle found in the field (one which is commonly found by WAG) was used for the detail of the handle. We also found a beautiful fragment of a decorated pot, and this was recreated to help furnish our cottage interior (pictured above). See the short WAG Screen film below for some of the finds we made.



Field walk led by archaologist Jo Hambly.

The pots were all made by Andrew MacDonald of the Pot Shop on Steep Hill Lincoln.

Funding News

Good news, WAG Screen have just received funding for a computer, screen and editing software from Lincolnshire Community Foundation, Grass Roots Grant.

The funding means that we now have a WAG Screen dedicated state-of-the-art computer for editing. This creates opportunities for our volunteers to train in editing as well as camera work.

The Lady of Shalott costume.

I have written up a blog on the gowns I made for The Lady of Shalott on my Period Wardrobe blog. Above: The Lady of Shalott, played by Victoria Rigby, picture by John Bennet.

Life at Church Farm

A new film from WAG Screen and Crow's Eye Productions, this time set in the 1900s. View the entire film for free below:



Life at Church Farm