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

What we're up to now...

We have been commissioned by local museums to produce two short films.

The first is for Church Farm Museum in Skegness and recreates the life on the farm as it might have been in the 1900s.

The second is for the new St Katherines visitor centre in Lincoln. The film depicts life on the Gilbertine Priory that once existed on the site.

The films will be available to view at their respective museums soon. We'll post details when we know more.

Behind the Scenes of The Lady of Shalott

On 6th August at 13:15 I shall be giving a free talk about the making of the Lady of Shalott film in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

I shall be talking about where we drew inspiration from and paying tribute to all of the talented people who helped us achieve this film. I'll also be showing loads of behind the scenes images and videos.

Finding the Lady of Shalott

From the outset of the project it was our intention to find all our stars, cast, locations and craftspeople locally (here in Lincolnshire). However, we feared that our search for an actress to play the Lady of Shalott, who we wanted to look like the model in the famous John William Waterhouse painting, was going almost impossible. We began by getting our local paper, The Lincolnshire Echo, to run the story and started putting up posters. Well, actually, we only put up one poster, in the Ice Cream Parlour on Lincoln’s Bailgate, just before the beautiful and talented Victoria Rigby popped in following rehearsals in Lincoln Cathedral...and the rest is history!

Victoria Rigby

Sometimes we feel as though the gods are on our side!