Edale Shoot...An idea!

Edale Shoot
Inspiration and conception

There was a documentary shown on the BBC a few moths ago, ‘The
Pendle Witch Child’. It told the story of Jenet Devis, a nine year old girl,
who, in the 1600s denounced her whole family as witches in the infamous Pendle
Witch Trials. It inspired me in a few different ways. I terms of documentary, I
found the story incredibly well told and engaging. How it told the story of not only a little
girl, and not only of one community that was rocked by these events but of a
much eider picture. Of a country gripped by fear of the unknown and how
dangerous it can be, Also how the events in Pendle reverberated around the
world, mirroring, most famously in Salem.
In terms of this project, the Lancashire backdrop provides
such an atmosphere to the story. It is steeped in mystery and appears haunting,
as if scarred by the events that have taken place hundreds of years ago. The
whole feel and look of the place is similar to the Peak district. This factor
has kick started an idea for the film. The brief which instructs us to ‘create
a sense of place’ had made resonance in my mind with what I had seen in the
Pendle witch documentary. From this point I have been compelled to dive deeper
down this route. Researching old legends and stories from Edale and the
surrounding area, and unsurprisingly the area is steeped in mysticism which
only makes me more enthused about this film idea.
After taking these ideas to Poppy, who liked them we have
decided to carry on down this road.