Representation

1) Firstly, our film will be representing the small town Irish culture and race, obviously due to the fact that the film is set in Islandmagee, which is now known as Northern Ireland. The film will relate very much so to 'The Scarlett Letter' which represents small town hysteria in Salem. We want to convey how the Irish lived in the early 1700s, as in their basic way of life, their treatment towards each other and others and their superstitions. I want to convey the minimalistic and simple life style through the mise en scene, therefore having typical Irish costume as shown below, only natural lighting or candles as electricity hadn't been invented yet and authentic props too. The location will also be very important for representation, as obviously we couldn't film a period drama in the middle of Belfast's high street. We are looking for something rural to film in with lots of Irish greenery and possibly ruins. 

As well as this, we are heavily looking into the well known superstitions of Ireland at the time, one being witchcraft. This will make the film very applicable to an Irish audience, as they might want to find out a little about their ancestors.

Map of Ireland 1700s:

 A number of paintings conveying the Islandmagee Witch trials:

2) We are definitely representing young females in our film by showing society's view of women and of those tried for witch craft. Much like katniss Everdeen in 'The Hunger Games', our film will follow  strong female protagonists, who are very much so oppressed and trapped in their own home, being treated like outsiders. This shall make the film very applicable to young women, who will relate very easily and who will almost subconsciously consider themselves in the role of the protagonist. Our main method of representation and creating a link with the audience will be through audience and therefore, we will need a good set of actors.

Strong female protagonists:

3) As we are creating a period drama, we will be representing the period through mise en scene, possible dialogue and natural editing. We will be representing a certain group of people in history in doing so. We also want to represent the unjust times through are plot, in that women were unfairly accused of witchcraft and trialled. We want to show this unjust quality in that society by provoking sympathy and pathos from the audience, through character connection and emotion. We will consider all the micro and macro traits in order to create an authentic film, which challenges the codes and conventions and therefore, the audience.

Some possible shooting locations: