Research & Planning

Research:

Elizabeth Castle:

Elizabeth Castle is a castle that was built in Jersey, CI in 1601. It was named after Queen Elizabeth the 1st who was on the throne during that time and it was built for defence for the Port of St. Helier. Since then it has become a tourist attraction and museum for tourists and historians. The castle still holds many artefacts and reminiscence from several events and wars throughout history.

Nazi Occupation:

During most of the Second World War, Jersey was held under occupation by the Germans from 30 June 1940 until liberation day on 9 May 1945. The Nazis during the occupation also made changes to the castle. They made it into a camp by adding bunkers and turrets around the castle.

War Tunnels:

The Nazis during their occupation had their POW’s dig out a large area in a cliff in St. Lawrence. This became the War Tunnels and was made to be a hospital. The hospital was called Hohlgangsanlage 8. It was never completed and after the second world war it was made into a museum.

Plan:

My group; Me, Charlie and George, will be going to Elizabeth Castle and the war tunnels to shoot a film. Our ideas for the film consist of:

  • Hyperlapse of a walk through the castle. A series of photos taken at each stop during a walk through the castle.
  • Drone shot, if we can get a drone. Which will help with making the film more professional and interesting.
  • Shots of the Militia.
  • Shots of cannons being fired. (Could be in slow motion).
  • Shots of flags in the wind.
  • Shots of statues.
  • Shots of tanks and other vehicles.
  • Shots of uniforms.
  • Shots of weapons and tools.

Chris Marker – La Jetee

Chris Marker:

Chris Marker, born 1921, was a French photographer, writer and documentary film director. Best known for his film, “La Jetee” which he published in 1962. He is also known for his participation in the Left Bank subset of the French New Wave that occurred in the 1950’s.

Le Jetee:

Le Jetee was a film that Chris Marker made in 1962. The nearly 30 minute film featured a series of black and white photographs with a narrator speaking over them. It is a story of a post-nuclear war and time travel, some of which was used for inspiration for a movie called 12 monkeys, released in 1955.

LA JETEE

Made in 1962, La Jetée is a French science fiction short film which was constructed entirely by still, black and white images. 28 minutes long and directed by Chris Marker, it follows a man is trapped in an aftermath of world war 3 in Paris. Scientists research time travel, hoping to send test subjects to different time periods “to call past and future to the rescue of the present.” 

The featurettes cast includes:

  • Jean Négroni as Narrator
  • Hélène Châtelain as The Woman
  • Davos Hanich as The Man
  • Jacques Ledoux as The Experimenter
  • Ligia Branice as Woman From The Future
  • Janine Kleina as Woman From The Future
  • William Klein as Man From The Future

Chris Marker, a French director, writer, photographer, and poet who is famous for A Grin Without a Cat (1977) and Sans Soleil (1983), as well as La Jetée (1962). While making La Jetée, he was also in the process of making a 150 minute documentary essay-film called Le joli mai which was released in 1963. In the documentary, he interviewed random people on the Paris streets with the questions ranging from their personal lives, as well as social and political issues of relevance at that time.

Visit to SJ photographic archives

The Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive (SJPA) contains over 125,000 items dating from the mid-1840s to the present day. It is the Island’s principal collection of nineteenth and early twentieth-century photography and reflects a rich history generated from our geographical and cultural position between Britain and France, two nations that were prominent in developing the medium.

This is an example of t=some of the archives they have created/ collected.

Patrick spoke to us as about Jerseys photo archive and why it is so important to the island. We have photo archives to look back at historical places and to reflex on how these places have changed over the years. These archives are well looked after to be kept in good conditions for many many years. We looked at some of the archives of Elizabeth castle from before the war to see how it has changed over the years.

No Place like Home – Art Expo

On the same day that we visited the La Société Jersiaise archive, we also visited an art expo that was currently being held. It was called “No Place like Home” and was being held in town in the Art House, the same place that “Playtime” by Will Lakeman was being held also.

The expo featured a household environment filled with many objects that you would see in a household. Some items there worth mentioning were an old tv that was playing a video of someone showcasing more household items, a record player along with multiple vinyls, a russian shuttle crashed outside, a big sewed portrait of a cavern and a group of shelves hanging from the ceiling containing bathroom items.

SOCIÉTÉ JERSIAISE

History

The Société Jersiaise was founded in January 1873 by a small number of prominent Islanders who were interested in the study of the history, the language and the antiquities of Jersey.  Membership grew quickly and the aims of the new society soon widened to include the publication of historical documents, the founding of a Museum, and the study of the Island’s natural history.  Our first Bulletin Annuel was issued in 1875 and continues to be the main record of our activities.

In 1893 Société Jersiaise moved to 9 peir road, which is a large early nineteenth century merchants house. The Museum and photo archives are looked after by Jersey Heritage and they continually add to their collection every year. The archives are also built up through gifts and bequests which has ensured its preservation of many important items with relevance to Jersey including; books, manuscripts and maps, photographs, prints and paintings, archaeological finds and historical items.

Film Moodboard

Our group is planning on making our film based on the surrounding and scenery of Elizabeth Castle and the people there, our inspiration for the film is based on Wes Andersons films and the technique he uses, he tends to have main objects central of the frame.

This video is inspiration for what we want our video to be like.

Visit To Photographic Archives

On Wednesday we went to go visit some of the photo archives linking to Elizebeth Castle.

Photo archives—collections of photographs held by libraries or museums—have long been essential tools for research in the humanities.

Since 1993 Jersey Archive has collected over 300,000 archival records and it is the island’s national repository holding archival material from public institutions as well as private businesses and individuals. Jersey Archive is the Island’s national repository holding records on all aspects of Jersey’s history. Researchers can use archive resources to trace their family history, the story of their house or street and to find out more about over 600 years of our unique history including the German Occupation of Jersey during the Second World War.

Societe Jersiaise is where members of the public are able to access the content from the archives and gain information.

“Our mission is to produce and facilitate research on the Island’s history, culture, language and environment; and to share that knowledge with the widest possible audience for the benefit of our island community.”