We searched through the Jersey Archives Catalogue to find an appropriate poem/ letter from the Second World War because Elizabeth Castle was used in the war. Originally, we weren’t going to use any archival material because we wanted to base our film off factual history, however we decided to make a more cinematic film. We thought including information about the war form a letter would be a more creative and cinematic way of showing how Elizabeth castle was involved in the war.

We chose a letter written from Elina Hellyer, née Teele, to Patricia from her aunt of ‘Rockwood’, Mont Cochon. The letter contains news of the liberation of Jersey, the family and life under the German Occupation. We accessed the letter on the Jersey Heritage website. We are going to include it by placing it over our film, in a low opacity. It will scroll down so the viewer can read it as the film is presented. I am going to get my grandmother to read out part of the letter to add to the film because it will add to the sense of nostalgia, as if Elina Hellyer could be reading out her letter in present time.

https://catalogue.jerseyheritage.org/collection-search/