[Sca-cooks] [MR] Luttrell Psalter Film

[Stefan li Rous]

Here is a wonderful film mentioned on the Atlantia list. It really isn't a movie, as there isn't a plot. But it is a very good film based on the Lutterell Psalter showing various scenes through out the years seasons.

It is a bit off topic for this list, although it does have some nice period milking and beekeeping scenes. 

I think this film, either from the DVD, or even the online video,  would be a great addition to a Newcomer's Night or even a general SCA movie night if added to some other period-time movie. It is only 20 minutes.

I also wonder if small snippets of something like the PP Feasts could be used to create a short film like this. Or are there still a lot of mundanity at those feasts which would be difficult to hide, even if you only filmed some snippets?

Stefan
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:25:29 +0000
From: "Groff, Garth (ggg9y)" <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
To: "isenfir at virginia.edu" <isenfir at virginia.edu>,
     "atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org"
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Subject: [MR] Luttrell Psalter Film

Yesterday at our 4th Sunday activity I was discussing the Luttrell Psalter film with some of our new friends who are just getting started with costuming. This film is a wonderful resource for Scadians, and a delight to watch even if you don't do early 1300s English. It uses re-enactors and authentic locations around England to recreate scenes of everyday life from the margins of the psalter, and was carefully researched for accuracy. The complete film (20 minutes) is available online at:http://www.wagscreen.co.uk/site/lp-news.php .

If you visit the web site, note the pull-down menu for "The Luttrell Psalter Film" near the top of the page. This provides links to sub-pages with discussions on the costume, props, locations, and other topics of interest. Of special note is a page by the costumer: http://periodwardrobe.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/the-luttrell-psalter-film/ . Also notice the links to various museums where the film was made, down the list of sponsors on the right hand side.

I was so enchanted by this whole project, that I bought a DVD of the film. It is much better on a larger screen.

This is a site which could keep a Scadian busy for hours.

Lord Mungo Napier, The Archer of Mallard Lodge

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