The Witch - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Witch"
The Witch (2016)
Timing:
1:32 (92 min)
6.999/10
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5.23/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Jay Van Hoy
Producer
Jodi Redmond
Producer
Daniel Bekerman
Producer
Executive Producer
Thomas Benski
Executive Producer
Lucas Ochoa
Executive Producer
Alex Sagalchik
Executive Producer
Michael Sackler
Executive Producer
Lourenço Sant'Anna
Executive Producer
Sophie Mas
Executive Producer
Julia Godzinskaya
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Editor
Louise Ford
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Luc Benning
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Andrea Kristof
Art Direction
Costume Design
Linda Muir
Costume Design
Stunts
Carrie Eklund
Stunts
Production Design
Craig Lathrop
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Bryson
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Racki
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Mary Kirkland
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Daniel McGraw
Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Traci Loader
Key Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Orest Sushko
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Guglick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jason Perreira
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Brian Campbell
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Rosalie Chilelli
Co-Producer
Lauren Haber
Co-Producer
Joel Burch
Co-Producer
Second Assistant Director
Jeff Brownell
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Vivien Moore
Stunt Double
Steve Gagne
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Steadicam Operator
Brian Gedge
Steadicam Operator
Dave Isern
Steadicam Operator
Makeup Department Head
Traci Loader
Makeup Department Head
Property Master
Kate Grant
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Geoff D.E. Scott
Visual Effects Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Lori Roussell
Script Supervisor
Special Effects Coordinator
Max MacDonald
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Rafy
Still Photographer
Visual Effects Producer
Sarah Wormsbecher
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Beau Ferris
First Assistant Director
Driver
Brandon Wei
Driver
Frank Riso
Driver
Sean Julian
Driver
Jason Julian
Driver
Carolyn Higo
Driver
Darren Carruthers
Driver
Andy Boyd
Driver
Set Designer
Andrew Redekop
Set Designer
Sound Designer
Adam Stein
Sound Designer
Construction Coordinator
Scott Thom
Construction Coordinator
Location Scout
Evan Gregg
Location Scout
Alain Rochefort
Location Scout
Dialogue Editor
Wayne Griffin
Dialogue Editor
Transportation Coordinator
Scott Clarke
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Tyler Emms
Key Grip
Location Manager
Elmer Jones
Location Manager
Morton Dorrell
Location Manager
Grip
Mark Chapman
Grip
Michael Swaigen
Grip
Kyle Borgogelli
Grip
Dolly Grip
Greg Murray
Dolly Grip
Carpenter
Michael Waram
Carpenter
Glenn Short
Carpenter
Marc Bouchard
Carpenter
Painter
Ehrling White
Painter
Hector Vargas
Painter
Marcelo Torres
Painter
3D Artist
Adam Hulbert
3D Artist
Damian Isherwood
3D Artist
Daniel Bros
3D Artist
Third Assistant Director
Grant Boyle
Third Assistant Director
Production Accountant
Jackie Bowness
Production Accountant
Sandra Lumlock
Production Accountant
Wig Designer
Regan Noble
Wig Designer
Gaffer
Chad S. Roberts
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Jennifer Haufler
Assistant Director
Music Editor
Louise Ford
Music Editor
Co-Executive Producer
Mark Gingras
Co-Executive Producer
Lon Molnar
Co-Executive Producer
Ethan Lazar
Co-Executive Producer
Post Production Supervisor
Philip Stilman
Post Production Supervisor
Stand In
Traci Loader
Stand In
Katherine Eckler
Stand In
Luca Hanes
Stand In
Saint Michael
Stand In
Production Assistant
April Forward
Production Assistant
Phil C Cheney
Production Assistant
Francine Fayette
Production Assistant
Madeleine F. Feldman
Production Assistant
Jody Gambino
Production Assistant
Dan Kenkel
Production Assistant
Sylvie LeClair
Production Assistant
Jenny Smith
Production Assistant
Evan Watson
Production Assistant
Assistant Hairstylist
Ashley Nay
Assistant Hairstylist
Prosthetics
François Dagenais
Prosthetics
Production Coordinator
Keitha M. Redmond
Production Coordinator
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jacquelyn Racine
Visual Effects Coordinator
Emily Switzer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Line Producer
Brian Campbell
Line Producer
CG Supervisor
Nathaniel Larouche
CG Supervisor
ADR Voice Casting
Sherry Dayton
ADR Voice Casting
Extras Casting
Jennifer Barbeau
Extras Casting
Choreographer
Denise Fujiwara
Choreographer
Transportation Captain
Jim Snell
Transportation Captain
Production Executive
Assistant Production Manager
Rosalie Chilelli
Assistant Production Manager
Sound Editor
Louise Ford
Sound Editor
Set Medic
April Forward
Set Medic
Location Production Assistant
Douglas Brisebois
Location Production Assistant
Foley
Marilee Yorston
Foley
Animal Wrangler
Jim Lovisek
Animal Wrangler
Chef
Debbie Shank
Chef
Catering
Diane Cox
Catering
Key Hairdresser
Lydia Pensa
Key Hairdresser
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot primarily using natural lighting.
- The film owes a significant portion of its dialogue and plot twists to surviving written records from the 17th century.
- Filming took 25 days.
- Writer Stephen King, often called a master of horror, admitted that watching the film terrified him.
- Director Robert Eggers revealed in an interview that of all the animals involved in the film, the rabbit was the best trained, and that it was also easy to work with the raven and the horse.
- The film was shot in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio, which is a rather rare screen format (the height of the frame is reduced for projection with a short-focus lens onto a large screen). This format is precisely what makes the house seem more cramped than it actually was, and the trees—taller. Furthermore, it allowed the entire family to be captured in a single shot.
- The Church of Satan, a public and religious organization, supported the film's production and organized several screenings. Its representative, Jex Blackmore, spoke highly of the film, calling it "an impressive example of delving into the essence of Satanism," which, in his opinion, would be beneficial for modern society and religious discussions within it.
- According to director Robert Eggers, he was most often asked if any inexplicable events occurred during the filming of the movie. Eggers always answered this question negatively.
- Anya Taylor-Joy was the first actress Robert Eggers auditioned when casting the film.
- This was the first film in Anya Taylor-Joy’s career where her last name appeared in the credits.
- The filmmakers intended to include more scenes with a goat nicknamed Black Philip, but the animal proved insufficiently trained, and the idea had to be abandoned.
- Witches are said to speak Enochian, a language created by the English mathematician, geographer, astronomer, alchemist, and astrologer John Dee (1527-1609).
- The film is based on the short story of the same name by A.P. Chekhov.
- Filming of the movie was organized on the stage of a theater in the estate of A.P. Chekhov in Melikhovo.
- The film owes a significant part of its dialogue to surviving written records from the 17th century.
- The film was shot in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio. This format specifically makes the house seem more cramped and the trees taller. Additionally, it allowed the entire family to be captured in a single frame.
- The word “VVitch” in the film's title is spelled as it was in the early 17th century, the period in which the film is set. At that time, the letter “W” (today the word “witch” is spelled that way) had not yet become widespread.
- According to screenwriter and director Robert Eggers, he did not tell Harvey Scrimshaw how to play Caleb in the most challenging scenes. He was guided by Ralph Ineson, who played William. At the time, Eggers himself did not have children, while Ineson had two, so he knew how to interact with them and observed on set how difficult it was for Eggers to explain to Scrimshaw exactly what was required.
- Robert Eggers' directorial debut in a feature film. Before this, he had only made short films and once wrote a screenplay (for this very film). Without informing him, editor Louise Ford passed the screenplay to producers Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy, with whom she was working at the time. Learning about this, Eggers was horrified because he considered the screenplay raw, but it turned out that the producers liked it. They only suggested that Eggers simplify the screenplay's structure, which initially was divided into five parts, each told from the perspective of a family member. It took four years to secure funding for the project.
- During the period depicted in the film, it was widely believed that a witch was incapable of reciting the 'Our Father'. This explains the reaction of the film's characters to the inability of the characters played by Ellie Grainger and Lucas Dawson to finish the prayer.
- The scene of Caleb's death (played by Harvey Scrimshaw) and the reaction to it by Mercy and Jonas (played by Ellie Grainger and Lucas Dawson, respectively) are based on surviving records of the Salem witch trials, which allowed for testimony about spectral evidence. Witnesses claimed to be tormented by the spirit of a witch taking the form of a bird or animal, or even a person. These torments manifested as pinches, needle pricks, bites, scratches, someone sitting on a person’s chest preventing them from breathing, choking if they tried to pray, and inducing fits (as all of this is shown in the film).
- During the period depicted in the film, it was widely believed that a witch was unable to recite the "Our Father." This explains the characters' reaction to the inability of the characters played by Ellie Grainger and Lucas Dawson to finish the prayer.
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