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To give the film an authentic look, Eggers shot only "with natural light and indoors, the only lighting was candles" | To give the film an authentic look, Eggers shot only "with natural light and indoors, the only lighting was candles." He also chose to stylize the film's title as '''The VVitch''' (with two "V"s instead of a "W") in the title sequence and on posters, stating that he found this spelling in a Jacobean-era pamphlet on [[witchcraft]], among other period-texts. | ||
In December 2013, costume designer Linda Muir joined the crew, and consulted 35 books in the ''Clothes of the Common People in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England'' series to plan the costumes, which were made with wool, linen, and hemp. She also lobbied for a larger costume budget. | In December 2013, costume designer Linda Muir joined the crew, and consulted 35 books in the ''Clothes of the Common People in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England'' series to plan the costumes, which were made with wool, linen, and hemp. She also lobbied for a larger costume budget. | ||