ECHOES OF THE DEE
Experimental Film
An experimental exploration of landscape, memory and the stories held within place.
PROJECT
Echoes of the Dee
FORMAT
Experimental Film
ROLE
Creative Direction · Filming · Editing · Production
YEAR
2026
LOCATION
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Wales
Echoes of the Dee is an experimental film exploring the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct as a landscape shaped by memory, history and human presence. The project uses image, texture, ambient sound and archival influence to move between observation and reflection.
Rather than presenting the aqueduct as a conventional heritage subject, the film focuses on atmosphere and sensory detail, from rust, stone and water to movement, sound and traces of the people who have passed through the landscape.
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Creative Approach
The creative approach was built around the idea that landscape can hold traces of memory. Close observation of texture, movement and sound was used alongside wider views of the aqueduct to move between intimacy and scale.
Slow camera movement, detailed close ups and layered ambient sound create a reflective rhythm, while archival style imagery and subtle visual disruption introduce a sense of history resurfacing within the present.
Texture
Rust, stone, water and surface detail.
Movement
Slow camera movement and shifting perspective.
Memory
Archive influence and layered visual texture.
Development & Process
The project developed from an interest in how a landscape can carry traces of history and human presence. Research, visual planning and location based experimentation were used to shape the film’s rhythm, imagery and sound before production.
01. Visual Treatment
The visual treatment mapped the film through a progression from stillness and observation into texture, disruption and archival influence. Wide landscape imagery was balanced with close details of rust, stone, water and movement to create a more sensory portrait of the aqueduct.
02. Production Approach
A mix of ground level cinematography, stabilised movement and aerial footage was planned to shift between intimate observation and the wider scale of the landscape. Sound was treated as an equally important part of the experience, using environmental recordings to build atmosphere around the images.
