Editing The Craft (film) (section)

==Production==
The concept for ''The Craft'' came from a collaboration between producer [[Douglas Wick]], who wanted to create a film about the high school experience blended with witchcraft, and screenwriter Peter Filardi, who extensively researched the topic and wrote the initial draft.<ref name="huffpost"/> [[Andrew Fleming]] was hired to direct and produce the final version of the screenplay.

85 actresses screen-tested for the four main roles, including [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Scarlett Johansson]] and [[Alicia Silverstone]].<ref name="huffpost"/> [[Rachel True]] and [[Fairuza Balk]] were the first to be cast in their respective roles. The character of Rochelle was re-written to be black when True was cast, and a racism [[subplot]] was incorporated as the character's major conflict. [[Robin Tunney]] was initially cast in the role of Bonnie, but the producers decided she would be better in the starring role of Sarah, which she was persuaded to accept despite preferring the former. [[Neve Campbell]], the most well known of the four actresses for her role on ''[[Party of Five]]'', was then cast as Bonnie. Tunney had shaved her head for her role in ''[[Empire Records]]'' and had to wear a wig throughout filming.<ref name="huffpost"/>

Production enlisted a real-life Wiccan named Pat Devin to act as an on-set advisor for the film. She wrote the incantations used and ensured that the treatment of the [[Wicca]]n subject-matter was as accurate and respectful as possible.<ref name="huffpost"/>

Filming began on May 1, 1995, and wrapped on July 19, 1995. Shooting took place throughout Los Angeles, including the [[Los Angeles International Airport]], [[Sunset Boulevard]], and [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]]. [[Verdugo Hills High School]] was the setting for the fictional Catholic school, St. Benedict's Academy; production designer Marek Dobrowolski added different religious statues throughout the building and the grounds. Sarah's home in the film was a two-story Spanish mansion and the interiors were built on a soundstage at Culver City Studios. The occult bookstore was shot at the El Adobe Marketplace in [[Hollywood Boulevard]]. The room was repainted and enhanced and occult icons such as candles, stigmas, religious statues, masks, and tribal dolls were added for effect. Jensen's Recreation Center in [[Echo Park, Los Angeles|Echo Park]] was chosen to avoid overuse of frequently seen Los Angeles locations. During filming, an unrelated accident occurred in which a child was injured; the production's medic saw this and called paramedics. The makeshift altar was set in Wood Ranch, a location that Dobrowolski called the hardest to find. Dobrowolski wanted to avoid manicured parks like [[Griffith Park]]. The beach summoning took place at [[Leo Carrillo State Park]], which was chosen because its crest made it seem less visually boring.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cowan |first=Jared |date=May 2, 2016 |title=Revisiting the L.A. Filming Locations of The Craft 20 Years Later |work=[[LA Weekly]] |url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/revisiting-the-la-filming-locations-of-the-craft-20-years-later-6870417 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019223846/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/revisiting-the-la-filming-locations-of-the-craft-20-years-later-6870417 |archive-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref>

The makeup effects were designed and created by [[Tony Gardner (designer)|Tony Gardner]] and his special effects company [[Alterian, Inc.]], which also created the beached sharks for the film.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://alterianinc.com/thecraft/| title=The Craft| date=June 13, 2017| website=alterianinc.com| access-date=March 7, 2018| archive-date=March 8, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041319/http://alterianinc.com/thecraft/| url-status=live}}</ref>