Soundview was privileged to be asked by English Heritage to capture the creation of Merlin’s face at the entrance to the natural tunnel formed in the dramatic cliffs at Tintagel.
Merlin Returns Tintagel Castle
Carved directly into the cliff by local craftsman Peter Graham, Merlin’s face emerged from the rock over a period of three months, this time Peter faced a number of challenges:
“You are working in this amazing place, but with the elements too – enduring tides, gales and winter storms.”
We filmed Peter on location and also asked him to create a video record as his work progressed. We combined this with footage of the stunning location.
Tintagel Reimagined
English heritage has big plans for Tintagel. They have a vision, a reimagining of the myths and legends across the site. new installations and sculptures have been commissioned to bring Tintagel’s stories to life. These will be revealed in late spring. Matt Ward, Property Manager explained:
“Merlin’s face is just the beginning of our exciting new project here at Tintagel- but what a start!”
Our Video
We used a combination of real-time and time-lapse to create the video and capture the process. our first shoot was in November and our final shoot was in February.
