Shot on Super 8 B/W Tri-X film using Zeiss Ikon Moviflex Super 8 camera.
Shot during a trip to England in April 2010 for the Cambridge Super 8 International Film Festival.

Stonehenge was an interesting place for many reasons. The obvious being the historical aspects - but more interestingly was the location of Stonehenge; right off the "carriageway." It was unexpected to come over the top of a hill in your car and be faced with this wonder-of-world just right there. Another thing was the audio-tour commentary: it was clear that there are more questions than answers as they must have said a dozens times, "but no one really knows," or, "there's no evidence to support that claim."

So in roaming around and observing the stones and the other tourists there with us (my brother, Adam, and I), a theory of the purpose of Stonehenge became more clear. Perhaps the purpose of Stonehenge was simply a way to entice people, to make them question, and to be "an attraction." In essence, maybe it was the world's first tourist attractions - always intended as a tourist attraction. Does there really have to be more to it? It was an ancient marketing plan. Of course it took years to build, etc. etc. - maybe that's all just part of the hype.

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I found it funny that everywhere we looked people were mimicking for a camera pushing the stones, leaning on the stones, holding the stones....it's hard to resist; to want to touch the stones, be as close as we can get to them.

Everyone asks, "how close can you get to the stones?" Not very close. Maybe that's why people imitate holding the stones, pushing the stones, leaning on the stones. Just a way to be part of this art-scape.

From behind the lens, remove the stones and we see people in strange positions - making funny charades with their bodies. I found this amusing.

This coupled with the audio-tour soundtrack (captured simply by a hand-held digital audio recorder in my pocket), and the wind...and you have the complete experience. I could have adjusted the audio in the editing process, I could have removed the wind noise, etc. but I think it feels closer to real the way it is.

Aaron Gibson and Adam Gibson each did some camera work.