To produce a video outlining the combined efforts of National Trails, National Trust and Durham County Council to restore and develop the coastline as part of the Coastal Path Restoration Project.
The second in National Trails UK’s ‘The Path to Nature Recovery’ series, this film focuses on the Durham Heritage Coast section of the King Charles III England Coast Path. Hear about how the Government’s Species Survival Funded Coastal Grasslands Reconnected project is an amazing example of delivering our vision for Coastal Wildbelt.
From restoring magnesian limestone grasslands to connecting the local community with wellbeing walks, the project delivers outcomes for both people and nature along this unique coastline. The video was made possible thanks to funding from Defra through the Protected Landscapes Partnership and support from key partners: Durham Heritage Coast, The National Trust, Durham County Council and the Move Durham Seaham Wellbeing Walk.
“Over and Above”
“Chris was fantastic to work with on ‘The Path to Nature Recovery: Durham Heritage Coast film’. He went above and beyond for this project.
This comes across in the beautiful shots that capture the uniqueness of the Durham coast and the value of this Species Survival Fund project along the King Charles III England Coast Path.”
— Hannah Brightley – Nature Recovery Programme Manager, National Trails UK
My Approach
This shoot took a lot of planning!
Due to the number of stakeholders involved in the project including National Trails UK, National Trust, Durham County Council and a number of local people and groups, we had to incorporate a lot of planning, communication and contingency prior to the shoot.
Captured over a series of days, the first of which was absolutely torrential rain! We persevered, capturing two interviews at Noses Point before I joined a local walking group on a 5k walk.
On Day 2 I was joined by my Dad -> Thats’s him!
We had to visit multiple locations, film several interviews with the team as well as capturing b-roll both on camera and with the drone.
For the majority of locations on Day 2, the wind was just too much for the drone. I headed back a few days later when it had dropped significantly to recapture the footage I needed.
The editing process was significant on the project. Taking the overall interviews which totalled almost an hour, and painstakingly reducing it down to 9 minutes, while retaining as much valuable information as we could.
To aid this process I produced a transcript from the interviews for the client to help them decide on which content would be best served in the finished edit.
Behind the Scenes
