Part 1: From the source of the River Ching in Epping Forest, to the lake called Connaught Water which was designed to drain the forest and make it enjoyable to the public.
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Context
I'd thought of the Ching as a tiny dribble of a stream, not considered where it might start or finish. Often I'd seen it reduced to little more than a dried up water course or as a slightly manky scrubby stream running through an over-visited forest.
When I thought about finding the source I was inspired. I hadn't really thought about the Ching having a source. I knew the Thames had one, and I'd seen Malham Beck sink and then reappear out of the ground around Malham Cove in Yorkshire.
So, of course the Ching had a source. Where was it? Where the map stopped and started showing a blue line of the river. So I went there, in Epping Forest and lo and behold there was a stream but no stream before it. It emanated from a seep!
I followed the short River Ching from source to mouth. It was an excellent excuse to get out, and I learnt a fair amount about the area. You can see it all in this film.
Equipment
The film was shot mostly on a Lumix DMC LX100, with some shots taken from a DJI Mini 2 drone, using Skyreat neutral density filters.
Editing and grading was done with Apple’s Final Cut Pro.
Diagrams and other motion graphics were done in Apple Motion.
Research
A fair amount of research was sought, sources include:
Epping Forest, Its History and Wildlife - a book by Alfred Leutscher 1974
Portrait of Epping Forest - a book by Sir William Addison 1977
www.victorianlondon.org/
eppingforestforum.com/
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com
westminsterwalks.london
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
hidden-london.com
www.british-history.ac.uk
and Wikipedia, amongst others
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