Join us, in the dark (initially!), for a pre-Christmas walk around Petworth in West Sussex. Petworth is located approximately 13 miles north east of Chichester.

Due to its cinematic nature, this video is best watched on a large screen, such as a TV, to fully appreciate the visual detail and immersive aural experience we try to convey.

00:00 Intro
00:16 Intro drone flight
01:10 Christmas lights
02:59 The town in daylight
05:12 St Mary's church
06:34 More of the town
07:06 Sacred Heart Catholic church
08:48 Shimmings Valley
10:50 Back to the town
12:09 More of St Mary's church
13:17 Outro drone flight
13:39 Outro

It was very much a pre-dawn start for this one, as we wanted to capture the Christmas lights in the dark. Unfortunately, the main tree and some of the town lights were not switched on, but there was still plenty to film.

As soon as the sun was up, we did another little tour of the town, including the iconic Lombard Street leading to St Mary's church. This church largely dates from C13, though it is believed one existed on the site prior to the Norman conquest. More information about the church may be found at https://sussexparishchurches.org/chur....

St Mary's backs on to Petworth House, a couple of clips of which we have included for the sake of completeness. This historic house is now owned by the National Trust. More info here https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visi....

On the eastern edge of the town is the Sacred Heart Catholic church which was built in the late C19 in the Gothic Revival style.

For us, the most enjoyable part of the walk was the Shimmings Valley area, where we were able to film a few birds and the remnants of the late autumn this year. We imagine this area could be rather difficult in wet conditions; you would have to like mud!

Walking around the town is suitable fall all ages and abilities though the roads and pavements are quite narrow in places, so you do need to keep your wits about you to avoid passing traffic!

All background and natural sounds were recorded during our time filming.

==Our filming equipment==
Camera: Sony A7S iii
Lens: Sony FE 16-35mm F4 G PZ
Gimbal: DJI Ronin SC2
Microphone: Sony ECM-XYST1M stereo
Camera: Sony A7 iv
Lens: Sony FE 100-400 F4.5 GM
Camera: Sony RX10 iv
Microphone: Sony ECM-XYST1M stereo
Tripod: Manfrotto MT190GOC4 190 Go!
Tripod head: Manfrotto 500 Fluid Head With Flat Base
Drone: DJI Mini 3 Pro

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John & Diana

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