While LEJOG has been walked, cycled, unicycled and completed in neumerous ways countless times the idea of taking a "as the crow flies" line (15km allowed either side) was something entirely new and included botht he longest and second longest coastal kayak crossings ever undertaken in British Waters.

Film maker Ian Burton talks about Beeline Britain at On the Edge

After attending a talk by fim maker Ian Burton at the recent Kendal Mountain Festival On the Edge the film of the Beeline Britain journey is definitely one to watch at this year's Kendal in November. In addition to the uniques challenge the film was made with a budget that meant on arriving at the start Ian had just £20 left, but with him he brought somewhere in the region of £170,000 worth of camera gear! With a combination of ultra high speed and moonlight cameras, one of only 2 in existance in Europe, it promises a film a sunique as the challenge. While most high speed cameras are used to slow down fast moving action Ian Burton has chosen to use one on already slow moving action and from initial clips the images look stunning.

With the whole film shot live and no capacity for retakes and multiple angle shots the film promises to give a more "real" and immersive view than many of the highly polished films that have dominated film festivals over recent years. Burton in addition to filming is also responsible for everything from direction to post production editing, giving him total control over the output from day 1, but with a very limited budget. The journey itself took 28 days during which 1000 hours of footage was shot, with the final film expected to fill just one hour.

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