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May 20 2013
Out on shoot!
It’s all going off in Bonnie Scotland this month! Shoot enquiries have been coming in thick and fast, from all corners of the globe and from various industries; car shoots looking for epic Scottish roads, beauty clients requesting grand estates and fashion catalogues location scouting for dramatic Scottish scenery!
The LoSco production team have been working day and night for the past few weeks on various production jobs. In addition to our own in-house production crew working out on location we have been sending our pool of freelance producers out on set too. Our behind the scenes film crew have been working their socks off, driving to last minute shoot locations so we can edit together a LoSco behind the scenes film for you all!
Here is a picture on location, from our shoot on Friday! Glorious sun shine, stunning location= happy cients….
By Location Scotland
Category : Out and About
May 14 2013
Incredible virtual Grand Tour of NYC
This incredible photographic feat was created by Sergy Semenov using thousands of snaps of NYC, stitched together from helicopter tours during the summer of 2011.
He has created the world’s first virtual photo tour. There are quite a few handy facts about Manhatten, and a couple of quirky nosy snaps into peoples’ windows!
Have a look on his website for your very on free tour of New York….
Our discovery of this tour is perfect timing, as Team LoSco are off to attend Le Book in NYC for the first week in June.
By Location Scotland
Category : Stuff we like
May 09 2013
Cambolicious 2013 The East Neuk Craft Beer & Cider Festival
Listen up all fans of locally crafted beers, ales, ciders, gins, fine foods and general fun and tomfoolery....for it is soon time for this years Summer Cambolicious!
Here is a wee run down of the ample choice of beers, ales and ciders that shall be making their presence felt and tasted at this years Cambolicious:
From Thistly Cross of East Lothian Strawberry Cider 4.0%, Ginger Cider 4.0% & Traditional Cider 4.0%.
From Kellas by Dundee, Cambolicious are happy to announce the inclusion of MòR Brewing Ltd. They will be treating attendees to Mor Tea Vicar 4.0% Mor-Ish 4.6%
The St Andrews brewing co. They’ll be bringing along their 54:46 Columbus 4.0%, RYP.A. 4.2% and finally the award winning Crail Ale 4.5%
Eden Brewery who will be bringing along their Shipwreck IPA 4.0%, Rum Batch 5.0% and their St Andrews Blonde 3.8%. Yum
Gin and tonic & malt whiskey at a Beer Fest? Yes it's true! Darnley's View Original G & T or Spiced with ginger ale as well as a range of Whymss malts will also be on sale on the big day!
Well if this isn't enough to tempt you to Cambolicious there will also be a plethora of home cooked food stands, live music, table football, children's games, and a home brew competition! Oh yes and guaranteed sunshine all day!
This brilliant event is taking place at Cambo House, Kingsbarns in Fife on Saturday May 18th from 2pm until 8pm.
Tickets are a mere £10 and can be purchased by calling Kay or Pauline at the Cambo office.
By Location Scotland
Category : Out and About Stuff we like
May 01 2013
Retro Props
We have recently added this fantastic Citroen HV Van to our ever-growing supply of props.
This old but well maintained and loved Citroen would give your photo shoot a colourful and quirky feel.
Here at Location Scotland we have a wealth of contacts who can provide us with props for photo shoots. We can source anything from vintage vehicles to bathtubs to hospital beds! Anything your shoot requires, we can provide!
Check out our list of our services:
Accommodation
Action Vehicles
Behind the Scenes Filming
Budget Management
Casting
Catering
Filming Crew
Hair & Make Up Artists
Shoot Production
Lighting & Camera Hire
Location Management
Location ScoutingPhotographers & Assistants
Production Crew
Props & Animal Hire
Studio Hire
Helicopter and Aerial Shoots
Get in touch with the team info@locationscotland.com
By Location Scotland
Category : Stuff we like
April 26 2013
Marc Jacobs and the kilt
We thought we’d dedicate today’s blog to a man who has promoted the kilt outside of Scotland on multiple occasions.
Marc Jacobs, designer, has been known to wear a kilt for closing bows following shows (when he's not wearing pyjamas, that is), on the red carpet and even in the new Diet Coke adverts.
Now... Will you be donning yours?
By Location Scotland
Category : Stuff we like
April 24 2013
Shoot Time!
Team LoSco are gearing up for a shoot that’s taking place later this week. Our busy season is really kicking in now and it's a case of all production hands on deck!
The team have been busy location scouting, casting and gathering props for the shoot. Exciting times!
We have been putting together some very special production goody bags for this weeks shoot, including some Sheep Dip whisky and Edinburgh Gin.
Sheep Dip is an unusual name for whisky, however there is a very clever story behind the thought.... The name comes from a time when farmers hid their home made whisky from the excise officers in barrels marked 'Sheep Dip." The whisky has been masterfully crafted by Richard Paterson who has selected 16 single malts fom the 4 traditional malt whisky regions, aged between 8 and 21 years, all married togther in a fresh American oak barrel!
Sounds delicious!
By Location Scotland
Category : Out and About Stuff we like
April 23 2013
Le Book Event Day 2
Our second day at Le Book was another great success! We also welcomed ex-Parisian Meriel Bunney Gillies, our Creative Assistant to our Le Book team. Meriel studied in Paris as part of her degree and as you can imagine her fluent French was mighty helpful!
The day kicked off with a busy start, we had numerous visitors to our LoSco area, with representatives from Louis Vuitton, VB, Chloé, and Zara Home! We could hardly contain our excitment....It was an even busier day than the previous and we met a wealth of fantastic contacts, from French fashion houses to Parisian production companies.
It was a great feeling to hear how well received our work for editorial and advertising shoots were viewed in Paris. We hope everyone we met now knows a lot more about Scotland and all that we can offer!
We were the last to leave the event, by 9.30pm that night! This was pretty much down to the team’s chatter box behavior and new found friends at Germain Walker and Container One!
We look forward to seeing you all again in NYC, only 5 weeks away!
By Location Scotland
Category : Out and About
April 19 2013
Le Book Event Day 1
We arrived bright and breezy for an early start, by French standards that’s is, at 9am! The Le Book venue was luckily right bang in the city center, on Boulevard des Italiens in the Opera District.
Raring to ‘connect’ and show off all our lovely locations and work we set up our stall and said hello to the various faces we had met at previous Le Book events in the past.
Doors opened at 12pm and we had a very busy day, meeting creative directors, photographer agents, fashion houses and production companies. Our Scottish locations were really popular, with many people not realising that we offer industrial, shabby chic, modern, and unusual locations, as well as beautiful landscapes and castles!
It was a long and successful first day, finishing up at 9pm. After the day’s hard work was finito, attendees were invited to an after party at David Lynch’s exclusive club for an evening of free cocktails and music by a group of talented local hipsters ….
By Location Scotland
Category : Out and About
April 17 2013
Location of the Week
This beautiful traditional Scottish home offers a fantastic modern and bright interior.
Situated roughly an hour and half away from Edinburgh this excellent location would be ideal for fashion or advertising shoots.
We can provide all production requirements for your shoot, get in touch for more information contact the production team: info@locationscotland.com
By Location Scotland
Category : Stuff we like
April 16 2013
Paris: Le Book
It was an early rise on Monday morning and a prompt pow wow at Edinburgh Airport before we flew off to Charles de Gaulle. Luckily there was a chauffer and luxury Mercedes awaiting our arrival, so we were quickly whisked off into central Paris.
After unpacking we sat down for a ‘working lunch’ of baguettes, French fromage and Le Book research.
Staying on Rue Saint Honore, a street lined with designer stores and incredible patisseries, we were pretty much in heaven! We found our new favourite concept store, Collete which sold beautiful books, amazing shoes, funky t-shirts and super cool sunnies. It was here that we found our latest production for Style.com and our first editorial front cover. There was even a water bar downstairs for some chic Parisian thirst quenching.....
In the evening we met up with honorary Parisian producer John Fanning who showed us around The Louvre and how to dine Parisian style.
By Location Scotland
Category : Out and About
