Transcript for the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital DVD –
Introductory chapter.
An overview of Edinburgh City Region
The outline of Edinburgh’s skyline is drawn across the
screen.
The skyline merges into the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital
logo.
A map is shown - an aerial view of Europe and Asia, which is
partially covered by clouds. The word EDINBURGH appears from the
right hand side of the screen and zooms in to locate Edinburgh
within the UK on the map.
The map quickly zooms into Scotland and the image is
replaced by footage of Edinburgh Castle. The camera pans from the
right to the left hand side of the screen to reveal Edinburgh
Castle.
Footage of Princes Street, with the Castle in the background and
Calton Hill in the foreground. The footage is dynamic, showing the
traffic moving along Princes Street and North Bridge. The footage
has been sped up (played at high speed) so the traffic appears to
be moving fast.
Aerial footage of the Exchange financial district – looking
towards Standard Life Plaza off Lothian Road.
Dynamic footage of pedestrians walking along Cockburn
Street.
Dynamic footage of the traffic (in particular a bus) moving from
George IV Bridge towards the Mound – Bank of Scotland’s
headquarters.
Dynamic shot of Victoria Street Terrace. The camera shows
waitresses serving drinks to men and a woman sitting outside in the
sunshine enjoying food and drinks.
The National Galleries building is shown from the Mound.
Footage taken from elevated position off the Mound – looking
over Princes Street Gardens towards the Scott Monument.
Footage shows a crowd of people outside the National Galleries.
They are milling around a number of craft stalls. Traffic is active
in the background.
Calton Hill at dusk. Footage shows Calton Hill in the foreground
and Edinburgh Castle in the background. Peeping out from behind the
Castle is the fading sunlight. Four people (men and women) are
shown walking on the top of Calton Hill to the right of the
monument. From this elevated position residential and commercial
buildings are visible and form the skyline of Edinburgh city
centre.
Two young people are shown walking up a cobbled street in
Edinburgh. To their right is traditional architecture and to their
left is modern architecture to show a blend of old and new. A car
drives up the street and progresses out of shot.
Modern residential developments (flats). The camera zooms
out.
In the foreground a sign is shown “Stockbridge.” ‘Traditional’
architecture is visible in the background.
A row of Georgian town houses. Static shot which displays the
building’s protruding windows from an elevated position.
Haymarket Terrace – Georgian townhouses: full profile of the
houses shown, arching in a horse shoe shape.
Close up of a building which has inscribed into the stone work
“The University of Edinburgh.”
An aerial view of a graduation ceremony is shown. The students
are shown in their traditional graduation gowns and robes. All
students are stood and facing towards the stage –visible in the
background of the footage. Standing on the stage facing the
students are 33 adults in formal graduation gowns and robes,
presiding over the ceremony. University of Edinburgh logos are
shown on the two lecterns. The room is dressed in traditional dark
wood and dark red carpets. Footage of students milling around
outside in the sunshine. Males and females converse and smile at
each other. All are wearing traditional graduation gowns and
robes.
Orange city taxi branded in Edinburgh Inspiring Capital logos
and colours is shown driving toward the right hand side of the
screen with a backdrop of Edinburgh Airport terminal building. Four
men are visible in the background. One is sitting – partially
hidden from view by the second man walking along with a pull along
suitcase and two further men observing a document. Two men are
formally dressed (in business suits), two are in casual
clothing.
Dynamic footage through the windows of the Edinburgh
International Conference Centre (EICC), focussing on the ascending
elevator upon which females are stood, conversing with each other.
Vinyls on the windows read ‘Edinburgh International Conference
Centre’ and ‘EICC.’
Exterior shot of the Edinburgh International Conference
Centre.
Bustling (anonymous) restaurant scene. Adults converse on tables
and walk about in the foreground and background of the shot.
Delegates sitting in the EICC – theatre style layout.
Business man stood in elevated position in modern building
talking on a mobile phone. The architecture in the footage is steel
and glass.
Statute of Sherlock Holmes shown at Picardy Place.
Statue of Greyfriars Bobby with Bobby’s Bar in the background of
the footage.
Skyblue vertical sign stating ‘Zoo’ – has a penguin atop of the
sign.
The penguin parade at Edinburgh Zoo. Crowds (adults and
children) line the monoblocked pathway as three zookeepers walk the
penguins from the background to the foreground of the shot. 5
penguins are visible walking slowly towards and then across the
camera.
Darkened stone building with ‘Royal Museum’ written on the top
of the building in gold signage.
Footage of the Millennium Clock pans out from focus to wide
angle.
Interior footage of the National Museum – displays the glass
roofed building bathed in sunlight. Galleries are visible around
the main reception of the building which features ponds. People are
visible – milling around the entrance area. Shot pans down to
reveal a second pond in the reception.
Two children and their mother are in shot. The children are
pointing at the orange fish in the ponds. The fish are of mixed
size – large and small.
Footage of Edinburgh’s Botanical Gardens. A large conservatory /
glass building is shown which is traditional of many botanic
gardens in the UK. A group of adults are visible to the left of the
building, standing on the lawn, pointing. Trees are in the
foreground and background of the footage.
Panoramic footage of the Royal Yacht Britannia on the water.
Ocean Terminal is visible immediately behind the ship and a sign
for Debenhams is shown.
A silver bell with the engraving ER Royal Yacht Britannia.
Concorde is shown inside a hangar. Steps up to the aircraft
feature the wording ‘THE CONCORDE EXPERIENCE.” A few people are
stood underneath the aircraft and the rear of the aircraft stairs.
The man most clearly visible is talking on a mobile phone.
Skyline of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Castle is to the left of the
shot and Calton Hill to the right. In the foreground the sun is
shining onto bright green grass and trees. The shot is taken half
way up a hill (Arthurs Seat). The grassy hill and a rock are
immediately visible to the left hand side of the footage, in the
foreground. The footage has been sped up (played at high speed) so
the traffic appears to be moving fast.
Footage of a pond in the foreground, with the entrance for the
Scottish parliament building in the background. People walk in
front of the building. Traffic is shown to the right hand side of
the shot.
The unique architecture of the Scottish Parliament. The
protruding ‘pods’ i.e windows seats are shown.
Aerial shot zooms down into the modern ‘Our Dynamic Earth’
building. The green hills of Arthurs Seat are in the background of
the shot. Close up of the ‘Our Dynamic Earth’ building, namely the
steps to the side of the building towards the main entrance. An
adult and a child are shown bouncing down some of the steps. Other
people sit on the top of the steps and walk around in shot. In the
background someone does a cartwheel.
Aerial shot over what appears to be predominantly residential
developments. To the centre of the footage a large green hill is
shown (Arthurs Seat). A body of water is visible to the right hand
side of the footage. This footage merges with that of another
aerial view looking down onto the top of Arthurs Seat with
buildings of Edinburgh City Region in the background of the
shot.
This footage merges with an aerial shot of the Forth Road
Bridge. Traffic passes from left to right of the shot travelling
over the bridge. A commercial ship is shown in the background of
the River Forth.
The silhouette of the Forth Rail Bridge is shown with a train
passing to the left of the shot.
Footage of the Forth Road Bridge taken from the water’s level.
Shows a large boat passing under the bridge. The words ‘Superfast’
are visible on the side of the boat.
Bass Rock. Footage of a large rock in the middle of choppy
waters. A vast amount of white birds fly around the top of the
rock. A lighthouse features on the right hand side of the rock. A
section of the rock is bathed in sunlight, otherwise the rest of
the shot is in the shade.
Footage of a beach. A woman is shown attending to a young girl
playing in the sand with spades. A young boy is shown on the
water’s edge then running out of shot, seemingly being chased by
another boy – both have toys in their hand. A woman is shown
walking towards the water’s edge.
Golfers on a sunny golf course next to the water’s edge. Dark
waters are shown in the background of the shot.
Footage of three people enjoying watersports. In the background
the coastline is visible – rural scenery or seemingly heather-lands
and hilly grasslands is shown. Close up of one man moving
over the water in a wet suit, holding onto what looks like kite
strings.
One man climbs to the top of a man made climbing wall and
celebrates with a toothy smile directly to the camera. A crowd
cheers on in the background.
Footage of an interior climbing wall. One man scales the side of
a ridge.
One man stands atop of a hill and looks over across the roofs of
commercial and residential buildings. Traffic moves across the
scene.
Ariel shot of commercial and residential property. In the centre
of the shot is a large commercial building with cranes visible
within its grounds. Ongoing property development is evident.
Footage is framed by trees in the immediate foreground before
zooming into an outline of Edinburgh’s skyline. In the distance the
silhouette of spires are evident. The building in the foreground of
the footage displays a sign ‘Royal British Hotel.’
Close up of a crowd of pedestrians along East Princes Street.
Signs for South David Street and the Monsoon store are immediately
visible. Buses and other traffic are shown in the right hand side
of the shot.
Close up of two women walking and talking together. The
background features modern glass fronted commercial
architecture. Entrance to Harvey Nichols store. Footage of
the underside of the entrance canopy which is reflective and
therefore features the reflections of pedestrians entering the
building.
A doorman is shown opening the door and tipping his hat to a
woman.
Close up footage of a woman’s feet as she sits on a leather
stool and touches her ankles in admiration of her red high
heeled shoes. The edge of her striped skirt is shown. Two Edinburgh
Inspiring Capital paper bags are in shot, sitting on the floor. One
features the Edinburgh Inspiring logo, the other logo is partially
hidden by the first bag.
Outdoor food market. Market stalls are in a row to the left of
the shot, to the right a row of metallic outside chairs and tables
are shown. Crowds move in the middle of these stalls and tables to
reveal a blackboard with the text “Scottish beef and lamb for a
tasty supper tonight.”
Close up of a market stall. A woman dressed in an apron, hat and
plastic gloves serves a fish to a gentleman.
Close up of a market stall showing a stacked pile of jars with
what looks like preserves inside.
Footage of two shop fronts. “R J Mellis Cheesemonger” and
“Italian Home Bakery”. Traffic moves across the front of the shot
to partially block the shop windows from view.
Two sides of a large stone building are shown. Each bears the
signage “Jenners” in large text font. Footage of pedestrians
on a street. Edinburgh Castle in the background of the shot.
A red newspaper stand sits in the immediate centre of the
screen. The back of a flower stall is to the left of the shot
and the back of a food stall is to the right of the shot. The
footage is sped up so the pedestrians and traffic appear to be
moving a high speed.
A busy pedestrian street scene. Crowds are seen walking across
the shot. To the right hand side people are seated at chairs and
tables outside a bar / restaurant. Various shops fronts are visible
including ‘Games Workshop’ and ‘ White Dove.’ Vinyl signs flutters
in the wind - It reads ‘The Albanach.’ the other reads
“Fringe. Make it Happen. Joy, Fun, Delight, Excite”. The
Royal Bank of Scotland’s logo is also visible on the signage for
the Fringe.
Children are shown circling around a dressed up character. The
costume is a suited large man (black suit and tie, white shirt,
black sunglasses). The costume features an oversized head.
A large fibreglass cow statue featuring a blue and green /
turquoise design.
Close up of three people walking down the street. One woman in
athletic dress. One young man in a red t-shirt featuring a monkey’s
face. One person in costume akin to a large fried egg with a smiley
face in the yellow of the yolk. They are being filmed by a man to
the bottom left of the shot – his back and the side of his video
camera are visible.
A crowd sits and stands on a cobbled area whilst a man with a
baseball cap performs in the centre. He is seen throwing in the
last stages of a manoeuvre as he returns himself to his feet and
throws open his arms to the crowd.
A large crowd – sitting and standing – of mixed age groups and
genders, are seen clapping and cheering. The atmosphere is a happy
one.
An outside stage is shown and in the centre of the shot a woman
walks towards a man on his knees. Both wear period costume.
Edinburgh Castle is shown perched on the hilltop in the background
of the shot.
Grey shot. No sunshine evident. Image of an inland waterway
(canal) with modern and traditional property to each side of the
canal.
Footage of waterfront (urban waterfront i.e. canal). The shot is
bathed in dusk sunlight and features to the centre of the screen an
outside bar on an old canal barge. Movement from people is evident
but the people cannot be clearly identified, nor their action due
to the distance of the camera.
Close up. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a white and
black dress are shown sitting outside on metallic furniture talking
to one another. Their body language (i.e. smiles, proximity to each
other and the way the man is leaning into the woman) could indicate
that they are a couple. Soft drinks are on the table.
Close up and pan out shot of a man and a woman sitting outside
on a balcony. Between them is a table with two wine glasses. The
man appears to be eating. The woman is sitting back in the
chair clasping her hands together. The shot suggests that they are
sitting outside their dwelling – a flat.
Silhouette of modern architecture against the backdrop of a
sunset. The shadows of the building reflect in the rippling water –
as does the sunset itself.
Dark shot. A silhouette of an archway / passage. An electric
lantern features to the left of the shot. Through the archway a
silhouette of a spire and trees are evident. It is dusk.
Shots of young woman in a red top holding a large
champagne flute, talking to another woman in a striped shirt
holding a large champagne flute.
Close up of a dark liquid being poured into a bell shaped glass.
On the glass features the logo and text of ‘The Scotch Malt Whisky
Society.’ Blurred in the background is a whisky container.
A young woman with glasses and a dark liquid drink in her hand
talks to a young man. They sit on low, leather looking chairs with
a small table at their knees. On this table rests a large glass
with what looks like beer in it. A candle and two menus also
feature on the table.
Close up on a frying pan. A large flame from the stove is
visible. The shot zooms out to show the chef dressed in whites. He
is in a commercial kitchen and is shown walking way from the stove
with the frying pan.
Internal shot of a restaurant. Diners are shown enjoying their
meals. Diners are mixed ages and genders. The restaurant is dark
and quirky in style – featuring marine memorabilia on the walls and
shelves.
Aerial footage of the castle esplanade at night whilst the
Military Tattoo is on. The footage shows four concentric
circles of people doing traditional Scottish dancing. Red light is
bathed over the entrance to the castle.
Close up aerial shot of the traditional Scottish dancers as they
move across the screen.
Close up of men in traditional Scottish military dress,
marching.
Footage of men and woman inside a building (anonymous)
doing tradition Scottish dancing. The men are in kilts and the
women in formal evening attire.
Close up of a man wearing a kilt and women’s legs as the spin
round.
Close up of a man and woman’s face as they smile and dance
together.
Aerial shot of Princes Street at night. The trees are adorned
with lights so their silhouettes are white and sparkle against the
night sky. The city skyline is lit up in places to reveal monuments
and buildings alike.
Night time aerial footage of crowds. The camera zooms in to the
crowds to reveal revellers running through the crowds with a
Scottish flag and a Union Jack flag.
Close up of a man on stage wearing a tartan cat suit. He claps
and bounces. A large drum and other stage equipment is evident in
the background.
Footage of a man dressed in a Scottish Flag, standing on stage
with a microphone to his mouth. His other arm points skyward. This
is footage of the Scissor Sisters playing at an outside gig in
Edinburgh.
Outside, night time footage of three women in warm clothing and
hats as they link arms and bounce up and down. They are shouting /
signing something and raise their free arms to the sky. A crowd is
evident in the background and Edinburgh Castle is lit up by white
fireworks. A close up shot of white fireworks going off
immediately around Edinburgh Castle, followed by a release of
fireworks from beneath the Castle.
Close up of fireworks exploding in the night sky. Cut to
footage bathed in purple light and fireworks. The footage is a shot
of Edinburgh Castle and features fireworks being released around
the Castle. The silhouette of Edinburgh Castle is faded out as the
words ‘Vibrant, Magical, Stunning” are brought into shot.
A brief overlay of people cheering and dancing proceeds the
final shot – a fade to purple and the outline of Edinburgh’s
skyline is drawn across the screen. The skyline merges into
the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital logo.
- The end -
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