Transcript for the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital DVD –
Introductory chapter
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 and 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.
Ariel 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. 4 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 inEdinburgh. 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) align 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 in 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 (Arthur’s 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
Arthur’s 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 (Arthur’s 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 Arthur’s 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 land’s edge 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 a top 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 farmed 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. Busses 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 the 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 the “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 the “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 large suited 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 4
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 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 light 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 -
