Transcript for the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital DVD – VISIT
chapter
Graphic of Edinburgh skyline merges into Edinburgh Inspiring
Capital sparkling logo.
A viewing platform is shown which looks over
the whole of the city centre with Edinburgh castle in the
background. The next shot is a static shot of Edinburgh
castle. The camera then pans from top to bottom to show
people sitting in Princes Street gardens on a sunny day with the
Scott monument and Princes Street in the background.
The camera moves to the mound to show a
rickshaw and an open-topped tour bus coming up the mound. The
next shot is of a festival performer doing acrobatics surrounded by
a crowd of people on a sunny day. The camera then shows a
shot of fringe gantry on Princes Street during the festival with
lots of people walking around in the sunshine.
A Wide angle shot of the unique houses in dean
village. A close up of the statue of Greyfriars Bobby is
shown with the bar of the same name in the background. The
next shot is a static shot of flats on Victoria street. The
entrance into the castle is shown with three people walking out of
the Castle. The next shot is of the Ross fountain with the
castle in the background. The next shot is of Calton Hill,
it’s a sunny day and people are walking around. It is
possible to see a panoramic view of the city centre and Edinburgh
castle in the background.
The camera moves to a shot of the National
Gallery of Scotland as seen from the mound. A close-up is
shown of the National Galleries banners at the main entrance.
The camera moves to show a close-up shot of the signage of the
Queens Gallery.
The next shot is a close-up shot of the Royal
Museum signage, panning out to reveal more of the building.
The camera moves to show a man inside the Royal Museum looking at a
programme with a fountain in the background. The next shot is
of people walking in Princes Street Gardens.
The camera shows an interior shot of a
Concorde plane at the Museum of flight. The next shot is of a
group of penguins at the zoo walking down an ailse towards the
camera with a crowd of children and parents surrounding them.
The camera pans from right to left to show the botanic
gardens. The camera moves to a shot of a man looking at two
swans in a pond.
The camera shows an open-topped tour bus
pulling up at the front entrance of Our Dynamic Earth. The
camera focuses in on the Dynamic Earth building and the dynamic
Earth signage at the front of the building. The camera
moves to an aerial shot of Edinburgh with the city centre, dynamic
earth and Arthurs seat in the background.
The next shot is an aerial shot of the city
centre. The camera moves to show a stately home shown on a
large estate next to the banks of some water. An aerial shot
of large stately home with large gardens is shown. The camera
focuses in on a shot of the driveway and front entrance of the
large stately home.
An aerial shot of the Royal Yacht Britania
docked at Leith is shown. The camera then focuses in on the
Royal Yacht Britannia bell and the inside of the Royal Yacht
Britania. The camera shows a static shot of the bow of Royal
Yacht Britania with blue sky in the background.
The camera moves to show a small girl playing
in the sand on the beach. The next shot shows a girl standing in
Hunter’s bog on Arthur’s seat reading the information about the
site.
The next shot is of 3 golfers on a golf course
shaking hands. The camera moves to show the exterior of the
Scottish seabird centre in North Berwick. There are 3 people
entering the centre and a statue of 3 penguins at the
entrance. The firth of forth and the Bass rock can be seen in
the background. The camera moves to show an interior shot of
the Scottish Seabird centre showing two large screens with footage
of marine life.
The next shot is of a large castle on the
waters edge. The camera moves to show a young couple
walking along the beach with two dogs.
The next shot is of a Rickshaw taxi cycling
through the meadows. The camera moves and focuses just on a sporran
and kilt. The next shot reveals a doorman in full Scottish
dress chatting animatedly to two mature guests outside the Balmoral
hotel. T he camera moves to focus on the Balmoral gold plated
signage. The next shot is of a young girl reading a magazine
in a hotel lobby. The camera switches to a shot of a hotel
bedroom with large double bed. The next shot is of two modern
chairs on a balcony which looks out over the city. The camera
focuses on the Glasshouse hotel sign. The next shot is of a mature
man speaking to the receptionist at the Premier Travel Inn
hotel. The next shot is of a doorman at the door of the
Caledonian Hilton hotel.
The camera switches to show reveal two
shoppers looking at clothes in a shop window. The next shot
is of two female shoppers walking through a department store with
one woman carrying a Edinburgh Inspiring Capital shopping
bag. The camera switches to focus on the gold Jenners signage
at the top of Jenners building. A busy Princes Street is
shown with a lot of shoppers walking along the pavement and 4 buses
driving by on the road.
A shot of Victoria street is shown looking
down the street towards the grassmarket. A number of tables
with people eating on a terrace overlooking Victoria street is
shown. A couple sitting at a table on the terrace of a café
are looking at photographs on a digital camera. It is a sunny day
and an outward panning shot of the Royal Lyceum theatre is
shown. A close-up of the neon sign of the Traverse theatre is
shown. It’s night time and a dynamic shot of people entering
the festival theatre is shown.
A close-up of mussels being fried over a large
flame is shown, the camera moves back to reveal a chef in his
whites cooking the mussels. A restaurant is shown with
atmospheric lighting with a number of tables filled with
diners. A bottle of red wine is poured into a tall wine
glass. A busy bar is shown at night with two barristers
behind the bar serving drinks. Two men in suits are shown at
the bar chatting. In the background a bar man can be seen
chatting to one of the customers. A shelf is shown with 9
whiskey bottles stacked side by side. A close-up of
whiskey being poured into a whiskey glass is shown.
A hall is shown with groups of ceilidh dancers
dancing in a circle. Girls are being spun around by their
male partners. The next shot is of the Scissor Sisters
performing live on stage at night, presumably on New Years
Eve. A group of five revellers are shown jumping up and down
and hugging each other on Hogmanay with fireworks in the
background. The Tattoo festival is shown with a number of
performers dancing in a circular formation. The final shot is
of numerous pipers at the Tattoo ceremony with fireworks going off
in the background.
Finally the words authentic, warm and
imaginative flash onto the screen then merge into the sparkling
Edinburgh Inspiring Capital logo.
