Alan Taylor's Reel

Student film parody of 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' called 'Mind of Obsession'. I completed this film for my first year at college. Mind of Obsession has been my most ambitious short film project to date, filmed in Spring and Summer, 2008. It is a spoof running 30 minutes which I produced for my HNC Graded Unit on the Jewel & Esk College Film & Television production course, now known as Edinburgh College. I got the idea for making this after watching the original classic film online; an...

Edinburgh Napier University BA TV student Alan explores one of Edinburgh's finest cinemas, the Dominion Cinema based in Morningside, Edinburgh. For my Napier University BA TV course, I had to produce a short presentation interview piece to camera for my presenting module where I chose to do my one at the Dominion Cinema in Edinburgh. I first visited the Dominion Cinema Edinburgh premieres when I was younger and more recently having watched the Bond Film, "Quantum of Solace". I really enjoy...

TV Production Students from Jewel & Esk College interview members of the public about what they think about Christmas while checking out Edinburgh's German market. Edinburgh is a great place to visit in the winter period in addition to it's beautiful surroundings in the summer. The Christmas Festival plays host to the annual torchlight procession starting on the famous Mound, making it's way to Calton Hill. Another feature of the festival is the Night Afoire international, a mixture of...

A look behind the scenes of the Lothian Buses Depot on Annandale Street during it's 2011 doors open day based in Leith, Edinburgh. Every year in September, Edinburgh's famous bus company invites the public to it's central depot on the 28th September. Annually it attracts 4,000 visitors which continues to grow year by year. In more recent times, the open day has featured a hybrid bus race which has been a big hit with crowds. For kids, there is a selection of activities which includes face...

Highlights of the Armed Forces Day which took part in Edinburgh in 2011 which involved a parade down the famous Royal Mile towards the Queen's Park. The Armed Forces Day 2011 event took centre stage in Scotland's Capital City of Edinburgh to celebrate the work and commitment of the British Armed Forces and the Army in a Veterans Day. When is Veterans Day? What is Veterans Day? On Saturday 25th June, 2011 the Royal British Legion Scotland Motorbikes paraded down the Royal Mile High Street and...

Short video promoting the Green Team, an environmental charity which works with young people to restore and conserve wild places. The Green Team is a natural resource conservation group based in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland consisting entirely of volunteers who give up their time, volunteering for the conservation and sustainability of our wild places in and around the Lothians which includes the areas around Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian. The groups main body of volunteering is...

Edinburgh's Christmas and Hogmanay celebrations took place over the festive period which involved torch processions, fairgrounds and a spectacular fireworks display. Scotland is a great place to spend the day. Edinburgh's Hogmanay takes place over several days in the run up to the British New Year and also over the whole month of December with the Christmas market. The Torchlight procession is the opening highlight of the Festival Edinburgh Hogmanay events and takes place roughly around the...

Student film parody of 'Kind Hearts and Coronets' called 'Mind of Obsession'. I completed this film for my first year at college. Mind of Obsession has been my most ambitious short film project to date, filmed in Spring and Summer, 2008. It is a spoof running 30 minutes which I produced for my HNC Graded Unit on the Jewel & Esk College Film & Television production course, now known as Edinburgh College. I got the idea for making this after watching the original classic film online; an...

Outtakes reel from the student production of Mind of Obsession, a short film about revenge with a comedic twist. Mind of Obsession has been my most ambitious project to date, filmed in Spring and Summer, 2008. It is a short fictional film running 30 minutes which I produced for my HNC Graded Unit which I got the idea for making after watching the original classic Ealing Film, Kind Hearts and Coronets. A moment of inspiration led to months of hard work to produce the final film. Looking back...

Short news piece produced by HND Television students in their first year of college exploring the market town of Dalkeith, Edinburgh. While I was taking part in the HNC Television course at Jewel & Esk College, a further education course, I was involved with a short news report focusing on the town of Dalkeith in Midlothian, Scotland. My role on the Valley college project was Camera Operator. The piece was Directed by Rosie Montgomery. Robyn Smith worked on this video as the Presenter and...