Alan Andrew Taylor
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
I'm Alan Andrew Taylor, a Scottish Film and TV Student with a passion for all things to do with productions. I've worked on a number of productions as Director, Producer, Sound Mixer and Camera Operator. I'm an active member of the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society and currently doing an HND in Film show more...
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Falklands War Remembrance
Falklands War Remembrance
Annually, Edinburgh Castle offers itself as a venue for the British Legion's Beating Retreats paying respect to the many servicemen around the United Kingdom. 2007 saw two events; a beating retreat featuring the pipes and drums of the RBL Scotland and the event being ...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh's annual Festival Fringe is always a blast and a must for anyone visiting the stunning city which I call home. The Fringe is the largest event of the year and features a massive amount of acts ranging from comedy to music which can be seen for a cheap price. ...
Golden Eagles Arrive in Edinburgh
Golden Eagles Arrive in Edinburgh
Lord Provost Grubb, Her Majestys Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh and Chair of the Board of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo experienced a little something of the flavour of the Golden Eagles irresistible mix of music and percussion, for which they are famed. This elite ...
Leith Gala Day Scotland
Leith Gala Day Scotland
Leith and Edinburgh were separate burghs, but growth over the centuries means that Leith and Edinburgh now form a contiguous urban area. Today, Leith celebrates it's success as a community and I captured the day of events with my Hi8 camera for your enjoyment. The Gala ...
Edinburgh Military Mini Tattoo 2007
Edinburgh Military Mini Tattoo 2007
Every year, the world famous Edinburgh Tatto takes place in Scotland's capital entertaining thousands of spectators every year. One event that has grown dramatically over the last few years is the Mini Taste of the Tattoo, free one hour show made up from ...
Music in the Botanics Edinburgh
Music in the Botanics Edinburgh
As part of filming events for my Festival Fringe video, I went along to the beautiful Botanic Gardens where the Zawose Family performed a selection of African Music. Interested in finding out more, follow the link below: www.zawose.org Hukwe Zawoses success began in ...
Edinburgh Winter Festival
Edinburgh Winter Festival
Every year, Edinburgh plays host to one of the biggest New Year celebrations anywhere in the world. One of the events which make up the Hogmany Festival is the Torchlight Parade: www.edinburghshogmanay.org I entered the film into the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society's ...
Edinburgh Veterans Day Parade
Edinburgh Veterans Day Parade
The Veterans' Day events in Edinburgh took place on July 26, nearly a month after celebrations in many other parts of the country, because they have been timed to coincide with the end of the Pipers' Trail. It saw pipers and drummers make a six-week musical ...
Ecology
Ecology
This is an experimental video which I made as part of an exercise for college which included gathering shots associated with the title 'ecology'. Me and a few class mates went around Dalkeith, Edinburgh on the lookout for potential shots. We came across a garden where a kind member ...
Alien Zoo Edinburgh
Alien Zoo Edinburgh
Alan Andrew Taylor & Sean Imrie Present: ''Alien Zoo'' During April, I went to the Zoo for aa fun day trip for something to do, I took along my cybershot still camera and made this small film. I stumbled across a website called music 4u which provides music ...
Berlin Music Promo
Berlin Music Promo
On May 22nd, a student event took place at Club Berlin, Edinburgh, here is my first promo which I was asked to do for the Jewel and Esk College Student Association's publicity team. The shoot involved a few meetings followed up by a day of shooting then three weeks of ...
More Dusty Cam
More Dusty Cam
Dusty Cam was a short 2 part video series I made of my cat's life. I followed him around the house and found some interesting habits to keep a record of. Sadly, Dusty died after only two episodes after being hit by a car. However, he had a happy life, sleeping and catching ...
HND Outtake Reel 2008
HND Outtake Reel 2008
A small insight in the life of a film production student in Edinburgh training at Jewel and Esk College. This video shows some outtakes from my QE2 news report, a behind the scenes look at a Historic Scotland Promo I was camera operator for and a look at our first attempt at ...
Last Voyage of the QE2
Last Voyage of the QE2
The QE2 will berthed in the Forth, off South Queensferry on the 7th October, 2008 as she made her final farewell to the Lothians before setting off to her new home in Dubai as a floating hotel. Here is a small news report of this event made by students from Jewel and Esk ...
ALAN ANDREW TAYLOR FILMMAKER SHOWREEL
ALAN ANDREW TAYLOR FILMMAKER SHOWREEL
Hi, my name is Alan Andrew Taylor, here is my showreel for the year 2009. I am a filmmaker currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland and offer the following services: Making of Documentaries Music Promos Script to Screen Requests Local Business Ads Live Events ...
Dunbar Lifeboat Service 200th Anniversary
Dunbar Lifeboat Service 200th Anniversary
Dunbar Lifeboat Service celebrates it's 200th Anniversary in 2008. The station relies on the support of volunteers who save the many lives of those at sea. For more information on the team, head over to their official website: ...
Alone Short Film
Alone Short Film
Alone is a short fiction film I wrote and Directed for my Edit Own Programme Unit for my HND Film and Television Course. The film and accompanying paperwork formed a 1/15th of the entire requirement for passing the course. The Film has won two awards at the Edinburgh Cine and ...
Scour 90 Second Short
Scour 90 Short
Scour is a short 90 film which I made for fun to enter into the Media Rumba.com competition. I entered the film into the Edinburgh Cine and Video Society's annual competition. I never won anything but did gather some feedback from the judges of both competitions: ''The ...
Auld Reekie
Auld Reekie
The City of Edinburgh originally consisted of the castle surrounded by walls but has since grown to include areas ranging from the areas of the Cowgate, Portobello, South Queesnferry and Ratho which only since 1975 have become part of the city boundaries. Distributed by ...