Manuscript of Creation

Ray Bird — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:59:30 +0000

[See image gallery at www.rarebirdmedia.com]

The post Manuscript of Creation appeared first on Rarebird.

SAIC Video Case Studies

Ray Bird — Wed, 16 May 2018 12:42:29 +0000

Last year, we worked on a series of films for the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) in collaboration with GarlandPR. Over the course of several months we travelled high and low across Scotland between Edinburgh, Stirling, St Andrews, Inverness and Shetland to produce video case studies showing how the funding that SAIC provide to the industry is helping to drive innovation forward in the sector. The films can be found below, or on YouTube HERE.

[envira-gallery id=”2244″]

The videos feature the perspectives of a range of contributors: from public sector funders, enterprise agencies and institutions, to private sector companies.

Championing the vital relationship between innovation and the future competitiveness of Scotland is Dr. Stuart Fancey, Director of Research and Innovation at the Scottish Funding Council.

In his video, Dr. Fancey says: “The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre has been remarkable in its clarity of purpose, led by the industry itself directing the academic community exactly towards the projects and the challenges that it needs to be addressed. It is utterly thrilling for my colleagues at the Funding Council and enterprise agencies to see the way that Scottish industry – the aquaculture industry foremost amongst them – is working closely with colleagues in the academic sectors, both universities and colleges.

“It’s really exciting to see not just ideas being turned into commercial answers and opportunities, but also to see the way that the industry is working with the academic community to develop its own future skills needs.”

Elaine Jamieson, Head of Food and Drink at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), reflects on HIE’s recent collaboration with SAIC on Accelerating Aquaculture Innovation – the new £1m match-funding programme to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs) commercialise new supply chain innovations.

The video case study campaign also features the views of three such Scottish SMEs, with contributions from Alban Denton, Managing Director at Loch Duart; Michael Tait, Chairman of the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group; and Dr. Tom Ashton, Operations Director at Xelect.

Providing the academic perspective meanwhile, is Professor Hervé Migaud, Director of Research at the University of Stirling’s world-renowned Institute of Aquaculture.

Comments SAIC CEO Heather Jones: “Regular conversation with our industry-academic partners and key stakeholders is essential to ensuring that SAIC is adding value where the sector needs it most. These new videos are an extension of those ongoing conversations, providing a snapshot of where we’re getting it right, while also inspiring ideas for what more we could do to be of support to the sector. We’re always listening, always responding. Our sincere thanks go to all those who gave their time to appear in the videos.”

The six-strong suite of videos, produced and directed by Rare Bird Media in Edinburgh in partnership with Garland PR, are available to view at SAIC’s YouTube channel and are being promoted across a week-long social media campaign.

[envira-gallery id=”2186″]

The post SAIC Video Case Studies appeared first on Rarebird.

Parlez Nous à Boire

Ray Bird — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:06:37 +0000

At the end of last year, we were hired to shoot and edit local Edinburgh-based cajun band Hoodoo Bayou’s version of Dewey Balfa’s iconic hit, “Parlez nous a boire”. We shot it in one short day on location in Abbey Hill (Edinburgh) and are pleased with the results. Have a look and see for yourself!

A brief history of Cajun music can be found HERE.

We shot it with a few different setups, including the Sony A7S hooked up with an Atomos Ninja rig, shoulder mount, 1m motorised slider, and a variety of canon glass (as well as various lights including Dedo DLH4s x3, a Litepanels Astra bicolour panel 1×1, a small hidden LED panel and 3 softboxes) and edited it all in Adobe Premiere CC. Performed to a rough mix of the track, Jennifer Ewan (see her solo work HERE), Kim Tebble and Performer/Producer/Director Gin Saw did a stellar job on the day. Who knew a room in a flat could be so easily transformed into a space out of the 1930s?! Special thanks to the excellent final mix of the music track by Hamish Brown

The post Parlez Nous à Boire appeared first on Rarebird.

LAW – Love Drive Through

Ray Bird — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:18:21 +0000

The post LAW – Love Drive Through appeared first on Rarebird.

Anfora Wine Bar & Restaurant

Ray Bird — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:12:19 +0000

The post Anfora Wine Bar & Restaurant appeared first on Rarebird.

edinburgh Archives - Rarebird

Manuscript of Creation

SAIC Video Case Studies

Parlez Nous à Boire

LAW – Love Drive Through

Anfora Wine Bar & Restaurant