LA Media attends the 2017 Spliced Awards Evening
LA Media was delighted to be invited to attend the fourth annual Spliced Awards ceremony. The Spliced Awards is an event that celebrates and showcases the best of Edinburgh College Broadcast Media students’ work produced throughout the year. The films screened […]
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LA Media Attends 2017 China UK Film & TV Conference
The LA Media team had a great time at the ‘2017 China UK Film & TV Conference’ which was held at Edinburgh’s prestigious Waldorf Astoria hotel on 5 June 2017. Image by LA Media ‘Keynote Speakers at the 2017 China UK Film & TV […]
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Highland Spring Commercial: Two Drones One Train
LA Media was thrilled to be asked once again by MTP, one of Scotland’s leading commercial production companies, to come out and do some exciting drone filming. We were asked to film the aerials for a new action adventure promotion for […]
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Drone Filming for ITV’s New Murder Mystery ‘The Loch’
LA Media was chuffed to be asked by ITV Studios to film drone footage for their landmark drama The Loch. The Loch is a six-part murder mystery thriller starring Laura Fraser (Houdini and Doyle, The Missing, Peter & Wendy), Siobhan […]
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Reasons to Love and Own the Shogun Flame by ATOMOS
All hail the Shogun Flame! No, we haven’t, in fact, joined a samurai cult but it is official, LA Media LOVES the Shogun Flame field monitor from the Flame series by ATOMOS. We recently had the joy of using one of these […]
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LA Media gets Schwepped Away on Eilean Donan
LA Media‘s drone team was recently booked by David Taylor Production Services to use our drones to film Eilean Donan Castle. The client in question was soft-drink giant Schweppes. Working alongside a Spanish crew and Norwegian director we brought our Scottish […]
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LA Media First to Fly Drones Inside Celtic Park!
LA Media has been at the forefront of commercial drone production since drones have been around. Naturally, we were thrilled to be asked by 422.tv, a Glasgow-based production company, to fly drones over Celtic’s iconic football stadium. This was a historic […]
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5 Drone Weather Tips for Safe Happy UAV Filming
Drone weather tips: the pressures and pitfalls of flying for production in a Scottish climate – Oh the glamour of it all! We all know the weather is a crucial factor when filming outdoors, but it becomes even more important […]
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LA Media Films New Cisco Installation at Canal Plus Studios
LA Media recently reunited with Cisco Systems Inc, a multinational technology conglomerate that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware. We were asked to film a piece about the integration and installation of a Cisco system into one of France’s national broadcaster, Canal Plus. […]
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Building the Perfect Computer for Both Work and Play
Except for some limited build to order options on the Apple Website, you can't truly build your own Mac unless you want a "Mackintosh." Let us show you the key ingredients to build your own custom computer.
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Picking the Perfect Studio Monitor For Your Budget
In this blog, we will walk you through the steps and considerations you need to have before you dive in and get your first studio monitor. This blog is part of a series created by our Senior Editor Michael Jameson. So […]
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SFS Celebrates its 5th Birthday in Style
The team here at LA Media were chuffed to be invited along to Screen Facilities Scotland‘s (SFS) 5th birthday party. The venue was an inspired choice, the SWG3 (Studio Warehouse in Glasgow) gave the night a proper media industry vibe! Packed with lots […]
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Eagle Meets Drone: A Short-Film is born!
Recently LA Media had the opportunity to film a stunning golden eagle called Diesel and his handler Steven Mallice. In this blog we will tell you how we managed to execute these shots using our DJI Inspire1 drone.
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5 Reasons Why Video is so Important to Your Brand
So why video? Well, you know that old saying a picture is worth a thousand words? Well, now the picture has officially been replaced by the video. Facebook users alone watch 8 billion videos per day, that’s one reason that why […]
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Picking the Perfect Headphones for a Musician
Hearing is believing, especially when it comes to headphones! Every good studio needs at least two pairs of headphones, especially if you are planning to record and mix music. There are so many alluring headphones out there we thought we’d […]
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How to Make Music: The Vital Tools You’ll Need
Essential Equipment for the 21st Century Music Composer Before joining the team, our Senior Editor Michael Jameson started his career as a musician and composer. Now here at LA Media, he gets to combine his love of music with his […]
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The Drone Market: UK’s High Tech Economy
As we stride into the New Year we here at LA Media feels buoyed up by the Government’s release of a new consultation document on the Benefits of Drones to the UK. How can the drone market Benefit the UK? Well PwC […]
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New York City Drone Film Festival to Commence in March
LA Media is super excited for the 3rd annual New York City Drone Film Festival, which is taking place this year on 17, 18 & 19 March 2017. The New York Drone Film Festival is considered to be the world’s […]
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Buying a Drone Doesn’t Have to be Scary
Buying a drone can be a daunting task, believe us we know. Depending on who and what you are buying it for it can be a significant investment. But more importantly, you want to get the right drone for what […]
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The Drone Safety Code – Rules to Fly By!
It’s happened, drones have officially gone mainstream. To say that drones have become popular in recent years is an understatement. Drones are considered to be one of the must-have gadgets for Christmas 2016. Because drones are becoming so popular we […]
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5 Top Time-Lapse Tips you Need to Know
Here at LA Media we have over 10 years under our belt of creating professional large-scale time-lapses for both the web and broadcast. From the crafting of giant sand sculptures to the creation of huge buildings, we have time-lapsed numerous projects, both […]
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Lovesick Season 2 – Drones over Loch Lomond
The Netflix series, formerly known as Scrotal Recall, now known as Lovesick is a British sitcom created by BAFTA nominated writer, Tom Edge. Starring Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas and Daniel Ings, the show is a fun romantic comedy that follows the exploits of main character Dylan. […]
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Cinderella – The Godmother of all Pantos returns!
It’s the most magical time of the year, when everyone is cross-dressing and hurling custard pies; of course, we mean it’s panto season again. LA Media was back filming another panto commercial for the Glasgow King’s Theatre‘s 2016 magical production […]
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Drone Filming with Director Evangelia Kranioti
LA Media was engaged to capture drone footage for award-winning Greek filmmaker and visual artist Evangelia Kranioti. Kranioti was selected to capture the vision of historic luxury cashmere manufacturer Barrie’s new Autumn/ Winter 2016 collection. This new collection is this legendary […]
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Tommy’s Honour Wins BAFTA
We are so chuffed to officially have contributed to a BAFTA winning film! In 2015, LA Media was very proud to be asked to provide drone filming for Jason Connery’s latest directorial venture, Tommy’s Honour. Connery is the son of the […]
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BBC 2 The Great Guide: Our North Sea Coast
Recently we were very pleased to be asked by BBC 2 to capture drone footage of Scotland’s stunning North Sea Coast for the fifth episode of their fascinating new series, The Great Guide. With Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop presenting […]
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Drone Hire: The 7 questions you should be asking!
Are you a production manager? Thinking about using drones for your next production? You may not have worked with them yet in your production career but you will have heard of them, and, no doubt at some point in the […]
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LA Media Films The West Highland Way Run Using Drones
LA Media was recently asked to capture drone footage for the exciting BBC Adventure Show. In this episode they needed drone cameras to capture a unique perspective of the notorious West Highland Way Run. 2016 marked the 32nd running of this great race […]
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2016 Euro Cup FPV Racing Championship Takes Off!
Woohoo it’s one day till the Euro Cup FPV Racing Championship in Ibiza, which takes place October 7th – 9th 2016. This is one of the biggest FPV events in the Drone Racing calendar. It is also a qualifier for […]
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Why Use Drones? We’ve Got 5 Compelling Reasons Why You Should
Why use drones? Don’t worry here at LA Media we have million reasons why using drones is a good thing. In this blog we share with you our top five reasons to use drones in media. Well to put it simply […]
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