Smart Home Ecosystems – Which one is right for you?
It’s considerably easier now-a-days to find some pretty useful kit to make your smart home dream come true. And the great thing is, a lot of it actually works. With these smart home articles I will try and identify what, […]
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When is a drone not a drone?!
There are those who would say a drone is always a drone, but in my opinion if it isn’t flying then it’s not doing what a drone should do. DJI have developed and built an amazing array of aerial technologies […]
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Amazon Echo Plus Review
The original Amazon Echo was first introduced to Prime members in November of 2014, and came to everyone else in the UK in September 2016. The Echo Alexa was designed to answer your every beck and call. Whether providing information […]
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Apple AirPods Review
Ok, so if you haven’t heard of these and have been living in a cave for the last year or so, let me explain. Released at the end of 2016, these are Apple’s first completely wireless headphones. They use Apple’s […]
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Drone Filming for Season 2 of The Crown
LA Media was delighted to be asked back for series two of The Crown, a widely popular show on Netflix. On season one of The Crown, we were invited out to use our drones to capture upwards of 1000 stills for […]
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Archangels Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
LA Media was commissioned to create a corporate video for Edinburgh investment company Archangels. Recently, the company celebrated its 25th anniversary and the purpose of the video was to showcase some of the 82 companies it has supported over the past […]
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iPhone X Review: Worth the Hefty Price Tag?
Welcome to yet another colourful tech rant by LA Media‘s very own Digital Media Manager and ‘tech guru,’ Michael Jameson. In this blog, Mike provides a thoroughly geeky iPhone X review and answers that all important question- Was it worth […]
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King’s Theatre Edinburgh Redevelopment Corporate Film
Did you know that the King’s Theatre Edinburgh draws 90,000 people every year and is one of Scotland’s oldest and most historic theatres? Sadly, the ‘Grand Old Lady of Leven Street’ is in dire need of redevelopment and upgrading to […]
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Celebrating #LoveTheatreDay at King’s Theatre Edinburgh
In celebration of #LoveTheatreDay 2017, we wanted to share the love with you with these snaps taken behind the scenes at King’s Theatre Edinburgh, of one of Scotland’s most historic and important theatres. #LoveTheatreDay is a social media phenomenon that […]
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The BLOODHOUND SSC: Behind the Scenes
As we mentioned previously on the LA Media blog, we were asked by Cisco TV to travel down to Cornwall to film the historic moment when the BLOODHOUND SSC was run for the first time at Newquay airport. We thought […]
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LA Media Reacts To Paddington Bear M&S Christmas Advert
Guess if you are reading this, then you, like us, are wondering did that burglar just swear at Paddington Bear in the new M&S Christmas Ad? “Paddington and the Christmas Visitor” advert has just been released and is gaining lots […]
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Britain’s Coastal Railways With Dame Julie Walters
The whole LA Media team was utterly buzzing when we received a call from Alaska TV to come work with them on Channel Four’s new four-part documentary series, ‘Britain’s Coastal Railways with Julie Walters’. This documentary will see Julie take the […]
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The Return: Filming Mysterious Sleeping Beauty Promo
LA Media was delighted to be asked back for the fourth time to produce the Glasgow King’s Theatre Pantomime television advert for their latest production of ‘Sleeping Beauty’. We always love making this advert and it is a real highlight […]
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Drone Filming for BBC One’s The Country Council
LA Media‘s drone team was out and about again getting drone footage for the BBC One‘s new show ‘The Country Council’. The show focuses on the major issues the council is currently facing such as high demand on its services […]
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Filming the Super Sonic BLOODHOUND SSC
LA Media is super excited to be part of the BLOODHOUND Project. We will be filming as the world’s most advanced straight-line racing car, the BLOODHOUND SSC, is driven for the first time at Cornwall Airport Newquay. This astounding supersonic […]
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5 Best YouTube Channels to Watch Now
It is hard to deny the influence of YouTube in the world of video. YouTube has over a billion users – FYI that is almost one-third of all people on the internet! Some of the content is great and some […]
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Highland Spring Online Content ‘Kids on Hydration’
Highland Spring has been going through a phase of redesign and growth. Recently, the well-known bottled water brand, in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association refreshed their packaging, which went live in April of 2017. LA Media was thrilled to be […]
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West Coast of Scotland: Lochgilphead, Tighnabruaich & Colintraive
Production life can be exhausting but also awesome. While working we get to see some of the most beautiful locations in Scotland. Often, the crew is up and ready to go at the crack of dawn, which means we regularly […]
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New iPhone X & Keynote Event: The Good, the Great and the Marvellous
Did you miss the iPhone X unveiling? Don’t worry, in this blog LA Media‘s own Mike ‘Tech Guru’ Jameson will recap it for you. Find out what’s new and exciting about the new iPhone X, the Apple Watch series 3 […]
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Filming Scotland: Aerial Cinematography
Over the past fifteen plus years, LA Media has been lucky enough to have had the privilege of filming some of Scotland’s most beautiful and iconic locations. From Unesco World Heritage Sites to hidden coves on the Isle of Skye, […]
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Golfing Drama Tommy’s Honour Released at Cinemas
Tommy’s Honour is out now in the UK cinemas and LA Media was extremely proud to produce some outstanding drone footage for this BAFTA award-winning film. We are thrilled that our drone footage is being shown on the big screens across the […]
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LA Media Attends Film Edinburgh’s Party
The LA Media team had a great time attending Film Edinburgh’s Production Guide Summer party! Film Edinburgh, part of Marking Edinburgh, is the film office for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. With their crack team of knowledgeable creatives, […]
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LA Media Creates Fun Animation for New Bounce It App
LA Media is very proud to be a part of the team bringing this new ‘Bounce It‘ app to a phone near you! So you may be wondering “how exactly does one Bounce it? ” Well, keep reading to find […]
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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: Brave By Nature
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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