Our last professional visits of our journey today did not disappoint in the least. We started out learning about the world’s largest arts festival held here in Edinburgh and an amazing campaign for a whisky brand that took its creators to Norway for a signature photography and video shoot. Oliver Davies has been head of […]
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Day 10: I Finally Get a Scotch Egg
Today began with our final couple of media visits. First up was the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We met with Oliver at the French Embassy on the Royal Mile and spoke with him at length about the history of the festival and what it takes to put on one like it. The Fringe Festival is a […]
A Magical Photography Day
More magic was made today along with many photos. The day started off at two lectures. One lecture was with David Anderson. David is a Scottish commercial photographer who mainly works with portraiture. However, he did not talk about his portraiture. He focused on an alcohol project he did for Shackleton. His photography is aesthetically […]
Day Five: Windsor Castle
I left a small piece of my heart in London and the class departed for Windsor. The town is small and regal-looking, the type of aesthetic one would expect from a quaint little town in England. Picturesque, with cobblestone roads and beautiful scenery. It had a much different vibe than London did. Windsor Castle, the […]
Surprise! Welcome to Sunny, Warm Scotland!
We left our comfortable Manchester hotel – surprising how nice these Holiday Inn Express places have become since we first started these trips! – to catch a flight to Manchester. We laughed about our luxury bus, a double-decker with plush seats and a kitchen, to take us for about a 15-minute ride to the airport. […]
On to Manchester and the BBC
I could’ve stayed in Liverpool for days. So much I didn’t get to see and experience. But that is the way these trips and the course go. Leaving you with a desire to return is the goal. And I promise to return. We headed to Manchester for the University of Salford’s campus at MediaCity, home […]
Media Visits, the Scots Edition: Day 10
The Fringe Festival Society Our first full day in Scotland was spent at media visits, the first being at Whitespace. After a quick breakfast that consisted mostly of cheese, bread, and jam we departed by foot to the French Embassy where we met with Oliver Davies, Head of Marketing and Development, at the Fring Festival […]
Magic in Edinburgh
The beginning of the day started off in Manchester Airport where everything seemed unorganized and hectic. I thought it was a start off to a bad day besides the strawberry lemonade I had from Costa. The flight was short and so was our bus to the hotel. Our hotel is very small but has a […]
Edinburgh Day 2: The Secret of the Ooze
Today was our final day of media visits. Our first visit was at the French Embassy where we met Oliver Davies, who was the head of marketing and development at the Fringe Festival Society. Edinburgh’s festival fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. It dates all the way back to 1947. It was started with […]
Day 9: Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran
We traded in England today for Edinburgh in Scotland. I have been most excited for Scotland during this trip and paid off. We left our hotel outside of Manchester around 9 and found a huge luxury bus waiting for us. It had TVs, tables with comfy chairs, and even a coffee machine. Too bad that […]