Case Study

A promotion video that was to showcase Ultimateaddons who are a motorcycle accessory brand based in the Highlands of Scotland. Ultimateaddons wanted the complete media package to get the most of the day, videotography / still photography and a few different edits to be used on different platforms.     

Mhairi set about creating a storyboard of the list of shots that would cover Ultimateaddons wanted as it was to combine two main products their new motorcycle heated grips and their tough phone cases.   

Location identified was Loch Tarff just north of Fort Augustus where the roads would be quiet and a lovely if not short, the road runs beside the loch and is popular with motorcycles due to the twisty bends.  Using google maps we identified filming locations and set about planning the shots and also creating risk assessments for the filming. 

I arranged for one of my Andrew my experienced IOAM motorcycle friend to ride the Yamaha Tenere T7 that was provided from Mitchells Motorcycles in Inverness (thanks again).  The Yamaha was picked by Ultimateaddons as it's a very popular dual purpose adventure motorcycle that can be used on and off road.  

With the date being in late November we were always going to be up against the clock with daylight hours and weather.  True enough the day of the filming we had freezing fog and ice on the roads before we even got out of Ullapool, not ideal motorcycle riding weather.

 
More info on the day filming can be found here:

https://stevengourlay.com/component/content/article/97-filming-for-ultimateaddons?catid=79&Itemid=437