Morning on day 2 of our trip to Amsterdam for The IBC Show! Yesterday was a very, very long day. Arriving at Gatwick at around 4am, we were eventually in the air by 6:45 and in the city for 9:30am.
It is Glen's first time in Amsterdam so when we arrived we took a leisurely walk from Centraal through Dam Square to Leidseplein which is near where we are staying. After dumping the cases full of camera gear at the hotel, we went and found breakfast in one of the many cafe's around the area. The coffee is the best ever here!!
We had a couple of hours to spare before check-in so our tour of Amsterdam continued; from Leidseplein to Rembrandtplein, the Rokin and up to the Red Light District. After check-in we headed to Amsterdam RAI, the location of The IBC show where we picked up our IABM Press Passes from the media lounge. First ever time on press, so I am looking forward to the experience and hustle and bustle of the broadcasting news when the conference and expo opens today/tomorrow!
Before our next stop, we headed over to the VITEC stand (hall 11) to collect the Manfrotto tripods, heads and grip that we'll be filming on for the show from the team; we've got; Manfrotto 564B (twin leg) tripod, 504HD fluid video head, 755CX3G carbon fibre tripod and MVH500AH video head, of course I've got a super clamp and magic arm too!
After a quick taxi trip from The RAI to The Novotel, Glen and myself met up with Sam Hawkins (Marketing exec) of The IABM to talk about the upcoming video coverage plans; we will be covering all of The IABM's events that happen at IBC, as well as their members lounge, Rising Stars, the Design and Innovation awards and much more, so if you are a member of The IABM, or simply want to chat; come and find me!
We are off to The RAI again today to shoot general video of the conference, stands, attendees, press area and much more. Tomorrow we'll be at The IABM's business conference at 7am.. Plenty to do and be looking forward to! There will be plenty more news coming up when I return from filming today!