There's no "X" Like HOMEX!!

Homex 30 Second Spot By Tommy Maples
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We shot a 30 second and 60 second Homex commercial for TV and the web last month. This is the 30 second version of the commercial starring our regular celebrity Cynthia Popper. Homex provides pre-paid scheduled home maintenance. It is a great product for new home owners and people that just don't have the time to perform routine maintenance themselves. We shot the commercial at the beautiful home of the president of Homex, Joseph Barghouthi. Because we shot in the clients home and didn't have to rent a studio, we were able to keep the cost of this commercial under $5K.

For production, we shot on a Panasonic HVX 200a, using a Zeiss 35 MM lens which gives it that nice soft film like look. It was shot at 720P and we edited on Final Cut Pro 6.0

The shoot went so well, and Joseph was so accommodating that Evolve Media ended up shooting the FedMod commercial there a couple of weeks later.

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FedMod Vacation Commercial

FedMod Vacation Commercial By Tommy Maples
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This was one of the more challenging shoots that we have had for a while. Because we shot outside, we had to contend with a lot of lighting changes throughout the day. Luckily we had an awesome cast and crew and everyone helped the shoot go smoothly. The cast consisted of Cole Panther, Bill Bettencourt, Whitney Cisero, Kamryn Krowley, and Nathan Kastle. All are talented local San Francisco actors.

The commercial is currently airing on national TV for FedMod and we are looking to do multiple new commercials for them over the next few months.

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Bizam Consumer Services

Bizam Intro Script from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.

This was a great shoot that we did for Bizam Consumer Services. We shot this video at a small studio that we rented for the day in the Dogpatch area of the city. It was a low budget shoot that required us to really stretch our clients dollars for the video. We hired a great spokesmodel, Cynthia Popper, make up artist Make up Marc.

Here are some photos from the day in the studio.





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Clear Bumper and Local Business

We really enjoy working with local businesses in San Francisco. Over the past few months we have had the distinct honor of being hired by a great San Francisco business called Clear Bumper.

Mark, the owner of Clear Bumper hired Evolve Media Production to shoot multiple promotional and instructional videos for his website. In the past few months we have done five videos for Mark and have another couple of videos slated for the next few months.

Here is an example of some of the videos that we shot at his auto body shop. More of the videos can be seen on the Clear Bumper website.




Clear Bumper, Bumper Repar from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.



Clear Bumper Promo Video from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.


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San Francisco Merola Opera

Over the past two weeks, Evolve Media has had the distinct honor of filming the San Francisco Merola Opera. We were hired to film their rehearsal as well as their opening day. After reviewing the footage, shot by our talented freelance cameraman Clay Kempf, I thought, "wow" this opera is dynamite! It appears that others think the same.

Today, the San Francisco Chronicle did a wonderful write up about the opera. See It Here! They gave it a ton of accolades and highly recommend attending. So do we.

We will have highlight footage from the opera available on our blog in a few weeks, but until then, please check out the article and some of the photos!

Bright Source Interviews

Corporate Interviews for Bright Source, A video production in San Francisco from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.


It is great to have an international presence, and recently Evolve Media had that opportunity thanks to the Internet and Google. We were hired by a company out of New York called Made In Film Land to shoot a series of interviews for a huge solar energy company named Bright Source. Made in Film Land found us on Google and hired us for two days to shoot a series of interviews in the San Francisco Bay Area.

For the video, we got the chance to interview some fairly high powered people in the energy business. We spoke with the following Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Chairman, California Energy Commission, Michael R. Peevey, President, California Public Utilities Commission, Alan Salzman, CEO and Managing Partner, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Jeffrey R. Holzschuh Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley, and Peter A. Darbee, President, PG&E Corporation.

Putnam Automotive Videos

We recently spent a day with Putnam Automotive in Burlingame. Our job was to film educational videos for Putnam's new website. We started with two in a long series of videos that we have slated for Putnam Automotive. The first two videos to be released are "How To Buy a Used Car" and "How to Lease a Car'

Please stay tuned for more of our automotive videos as we roll them out over the next few months.

How To Lease A Car - Putnam Automotive from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.


How To Buy A Used Car Putnam Automotive from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo

Evolve Media References for Video Production San Francisco

Here is a list of testimonials from some of Evolve Media Production's references. Please contact us if you would like to obtain contact information and talk to any of our references.




Alicia Schaeffer - President - The Peanut Shell - http://www.thepeanutshell.com
"We hired Evolve to do an instructional DVD for our company. We were nervous in picking a company to work with since we had a negative past experience with a different production studio. We also had some specific needs that we were not sure they would be able to capture.

From the first day working with Tommy and gang we knew that we made the right choice. Our video is amazing, edited perfectly and they make the process seamless.

They are SO professional and can execute to the exact point your brand and desired outcome.

We will for sure use them for all our media needs."
(02/23/2008)

Mark Bagdasarian - President - Clear Bumper - http://www.clearbumper.com
"I have a website http:www.clearbumper.com and I wanted a video on it that will show why you need product ... I shopped around for pricing ect and was shocked at all the different pricing and all the bull that everyone threw at me explaining why they are so expensive. Tommy on the other hand didnt do that at all. He shoots from the hip and produced exactly what I wanted and worked with the budget I had set aside for this project.

If anyone wants someone who will listen to what you have in your mind and produce it the way you want. Well then Tommy is the guy.

Oh and what was even better is after the video was done I still wanted to add a few things and in the past dealing with people like him they get uptight and tell me that they will have to charge for the additional work.. NOT WITH EVOLVE... they did it without even trippin.. all he said was.. "is there anything else you need me to do Mark? that in itself shows he/they are top notch..." (05/10/2008)

Avra Organic Spa - http://www.avraorganicspa.com
"We hired Tommy to rework some old materials from shows we were featured in into one streaming PR piece. Wow! I was extremely impressed. The completed work was much better than I expected. And they were FAST - which saved me a LOT of money!!! I thought there was going to be a lot of back and forth, etc. but Tommy was so professional, he knew exactly what he was doing, and it was great working with him!" (06/03/2008)

Amelia Dunne - President - Greenlight SF - http://www.greenlightsf.com
“Tommy Maples is a true professional who takes great pride in his work and has an exceptional talent for video production. Tommy's creativity, dedication to quality and ability to translate business messages into an artistic and effective video piece are impressive. He has become a great asset to my clients and a dependable resource for my business, consistently exceeding all expectations. I have complete confidence in his work and frequently refer his services to my friends, colleagues and clients. It is a continuing pleasure to work with Tommy and Evolve Media.” (11/2/2007)

Doug Houghton - Senior Associate - Prudential CRES
“I asked Tommy to film and edit a video for Business Alliance at the Chamber of Commerce. BA is a networking group where professionals network and exchange leads. The end product was fantastic. In fact, the Chamber now regularly uses the video as a marketing tool for prospective BA members. I would hire Tommy again and again and again. He is a remarkable service provider with incredible talent.” (8/13/2007)

Nikki Anderson - Nikki Anderson Consulting - http://www.coachnikki.com
“Tommy and his crew were amazing! I'd highly recommend them to do any kind of video production - they are professional, knowledgable and a lot of fun to work with! The result of working with Tommy was a polished video that exponentially exceeded my expectations!” (6/15/2007)

Cheryl Lawton - Hillsdale High School - http://www.hillsdalehigh.com
"Tommy and his team were recommended by a colleague to help us create a promotional video for our high school. They showed up on time, kept to our budget and schedule, and created a professional video we are proud to send to prospective students and staff, as well as post on the front page of our website. We will definitely choose Evolve for future projects." (05/15/2008)

P. Shannon - Warming Trend PR - http://www.warmingtrendpr.com
"Hire these guys! They are great to work with. Very creative, very talented and very professional. They did a great job for us and we will definitely hire them again for our next project." (08/30/2008)

Micheal Abendroth - Assistant VP Borel Private Bank - http://www.borel.com
“Tommy's portfolio of work speaks for itself. The quality of production is top notch. The content is very engaging. If you have a need for any corporate, web, music, or ad (among others) you will no doubt be satisfied by Evolve Media and Tommy Maples.” (09/24/2008)

Devon Lee - Camera Man / Editor One Source Media Production
“Tommy has a knack for making people laugh. But at the same time he is an efficient leader to get people to perform their duties in a timely manner. One can't help but feel relaxed when working with Tommy, cause he always finds a way to deliver the product.” (08/25/2008)

Alvin Cordriero - President - Bizam Consumer Services - http://www.bizam.us
"I've received several compliments on the 3 videos Evolve Media Productions put together for us at Bizam Consumer Services. Evolve MP provided stellar service in a timely manner exactly as promised. The biggest surprise is that there were no surprises. I'm happy to recommend them and intend to use them for future projects." (10/11/2008)

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Motion Graphics Reel

This is a reel of projects that our team has worked on. Some of the pieces were collaborations with film studios in which we handled a piece of the production such as compositing or rotoscoping. Other projects shown were created and produced by the Evolve Media staff. Through collaboration and teamwork, Evolve Media produces content with amazingly high production value. Please feel free to ask to see more of our work.

Editing Web Video Online

Some people would be surprised that you can edit photos online without locally installed software, but surely video editing is too resource-intensive to be done over the web, right? Wrong! We review five online services that let you do things like scene transitions, cuts, splices, loops, audio overlays—and they're all free. We tested the following:

• Cuts
• Eyespot
• JumpCut
• Motionbox
• One True Media

None of these free services is going to put installed video editors like Pinnacle Studio or the $800 Adobe Premier out of business. If you're willing to spend about $50, you can go with Pinnacle Studio or Ulead VideoStudio. But these free online services offer a way for regular Joes to have fun manipulating their multimedia digital content and also give them an easy way to share them with friends and the world at large.

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Web Video Production and our new Clickable Player

As the web changes the way that we view and interact with video, Evolve Media Production strives to stay ahead of the curve. Recently we developed video players for our clients that are click-able. What happens is that when a video is finished playing, we create a call to action.

As users watch the videos that we produce, we want them to be compelled to delve deeper into your website to learn more about your product and service. Our new Click-Able players give us that capability. Check out the Clear Bumper call to action to purchase their product. There is a whole process that involves the user and compels them to dig deeper and eventually purchase.

Samples are:
Clear Bumper Intro

Clear Bumper Installation
Be sure to watch them all the way to the end to see how they work!!

For more information, please contact our San Francisco Video Production office at 866-686-1117

Evolve Media Production and The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

This past week Evolve Media teamed up with the San Francisco Chamber for the Grand Expo.

Evolve Media was asked by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce to shoot their annual Grand Expo. The Grand Expo was on May 14th and featured over 150 vendors and over 1000 attendees. The event was sponsored by Virgin America, PG&E, The San Francisco Business Times, Delta Dental, and The Examiner along with many other prominent businesses.

GRAND EXPO

The Business After Hours Grand Expo is the Chamber’s annual large-scale networking event and business expo where more than 1200 small, mid-sized and large business professionals network during the most spectacular mixer of the year featuring 150+ tabletop exhibits, catered hors d’oeuvres and complimentary wine.

More than just a tradeshow, the Chamber’s Grand Expo is a large-scale, all-inclusive event featuring over 150 exhibitors including Chamber members, non-profits, small business resource partners, restaurants, caterers and wineries all combined under one roof with music, lights and entertainment to create a truly festive atmosphere.

The Camera DVX 100B

We use a variety of cameras and shoot on a variety of media, but one of our favorite cameras is the Panasonic DVX100b for standard definition shoots. Panasonic was one of the first companies on the scent to provide a 24p digital camera. What does that mean? Let me explain.

In video technology, 24p refers to a video format that operates at a true 24 frames per second (or typically, 23.976frame/s when using equipment based around NTSC frame rates) frame rate with progressive scanning (not interlaced). Originally, 24p was used in the non-linear editing of film-originated material. Today, 24p formats are being increasingly used for aesthetic reasons in image acquisition, delivering film-like motion characteristics. Some vendors advertise 24p products as a cheaper alternative to film acquisition.

When working entirely within the digital non-linear domain, 24p material is as easily handled as material at any other frame rate. However, 24p material requires care when it is processed using equipment designed for standard video frame rates.

There are two common workflows for processing 24p material using video equipment, one using PAL frame rates, and the other using NTSC frame rates. Of these two, the PAL route is the simpler, but each has its own complications.

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24p

In short, the Panasonic DVX100b is the most film like and professional of the prosumer, standard definition cameras on the market.

Welcome to Evolve Media Production A San Francisco Video Production Company

Welcome to the Evolve Media Production blog. Today, media is changing rapidly. The way that we capture, edit, and distribute our media is ever changing. At Evolve Media, we strive to stay on the cutting edge of these changes and use the advancements in media to help our clients convey their message and achieve their goals.

Our blog will regularly contain information about new technologies, and methods as the pertain to the film and video production industries. We are a video production company located in San Francisco, California. We have partners in New York and Washington DC that we collaborate with regularly on larger commercial and creative productions.

The core business of Evolve Media production is corporate and commercial film and video. We manage everything from small web videos to large commercial productions. The team at Evolve has worked on TV Commercials, Hollywood Films, and award winning Music Videos regularly. Our team has a passion for creating great content that is interesting and fun to watch.

You can see our work at http://www.evolvemp.com/services.html or you can review some of our recent projects by clicking the video links in our blog, or checking out our YouTube channel http://youtube.com/user/evolvemp.

Link back to our blog to get tips, tricks, inside information, or just to check out some of our work.

Best Wishes,

Tommy Maples
Evolve Media Production
http://www.evolvemp.com