Evolve Media Production

Russian Music Video

2009-05-31T19:00:00.001-07:00

Milana By Evolve Media Production
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We recently had a chance to produce a really fun video. The Evolve Media team was hired by the Vulis family to produce a music video that features the whole family singing a hip-hop song. The video was produced to congratulate one of their relatives on their new marriage. The video features grandparents, dad, uncles, aunts, and cousins all rapping a congratulatory rhyme while chillin' in a big mansion.

The family rented out the presidential suite at the Fairmont Hotel at the top of Nob Hill in San Francisco. They hired the choreographer of Asia SF to bring in dancers and models as well as select costumes and help write the script.

I hope you enjoy watching the video as much as we enjoyed shooting it!

We have also posted behind the scene photos from our shoot below.

Milana Shoot

Tommy Maples Radio Interview

2009-03-18T17:32:00.000-07:00

Recently, I was asked to do a radio Podcast regarding our Transfair / Dunkin Donuts video by some good friends of mine, Valerie Redman and Dori Moura. Val and Dori host a weekly webcast called "More Hip than Hippie". The podcast focuses on green living and every week, they discuss enviromental and socially concious products and companies.

More Hip Than Hippie is sponsored by Valerie Redman's company GreenFeet.com. I highly recommend taking a look at their products if you are interested in Green Living.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to and view our works.

Click the following link to hear our segment of the show
/20090318_Tommy_Interview_HMTH.1.mp3

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Fair Trade and Dunkin Donuts

2009-03-11T11:10:00.000-07:00

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Over the past couple of months, our team traveled from Boston, MA to Colombia South America to shoot some great footage for our new client Transfair USA. This video was produced to detail the fair trade practices that Duncan Donuts uses for the harvest of their coffee.

Thank you for taking the time to watch the video, and thank you for your support.

Tommy Maples

Evolve Media Referral Network

2009-03-09T21:18:00.000-07:00

After doing business in San Francisco over the past years, I have developed some great relationships with outstanding businesses and business professionals. Because of this, I have decided to dedicate a portion on my website and blog to those businesses and individuals that stand out in their field. These are people and companies that I would personally recommend based on my experience with them.

If you are in need of any of the following services, please feel free to contact the business or individual directly. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us directly at 866-686-1117.

Residential Real Estate
Jane Mermelsten - Zephyr Realty - www.mermeltown.com

Commercial Real Estate
Doug Houghton - CRESA Partners - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/788/9b7

Artist Profile - Dustin Leary

2009-01-22T17:38:00.000-08:00

Our good friend and freelance cameraman / editor Dustin Leary just produced another one of his artist profiles. (It's about time!) We love these! It is a very interesting documentary short regarding an awesome San Francisco artist. We thought we would help promote it because we liked it so much and post in on our Blog. This piece was produced, directed, and filmed by Dustin. Check it, and if you like it, vote for it so that it will end up on Current TV.

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Evolve Motion Graphics Reel

2008-12-31T10:40:00.000-08:00

This is some of the Motion Graphics work that our team has done. As you will notice, some of this work was produced in conjunction with larger digital production companies. The pieces that were produced by other companies, and that our staff has worked on are credited as such.

Motion Graphics Reel By Tommy Maples
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AND these are some titles and intro graphics that we have done.

Animated Logos & Titling By Tommy Maples
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Giving Back

2008-12-09T14:41:00.000-08:00

Through all of the challenges of 2008, it has been a good year for Evolve Media overall. We have been very lucky to have great customers and great opportunities to work with clients throughout the year.

We feel that it is important to give back when we can, so we shot a couple of fund raising videos for local charities. Each member of the Evolve Media team donated their time, energy, and creativity to produce the following videos.

The first charity that we shot a video for is The Little Jim Club, which is San Francisco's oldest charity. The video will explain the details.

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The second video that we put together was for our friends at IPE Productions. They sponsor a number of charitable events for various causes. This one in particular was for the Lymphoma Society.

IPE Event with BNI & SF Chamber By Tommy Maples
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Music Videos

2008-12-06T15:43:00.000-08:00

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There's no "X" Like HOMEX!!

2008-11-24T23:34:00.000-08:00

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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St. Mary's High School HD Video Tour

2008-11-20T14:28:00.000-08:00

Saint Mary's High School HD Video Tour By Tommy Maples
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This has been an exciting video for us to work on. We have seen the new track and field at St. Mary's transform as it was being built. The staff and the sudents at St. Mary's are great, and it was a please to work with them. The school is really hidden away in Berkeley and you would never even know that it is there. We are happy to help promote this beautiful campus and great educational program. Evolve Media Production will be working with St. Mary's more over the next year to produce a couple of other videos that focus on their progams and their alumni.

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FedMod Vacation Commercial

2008-11-14T12:51:00.000-08:00

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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Hip Logic Phone Demo

2008-10-20T17:45:00.000-07:00

Hip Logic Phone Demo By Tommy Maples
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This was a fast and furious shoot. We were hired by Hip Logic on Monday, shot the video at their offices on Wednesday, and had the video ready for their unveiling in Boston by the next Monday. The idea was to imitate the iPhone commercials, but give it a little more power. As you will see, Hip Logic has created a new software that turns normal phones into iPhone type devices. We look forward to working with Hip Logic on other commercials. We also can't wait to see how the market responds to their new phone software.

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Verizon DV Conference

2008-09-29T23:00:00.000-07:00

Evolve Media Production was hired by Silver-Arc Productions to co-produce this video for the Verizon Domestic Violence Conference held in San Francisco. The event was a two day affair held at the Westin Saint Francis. We had two camera teams with an on-site editor and had the entire project completed by the end of the final day. Please click on the link below to go to the Verizon Foundation page to view the entire summit and the highlight reel.

VERIZON SUMMIT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO 2008

VERIZON FOUNDATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUMMIT VIDEOS 2008

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Bizam Consumer Services

2008-09-29T21:29:00.000-07:00

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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Commercials for Warming Trend PR

2008-09-03T17:20:00.000-07:00

Vital Insight Group "Phone Commercial" By Tommy Maples
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Arigo Recorordings Simone Taylor at Ruby Skye

2008-08-27T12:03:00.000-07:00

Arigo Recording's Simone Taylor at Ruby Skye By Tommy Maples
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This is the second in a series of videos that we shot for Arigo Recordings at their label release party.

Arigo Records Release Party, Jazz Mafia

2008-08-19T23:29:00.000-07:00

For this one, we were hired by David Poole at Arigo Recordings to film their album release party for Simone Taylor. It was a great event with great talent and we were happy to be a part of it.

This is a great example of one of Evolve Media Production's live concert shoots. In addition to live concert shoots, we have had the opportunity to work on some great music videos that have been on MTV2 and FUSE. Maybe you will see one of the videos that we have done for Simone or Jazz Mafia on TV soon.

Arigo Recordings Party at Ruby Skye By Tommy Maples
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NFTE Bay Area Finals 2008

2008-08-15T12:49:00.000-07:00

NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship) recently hired Evolve Media Production to produce a video for their San Francisco Bay Area finals for 2008. The national headquarters in New York has commissioned a documentary using the footage that we shot. The full documentary will be in theaters next year.

This video is a short intro that we put together for the local branch of NFTE. We are happy to have been hired by NFTE and really enjoy making videos that have a social impact and highlight businesses and causes that we support.

NFTE Bay Area Finals 2008 from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.

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Clear Bumper and Local Business

2008-08-14T19:26:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-05T14:14:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-01T10:58:00.000-07:00

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.

5 Minutes for Mom at BlogHer08

2008-07-25T12:08:00.000-07:00

This last week has been a whirlwind for all of us at Evolve Media. We were hired by the dynamic twin duo Susan and Janice of 5 Minutes for Mom. They flew down from Vancouver, to San Francisco for the annual Blogher event. BlogHer hosts thousands of women bloggers and is an amazing event.

Evolve Media was hired to film interviews with the worlds top bloggers as well as attend the parties and capture all of the exciting parties that took place during the course of the event. I personally never realized how popular blogging has become. Some of these people that we interviewed are super stars of the blogging world. Below is a trailer for the event that we produced. There will be approximately 20 new videos that will be released following this event.
5 Minutes For Mom - BlogHer 2008 Trailer from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.

5M4M Interviews from Evolve Media Production on Vimeo.

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Putnam Automotive Videos

2008-07-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

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

What to Wear on Camera

2008-07-05T11:19:00.000-07:00

TELEVISION & VIDEOTAPE TIPS

Gestures should be smaller.

Make sure clothing is "broken in" and comfortable when you are sitting and standing.

Prior to your performance, have instant photos or video taken of you while sitting and standing. Make sure your clothes look good in both positions.

Find out the background color of the set if possible. You don't want your clothing to blend in and make you invisible.

Ask the producer for wardrobe color suggestions.

Do not wear any clothing with tight patterns or pin stripes. This causes an optical illusion called a moiré pattern which makes you look bad.

Avoid clothing with large patterns or geometric shapes. The audience will watch your clothes instead of you.

Avoid wearing black, white, or red on television or video. Even the best of cameras have trouble with these colors.

Avoid flashy jewelry. It reflects light.

Avoid jangly jewelry. It reflects light and makes noise that will be picked up by your microphone (this applies whether you are on TV or not).

Wear your eyeglasses if you want, but avoid shiny frames.

Tip the bows of your eyeglasses up slightly off your ears. This angles the lenses down to reduce glare from lights.

Wear makeup. It has the practical purpose of reducing the glare of TV lights.

Apply it to all exposed body parts, like backs of hands, arms, neck, etc. Apply cover-up below eyes to mask bags and/or wrinkles.

Good studios are kept cool to negate the effect of the hot TV lights. You may freeze for a while until the lights are turned on, then you may burn up. Dress for the heat, but bring a jacket or extra cover-up to be used while you are waiting to go on.

Bring a handkerchief or tissues to dab perspiration during breaks.

Don't second guess the camera. Act as if you are always on screen.

Make sure your makeup, wardrobe, and hair are consistent with your message.

MEN

Wear knee-length socks.

Always keep double breasted jackets buttoned.

Single breasted jackets can be opened, but not too wide.

I SAY AGAIN Wear Makeup. TV lights can penetrate several layers of skin. You can't possibly shave close enough to prevent whiskers from showing without makeup.

Don't forget makeup on receding hairlines or bald heads.

Trick: Run the thin part of your tie through the loop in the back of the main part of your tie then clip the thin part to your shirt below the loop. This will keep your tie perfectly centered without the tie clip showing.

WOMEN

Don't wear vivid red lipstick or lip gloss. Stick to softer tones and dab lips with a little powder.

Consider dress shields if you perspire easily.

Make sure your hair will stay where you want it. You don't want to be fooling with it while on the air.

Make sure a lavaliere or lapel microphone and transmitter can be attached to your clothing.

Evolve Media References for Video Production San Francisco

2008-06-27T16:48:00.000-07:00

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)

Mark Young - President - Hip Logic - http://www.hiplogic.com

Tommy was great to deal with through the entire project, from the initial concept right through to final production. His crew was great as well, producing a quality result on time and as promised. We will definitely use Evolve again for our next project. (11/03/2008)

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