Archives for category: client news

on set with french press films…

May 13, 10 //
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As per usual, when the blog is quiet, it means that things are busy here at French Press Films.

We’ve been hard at work with clients Sungevity, as well as an exciting new project with SF’s Green Apple Books. Above, Sungevity President and Co-Founder Danny Kennedy shows us around their new digs, and yes, their sales floor.

Here, Green Apple’s co-owner Pete Mulvihill tells us about their Book vs. Kindle campaign from awhile back, their Book of the Month videos (that we produced with them) and how an independent store can triumph over the chains with the power of viral and word-of-mouth promotion. Stay tuned, kids!

Globama

May 4, 10 //
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Our client Sungevity has recently released a brilliant website providing a solar iQuote for none other than the White House.

The site includes a Sungevity iQuote for the Obama family, as well as a timeline of solar panels at the White House, detailing Presidential solar history like the solar-free Reagan years and surprising solar investments by George W. Bush. Additionally, the site allows visitors to sign a petition asking the President to invest in solar energy for the White House for those who want to get involved.

Now, the question is, are the Obamas ready to go solar? There have been similar calls to action by sites like Renewable Energy World, urging readers to email the President to install solar panels on the White House. Additionally, Obama has been a vocal supporter of alternative energy sources, placing grants for solar investment in the Recovery Act.

Still, Obama has made no publicly announced plans to add a solar array to the White House. But that might all change, as Sungevity’s push puts their money where their mouth is, with the donation of a free Sungevity solar array for the White House to spur the President towards a solar-powered home. It’s a bold move from Sungevity, and a sizable incentive for President Obama to share the power of the sun.

View our videos for Sungevity on their YouTube page, and find Sungevity online at their website.

Shooting with Three Sticks Winery

April 26, 10 //
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Last week we began initial shooting for our work with Three Sticks Winery in Sonoma. Here are a few images from the shoot, documenting a short-order bottling process at Three Sticks, and an interview with one of its founders, Don Van Staaveren. It was pretty exciting to observe; it’s not often you see wine bottled by hand.

French Press March Newsletter

March 17, 10 //
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For those of you who aren’t lucky enough to be on our current newsletter list, below the cut is our monthly update about new projects, developments and all kinds of online fun.  If you’d like to get on our mailing list, please email us and we’ll loop you in!

A quick summary:
- Catch our cable commercial campaign with Sungevity all month!
- Have you seen our videos for the Decibel Festival? If not, you’re missing out.
- We have two new exciting clients: Sonoma-based winery Three Sticks, and SF post-punk band Tempo No Tempo. Get. Excited.


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From the front lines

January 11, 10 //
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Here are shots from our recent shoot with our new client, Made In: Liberia, and their dashing CEO Chid Liberty on camera…

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Third Wave Coffee in the East Bay Express!

December 16, 09 //
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The East Bay Express shouts out former client Awaken Café in their extensive article on Third Wave Coffee In Oakland!

Awaken Café is not only a former client, but a homebase of sorts when meeting in Oakland. We liked them so much, in fact, that we also covered their love of Third Wave Coffee in a video!

Awaken Café is located in Downtown Oakland. Check them out online here!