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Born out of a simple love for emotional communication and a dislike of eye candy, FRANQ create simple and direct new-media products that persuade, educate, enlighten, entertain, train or motivate organisations, companies or individuals to communicate their core philosophies and uniqueness.
Selected Projects
Sector CORPORATE
Project Description, Videos Corporate
MILLENNIUM EVENT CENTRE
- Director of Photography and joint edit of the promotional video of a large event venue in Vienna, including animated welcome-screen loops.
- > VIEW MEC PROMO
- Produced by Tinfish Medialab GmbH (no longer active).
CITY AIRPORT TRAIN
- Infotainment clips using stills and animation tricks for the on-board screens of the City Airport Train, the fast connection train from Vienna International Airport to the city centre.
- > VIEW CAT INFOCLIP
- Produced by Tinfish Medialab GmbH (no longer active).
BOB BUTLER
- Part of the camera team for the 'Bob Butler' internet episodes. Rejected by 'Now TV' as a potential presenter, this gate crasher supreme set out to prove his worth. Of course, he was just a spoof character created by the PR supremo Mark Borkowski in order that 'Now' could gain a bit of street cred.
- > VIEW BOB BUTLER TEASER
- Directed by Gavin Evans.
Project Description, Videos Architecture
HAUS RAY 1
WERKSTATT KOLLERSCHLAG
- Animated video using photos and old VHS-tapes. Sound-design and DVD authoring for Werkstatt Kollerschlag, a renowned international organisation that commissions artists to provide work for public spaces.
- > VIEW KOLLERSCHLAG VIDEO
- See also:
WEB DESIGN
OFFICE GARDEN
- Providing camerawork for Vienna-based civil engineers Porr.
- > VIEW OFFICE GARDEN
- Produced by Tinfish Medialab GmbH (no longer active).
Project Description, Videos Documentary
U5 DIARIES
- Candid camera which captures the weird underbelly of Vienna:
A short film by Rob Fawcett, Andrea Siegl and Deniz Arslan, portraying people not just using the subway for transport, but as a living and working environment.
- Entry into the 'Ohne Kohle' Film Festival, Vienna.
- > VIEW U5 DIARIES
- Produced with Kanq.
ETHIC REFLECTION
- Director of Photography and joint edit of a 50 minute docu-drama highlighting the potential ethical problems faced by the nursing staff of a Norwegian hospital. Shown throughout Scandinavia.
- Full version available on request.
- > VIEW 10MINS TRAILER
- Produced by Torkel Mona.
Project Description, Videos Education
THE CASH
SOMMERCAMP
- Provided a full filmmaking workshop for refugees within Austria, to aid in their integration into a new society and facilitate group interactivity.
- > Videos coming soon.
Project Description, Videos Music
BBC x 2
SONY TURKEY
- Director of Photography. Turkish delight Asli shows us her best moves, fights her way through the smoke.
- > VIEW ASLI MUSIC VIDEO
- Produced with Kanq for 'SONY'.
Project Description, Photography
FOOD AND TRAVEL
- Our photographers Andrea Siegl and Rob Fawcett specialise in honest yet atmospheric food and travel photography for the more discerning client within the hotel and tourism trade.
With Andrea being deeply rooted in documentary photography, and Rob's background as a filmmaker and precision engineer, they share an ability to sense, see and translate their experiences into strong visual imagery, bringing the soul back into commercial photography.
Although based in London, their projects don't know borders. Projects must be interesting, and you could find them anywhere between a sophisticated retreat in the Swiss Alps and a tiny fishingboat in the Adriatic.
Have a taste of their work and
- > VIEW FOOD AND TRAVEL
PRODUCTION STILLS
- Peeking behind the curtains of a creation process - an often underrated factor which can help to show the scope and intimacy of any production. On film sets or in a smaller context - we like documenting the ups and downs, and especially the in-betweens.
- > Photo gallery coming soon.
DOGVILLE
- Location hunt for short film.
- > Photo gallery coming soon.
FAST AND FAR
- Documenting as we travel.
- > Photo gallery coming soon.
Project Description, Web Design
SPORTHOTEL PONTRESINA
- A complete re-branding for this large Swiss hotel to compliment their contemporary interior makeover. Commissioned for photography, website design and programming, full copywriting, and pre-press layout.
In German and English.
We used dhtml and php.
- > Sporthotel Pontresina
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Sporthotel Sports Programme
- See also:
PRINT DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY
AGIT8 FILMS
- Agitat8 Films is an independent media production company based in East London.
Our brief for their new Website was to design a contemporary site which showcases selected projects incorporating photography and video.
We used xml and php.
- > Agit8 Films London
WERKSTATT KOLLERSCHLAG
- WK is a renowned international organisation that commissions artists to provide work for public spaces.
Our task was to develop a database driven website which presents their artists' work in context.
We used php and mysql.
- > Werkstatt Kollerschlag
- See also:
VIDEOS ARCHITECTURE
RAMON ZANGGER
- Ramon Zangger, award-winning Swiss furniture designer, needed a new website. Our responsibilities were limited to the screen-design stages following his very short brief: Make it simple and clear, like my furniture.
Tip: Use the space bar on your keyboard to pause the slideshow
- > VIEW SCREEN-DESIGN
RIBA RIBI GRIZE REP
- Promotional Website including photography for 'Riba Ribi Grize Rep' (A Fish Bites A Fish's Tail), a documentary with a socially critical angle highlighting the plight of Istrian farmers who cannot meet the new EU regulations due to their size, traditional methods and variety of topography.
In Croatian and English.
We used dhtml and bits of flash.
- > Riba Ribi Grize Rep
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See also:
VIDEOS DOCUMENTARY
MARIO STEININGER
- Web design and production for florist Mario Steininger, Vienna.
We used dhtml.
- > Mario Steininger
SKILLS4U
- Web design and production in cooperation with Sabina Kargl for 'Skills4u', an educational institution based in the heart of Vienna, aimed at artists working with audio, multimedia, digital film and e-communication.
We used php and mysql.
- > Skills4u
GALLERY TONY SUBAL
- GTS is one of the largest dealers of Art Deco furnishings in Europe.
We were asked to develop a database driven website simple in design and easily updateable by their staff.
We used php and mysql.
- > Gallery Tony Subal
MILES McALINDEN
- Renowned painter Miles McAlinden needed a digital presentation of his large body of work to coincide with the launch of his book "Bell, Book and Candle".
To do the pictures justice, we suggested the addition of a Hi-Res CD-ROM that comes with the book, the website being a Low-Res version of it.
Design by Hilde Jorgenvag. Consultation, photography post, and production by us.
- > Miles McAlinden
HERS
- Website production to follow the video exhibition '<hers>, video as a female terrain'.
We used dhtml.
- > video exhibition <hers>
BLACK CHILLI PRODUCTIONS
- Black Chilli Productions is a Not For Profit organisation based in East London, working with youth on film, video and music projects.
They wanted a space to showcase their work, and which should be inviting to young newcomers.
We used xml and php.
- > Black Chilli Productions
Project Description, Print Design
SPORTHOTEL PONTRESINA
- A complete re-branding for this large Swiss hotel to compliment their contemporary interior makeover. Commissioned for photography, website design and programming, full copywriting, and pre-press layout.
We used dhtml and php.
Tip: Use the space bar on your keyboard to pause the slideshow
- > HOTEL BROCHURE
- > POSTCARD
- > PRICES SUMMER
- > PRICES WINTER
- See also:
WEB DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY
DETECTIVE GIRL
- Singer Songwriter Marlene Chapman Fawcett (yes, daughter of yours truly) wrote her 1st song! As a dad, what else could I do but call on all my resources, friends, favours and dust off me bass guitar.
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- > CD ARTWORK
ESSEX CALLING!
- Newly founded 'Essex Music Agency' needed a flyer aimed at attracting 16-18 year-olds interested in venturing into the music industry, - so we gave them one!
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- > ESSEX CALLING! FLYER
