Google Fiber: Put the G in Bellingham!

[GratefulLeap]

I am only 12 and I already want to live here my whole live!!

[theSandPipers1]

The point is..... It's just awesome!!!

[jeffry401]

Very impressive

[hyphymovement3579]

i dont get it, whats so special about bellingham?? am i missing something??

[nicolafawcett]

Incredible job! I love the concept. You make me miss Bellingham so much. You know, it's a true commercial. We are so networked.

[nicolafawcett]

Incredible job! I love the concept. You make me miss Bellingham so much.  You know, it's a true commercial. We are so networked.

[nicolafawcett]

Incredible job! I love the concept. You make me miss Bellingham so much.

[Christgopher]

My house is in this...

Why?

[cityofbhamwa]

@Christgopher

Hi Chris, thank for letting us use your house. We choose it because we liked the style, esp. the front porch. We had your mom's permission to film it. Hope you liked the Google video!

[EmergencyReporting]

Excellent work weaving the story of how technology helps--- choose Bham! 

[Animelover433]

god, ya know, google really just needs to hurry up and pick a town. I mean, the only reason they ever did this was because they wanted free publicity. down me if u want, but that means u know i'm right

[honitsten]

Wow! That was soooo cool when you finally see what she connected that yarn to. Love the city I grew up in.

[paulbalzotti1]

This is so well done! I love it, and I hope we get the Google Network to Bellingham!

[champcar31]

I may live in Orange County now but this video made me miss Bellingham.

[maryannkohl]

Absolutely excellent and makes me proud to live here.

[Sharikiyo]

This is a great video. Made me realize how blessed I am to call Bellingham home. Adorable little girl, too!

[gmanmchugh]

I live here and it makes me proud to

[HinataKpeach69]

It's so weird being in Bellingham and seeing this commercial!

What is this song? Does anybody know? I really like the piano :3

[chrisdonaldsondotcom]

@HinataKpeach69 Original music composed just for this piece.

[ozonerider]

To our Elected Officials: Please remember that we need Google more than they need us - don't blow it by getting greedy - give them whatever they need to get this network installed!

[nicshea1108]

Definitely made me homesick!!! Great video!

[1417Newton]

Nice job, Dan. Looks great,

[treeworshipper]

Beautiful!

[RyanRotz]

Wow. My roommates and I just saw this and we are impressed. Great storyline, great editing, movement, message, everything. One of the comments here said this was filmed in 2 days and edited in 4? Kudos to Hand Crank Films. You guys did an awesome job.

Google: Come up to Bellingham for a few days. You'll find what you're looking for.

-Ryan Rotz

[jpninja776]

@RyanRotz I did not know that this movie was done by Hand Crank Films, but I wouldn't be surprised. I've seen some of their work before, and I was very impressed.

[jptriad]

This video was just profiled on CBS news, How sweet is that!!!

[slc1856]

Oh my gosh, the little girl is so pretty and the way she runs is so cute. Good luck Bellingham!

[symphonicrevolution]

this is great... makes me homesick though! Bellingham is so beautiful.

[ColonelSolo]

very well made, love it, and great choice of music...didnt the little girl play her part well...

[BakedAlaskFilms]

DAMN! this beet the shit out of midland's video. that one sucked, i dont care if i live there, this ones is bad ass

[bellinghamexplorer]

This video is absolutely amazing.  Job well done

[tinzovideo]

Go Bellingham!!!!!!!!!

[boogaloobymindfly]

Excellent video and beautiful portrayal of our city. Thank you for capturing the essence of Bellingham.

[gingeradamssuperspy]

That's my niece!! Go Bellingham!!

[pedrotrin]

really good!

[hondodog10]

Though I'm probably prejudice because I know her Mother and Grandmother, but the little girl does a great job and certainly is gorgeous !!

[MrStimpy77]

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[wiltse0]

WOOHOO go bellingham!!!

[fearn270]

That's the best Google fiber vid I've seen yet! Great job!

[ghensold]

Holy crap that was awesome. I'd give it to us.

[HealthyBellingham1]

Great job!!

[isabe11]

Bellingham should soooo get google fiber!

[kingdomemariner]

great video.....have to say wow!

[mortonjhop]

This is just simply outstanding.  Even more incredible that the spot was produced right in Bellingham. Makes a fellow Washingtonian proud!

[mortonjhop]

This is just simply outstanding. Even more incredible that the spot was produced right in Bellingham. Makes a fellow Washingtonian proud!

[tinzovideo]

I have watched this video over and over again! I love it!

[gfxlab]

This was definitely my favorite one, really great job.

[nooksackriver]

Whoa....what an amazing inspiration. We truly are one, all of us, connected for the greater good. Google, please join us.

[broskiiee]

good stuff !

[westonruter]

Is this narrated by David Hoole?

[handcrankfilms]

No, it was Max from Hand Crank.

[rferrisx001]

Simpy Transcedent. Tears came to my eyes.

[NeOBlog]

Brought a tear to my eye. What a beautiful place we get to call home! Awesome video 5 stars & a blog post - calling Bellingham the Winners ;)

[longviewtexasfiber]

@NeOBlog Longview, Texas gives it up to Bellingham, WA for their successful Google Fiber for Communities online campaign. This is not only a professional creative story line and outstanding video production, but makes us out-of-towners, like Shawn Hill, want to come visit locals like David Brown - one of the best SEO and Social Media experts. Whichever community or communities Google announcers as winners for their 1 gig fiber-to-the-home just won something much more valuable than any lottery!

[connieseguin]

Great Job! Good luck to you.

[hunyamunya]

Great job guys, 5 stars and goodluck. :)

[joaniewillow]

Showing off the native heritage would have been a great addition. the first peoples were in Bellingham long before it was bellingham, and have added a lot to the wonder of this place.

[RyanMartinRealEstate]

What an amazing video. It truly shows the passion of the citizens of Bellingham and why the City would do so well with Google Fiber. Its too bad YouTube caps their video rankings at only 5 stars.

[RSQViper]

Just get FiOS.

[krophiquon]

this kind of looks like a Michael Scott production. Bellingoogleham for the win!

[trio614]

This is wonderful!! Makes me miss my hometown even more. Beautiful job, guys!!

[BeefsMom]

Makes me proud to be a "Bellinghamster"

[4sloan]

Hard to believe that Bellingham and Whatcom County are even better than this wondeful video. I think the Google folk would be mighty pleased if they chose Bellingham (one of the best kept secrets in our land....God's country, as my

dad would say).

[GalenEmanuele]

Unbelievable, 10 out of 10. Bellingham is absolutely a winner. #1 Small City on NRDCs (National Resources Defense Council) Smartest Cities List.

[astrosoup]

I want to go to there

[wwb2103]

I am beyond impressed...... What an amazing job you guys did. Thanks you for doing this for my community!!!

[isabellaspace]

This rocks! My dad's in it. He's the doctor who takes the red string!

[mattwpuma]

Is the girl the daughter of the drumer of yogoman burning band

[JaniceKeller63]

@mattwpuma

yes! :-)

[tomanyasses]

what ever

[longviewtexasfiber]

One of the best Google Fiber videos I've seen! Longview, Texas is also hopeful for Google's ultra-fast / high-speed broadband Internet home connections. What a magical opportunity Google has given communities across the country. With 600 plus in the search for Google fiber it's a long shot for all communities involved. Longview remains optimistic as local government, businesses, and residents have united and learned the true values of modern day social media and high-speed broadband Internet.

[pureGAGA]

i love your video keep it up

[Vacantsy]

So, did they get it?

And Google ftw.

[iCamVlog]

That was awesome... I wish Google Fiber would come to my home city...

[Osamatheone]

that would be awesome if we got it :)

[Vitalred]

Beautiful film.... Bellingham is growing up.

[SproutCreative]

Thank you Hand Crank films and everyone at the City of Bellingham who worked so hard on this beautiful film!

[thebanjoz]

"and We want to be a part of the google botnet"

[sydneypaigecole]

Amazing job handcrank. Thanks!

[Prestonboy13]

lucky bastards

[Tomapella]

So good to see my hometown represented! Too bad there's all that red string everywhere now, though ;-)

[bboats2]

well done

[SRubright64]

Nice Job Hand Crank. The video is touching. Well done.

[jixiong]

WOW what a well done film, made me feel proud to be part of this community.

[Kilgoretrout22]

A marvelous piece that evokes a sentiment both genuine and available, approachable and inviting, organic and inclusive. Well done!

[fidalgodesigns]

Great video - nice job Hand Crank!

[lummifilm]

This is an incredibly cogent and poetic use of video to make a statement about our community and about the importance of being connected. Max's team has done a remarkable job. More so when you understand the demanding timeline from inception to submittal...two days to shoot and about 4 days to edit..Congrats to everyone at Hand Crank!!

[Sailor36]

This is just a gorgeous, lyrical, evocative video. I was really touched.

My only criticism is that I think that it is a bit public-sector, and insufficiently attentive to the possibilities of fiber to enhance economic growth and public life, and to facilitate networking.

[kldunlimited]

That was awesome!! So glad to see such an innovative and inspiring ad from the great city of Bellingham!! Shout out to our Papa, one of the paramedics in the video!!!

[123curlyqjona]

great video, good luck & hope you guys win

[chickyscratch]

I've been subjected to a lot of Google Fiber websites and videos due to my job (local gov't webmaster) and I have to say that this is the best I've seen by far. Amazing job. Kudos to everyone involved!

[LCR1105]

My husband and I retired her from "the other WA" - D. C. We feel like we are in heaven. We LOVE it. Can't imagine any other place I'd rather live.

[newliseonlife]

AMAZING - just like B'ham! Always proud to be a "dislocated" 'Hamster and more homesick than ever after watching this.

Hoping Google (hq in my current locale) makes the wise decision to utilize the talent, beauty and spirit of the people of my hometown. Good luck, Bellingham!

[LiljaChris]

Lived here for 1 year...it's stuff like this that make a great home/community. I'm here to stay!

[hawkeye358]

This is AMAZING!  Max, you and your team did an amazing job! Not only is this professional and inspiring, this shows the world what Bellingham is all about, community, environment, helping each other and growth.

[deannam66]

Very cool video - proud to say I am from Bellingham

[blizzard101010]

woot!!! im proud to be from bellingham!!!

[partyof5s]

Nothing short of Amazing!!! You are a master at your craft. Bravo Max.

You're biggest fans-Salams

[angelamills84]

My Family has lived in Bellingham for over a hundred years now my family's company though due to the tough economy had to be sold, it still stands the same as the day my father left it and will be 100 next year. I love this town. it is my history, it is my past and future. and this was a beautiful video that made me so happy to be a part of this town's past and future as well

[tagnw]

Love it!

[dvines22]

Wow! Absolutely amazing! Fantastic production value and producing. Anyone know how shot and edited, produced, etc. these videos?

[ffmedic188]

@dvines22 I believe it was done by Hand Cranked Film and shot with a Canon 7D DSLR camera. Awesome quality and really nice editing.

[arenoud]

Great video - it made me proud to be a Bellinghamster.

[kewi5]

AWESOME video! Great work team Bellingham. I hope Google is getting an idea of how well our city would represent their company.

[mail2jessica]

Go Bellingham!!!!!!!

[beastnaturally]

In that case, that makes astronauts look even cooler ;) Scott, Beast Nature

[beastnaturally]

We've submitted this to a few more blogs, including Mashable, so here's hoping.

This was one of those pieces that, no matter what happens, is a love letter to who we were and where we lived.

[infosourcer]

LOVE this and today is D-Day for Google to choose 5 cities for Google Fiber..how can we NOT win????

[wwulibrary]

Great video and nice production value. The one thing I have to ask is why was the librarian a "shusher?" :) It's not really what we do.

[tinzovideo]

I agree, that made us look kinda mean.

[handcrankfilms]

Sorry - that guy wasn't meant to be a librarian. He's actually an astronaut - "Pinky" Nelson. He was just supposed to be working with a student.

Thanks,

Max - Hand Crank Films

[gusanders]

wow, this is really well done. Nice work! Go Bellingham!

[tinzovideo]

This was great! I think Google might pick Bham after watching this!

[katcarey]

Nicely done:)

[thekenpearce]

VERY well done!!! Who produced this video? HCF?

[SproutCreative]

@thekenpearce yup!

[rida360]

Well done. Google, we will make good use of your fiber.

[jasonbheck]

Nice work!

[darthwhit]

That was awesome.

[mamallama29]

Love this!

[mcfalter]

Excellent work, the google 'g' especially nice touch.

[caraleigh65]

Awesome job!  Makes me want to move my business to Bellingham!

[doesurmindglow]

Subdued, yet somehow exciting.

[rosaliecavanaugh]

Very uplifting video.

[happyhexa]

beautiful little movie

[whatcomweb]

That is pretty sweet. Nice work Hand Crank and everyone else helping to bring Google fiber to Bellingham.

[schwindt9]

Fantastic video!  As an owner of a computer programming company in Bellingham I would love to have Google bring their Fiber for Communities program to our great city!