Best man for the job

When Dan Yellop came to us with the small task of creating an animated best man’s speech, it was definitely one of the funniest projects we had been asked to work on. Dan wanted to create a lasting impression on the bride and groom and give them the gift that keeps on giving for years to come. We were tasked with turning tales of his and the grooms days of growing up and producing a 5 minute film that would both entertain, shock and surprise the bride and groom as well as all the guests. We delivered a film that hit all those point and although very close to the knuckle, the film went down a storm. The groom quoted “ It’s the best , best man speech ever”, although we suspect he was slightly biased. None the less, a great little job that went down a storm.

 


Romance Never Grows Old

We continued our working relationship with super talented director Alessandra Scherillo, with this classy brand film for Age Concern. The emphasis of the film was to show that romance never grows old and that no matter how old, ethnicity or sexual preference you are, the ability to meet somebody and fall in love never dies.

We undertook all editing, grading and CG work in what really is an outstanding and moving film.

 


Website set in stone

Stoneware came to us to produce a website and online shop for their range of extra-large wall and flooring tiles. We helped create the brand identity and defined the colour palette before constructing a clean and contemporary website that is easy to navigate and order from.

https://stonewareltd.co.uk


Stone Cold Mailer

Creative Bone worked recently with Ethical Stone to produce this mailer to advertise their new range of products to their online client base

https://www.ethicalstonecompany.co.uk


Grey is the new Black

Long standing client Precious Marble came back to us for a website refresh. We had built their existing site over five years ago and they decided to give the site an update and a new homepage. We designed a mosaic frontpage with links to all the main assets up front and centre, went for a modern and contemporary grey background with a mix of grey shades to compliment and kept the brand yellow to punctuate the logo and calls to actions.

The client was very happy, there was zero downtime and the site looks and operated superbly on both desktop and mobile.
https://preciousmarble.co.uk

 

 


Erecting A Website For Riverside Marquees

We were recently asked by Bedford based bespoke event hire company, Riverside Marquees to design and build a website to compliment their new branding.  The business has been growing steadily over the last few years and they have built an ever evolving portfolio of new and existing clients, as well as a vast collection of marquees, tents and decorative flourishes and lighting.

The main aim was that they wanted a clean and informative site, filled with imagery. Obviously they needed the site to be responsive for mobile devices and easy to navigate, search engine friendly and a solid foundation they could build on as the business grew.

We created a site that is user updatable, so the client can adjust text, add images and post news without having to call us in, which saves on added expense. We implemented a secure SSL service, meaning that site is secure. This is a big issue for most new browsers as they detect insecure websites and some may even stop browsing of a site.  The website is also  GDPR compliant.

As the business grows and the additions become more complicated, we will be happy to come back in an update to their requirements, but until then the site is completely set for them to maintain on their own.

The clients were over the moon with the end product and we look forward to them moving up the Google ladder over the coming weeks.

 


Dead Squad Trailer Hits….

The trailer has now landed for ‘Dead Squad’, the throw back horror film we have been co-producing and working on for over a year now. Directed by our good friend Dominik Hauser and shot at Movie Studio Bali last year, we have been heavily involved in this low budget, old school horror movie since its very beginning.

Starring Conan Stevens ( Game of Thrones) and Amazon Eve ( American Horror Freak Show), a group of friends discover an old temple hidden in the depths of the jungle. Unknown to our heroes is that evil Nazi scientists were experimenting on prisoners in the hope of creating the ultimate solider. The only success was in creating a squad of deadly zombies…..

The movie is due for release on 23rd October 2018 and once it does we will be showcasing a lot of the behind the scenes work we completed to help make the movie as camptastic as possible.

Keep your eyes peeled!

 


Bug to the future….. The rejuvenation of an 80’s classic skateboard.

Occasionally a project comes to light that takes us away from the everyday tasks of designing cool toys, awesome films and the occasional groundbreaking illustration. A project that gives us time to not only reflect on our youth but also bring a part of that youth back to life.

Back in the summer of 1988, I (Jamie) had saved my hard earned paper round money to purchase my first, quality skateboard. I had been attempting to ride skateboards for a few years before but my measly teen budget had limited my buying skills to little more than a plank of wood with roller skate on the bottom, well near as damn it!

I knew exactly what I wanted purely based on the design, for me the aesthetic was everything. The fact it was huge, about as concave as an ironing board and almost impossible to ollie meant nothing to me. I was buying a Powell Peralta – the very best skateboard brand there was. I had chosen the Powell Peralta Bug, Tracker Ultra Light Trucks and a set of Santa Crux OJII wheels, this was going to set me ahead of my peers and obviously make me a far superior skater. In reality I was no better than I was before I had bought it, but I now had the gear to at least stand toe to toe, or deck to deck with my friends.

As the summer of 88 rolled past (pun intended) ‘Bug’ had taken many a bruise, a kerbing to the trucks, a scuff to the deck. The perfect graphics and artwork that had once adorned its perfect wooden body now looked back at me almost unrecognisable. Over the next year or so the artwork would be replaced with a myriad of sticky pop cultural reminders of yesteryear.

When skating had been replaced by a bike and then a car, Bug sat in my parents shed, destined for an unsatisfying death at the local rubbish dump. I had moved on with life, attempted to become a man and started a family. Bug on the other hand had been left to vegitate, a momento of a youth once gone and never savoured.

Many years later it caught my sons eye, and he asked if we could bring Bug home.

For ten years ‘Bug’ would be used to move heavy objects around the garden or through the house. He would hibernate in the shed through winter and then be rolled out to help with whatever homely duties were called upon him until this year, 2018.

I had begun to realise that ‘Bug’ had more than a special place in my history as well as my heart, he deserved to be bought back to his former glory and that is what I intended to do.

For two weeks across the summer of 2018, in my spare time I would work on Bug.  Once stripped of the trucks and wheels,  I realised that the deck was in pretty bad shape. It took quite a lot to patch the holes and the tail ended up being almost half filler, but he started to come back. As soon as the first primer coat went on, I could see his former shape in all its glory and what needed to be done.

I had already set John up with his extra curricula task of recreating the artwork, the hardest part was getting the shape of the deck correctly into the software so we could set the cutter guide. Many a sheet of paper was harmed in the making of the template but a worthy sacrifice it was.

John, once again beautifully crafted the artwork for both back and front of the deck from a collection of reference material and old photos. By this time I had rubbed down and filled up the deck more times than I could shake a can of soup at, but once the ultra blue paint started to go on I knew Bug would be ok again.

We went back to our trustworthy sticker printers ( http://www.grafitt.co.uk) who once again delivered the goods. They were responsible for the quality prints we used on the Back to the Future hoverboard and the Space Invaders arcade machine projects.

Both sets of artwork were applied, new grip tape was cut and fitted and I moved onto sanding the trucks down and re-spraying them. A few hours later and they were like new again.

New sets of bolts and wheel bearings and everything was ready to go back together; and together they did.

Bug, who only a couple for weeks earlier had sat on the worktop in a very sorry state was now back to new, almost 30 years to the day after I bought him.

If only now I was able to apply the same treatment to myself.

Bug now takes pride of place on the studio wall, a reminder of forgotten youth but one that has and will stand the test of time, welcome back Bug.

 

 

Bringing Dead Squad poster to life….

We have been working on Dead Squad for well over a year now and are really looking forward to sharing some of the behind the scenes adventures we have been having. In the meantime we have  the new poster for the movie which has a release date of October 23rd 2018.

We worked up quite a few posters for the movie, with the director and distributors going for a polish on one of our initial concept designs. David turned out a fantastic piece based on Joe’s concept work, my idea and John’s initial sketch, this really was a collaborative effort that really brings the elements to life and delivers a movie poster design that captures the mystery of the films narrative and the impending doom that awaits our heroes.

We hope you like!

 


Modest Exhibitioner….

We have worked with Endoline for many years, delivering a host of services from video content to website design as well as exhibition stand design. The hardest task when working with a long standing client is continuing to push the artistic boundaries, keep the designs fresh and engaging but also fully focused on the core brand ideals.

This year for the PPMA exhibition at the Birmingham NEC, the marketing head at Endoline wanted to keep the idea clean but modern, and so we built on the existing CAD artwork and created a minimalist design that felt organic as well as futuristic, but at the same time understated.

We think the design stands out well, was true to the brief and the client was very happy.