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Skeletons

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Produced by Forward Films. Directed by Nick Whitfield. Skeletons is a fantastic surrealist comedy about two travelling salesmen in the business of cleaning skeletons out of people’s closets. The goggles in the film’s title are worn by our protagonists during the extraction process…

WestEnd Films

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Now this is an International Sales and Financing company with style. The marque we developed for them visually represents the film making journey from the straight edged, rational world of financing to the fantastical side of story-telling (it goes from straight to curly, making the ‘E’ on the way). A flamboyant, conceptual logo AND they let us use neon. Awesome.

Tormented Titles

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Produced by Forward Films and Slingshot Studios. As part of our greater work on the online campaign, we got our cast to generate a mass of graffiti on the walls of a toilet (for reasons best explained here).

We then used and embellished this graffiti by reverting to our teenage selves (frighteningly well) to create a school desk-scape etched with the bored doodles of Miss Harrington’s Thursday afternoon English class, liberally interspersed with gore and genitalia. Add some fast cuts, blurs and pans courtesy of animator extraordinaire Mr Ben Cook et voila… Tormented.

It perfectly tops and tails the teen horror and has even produced column inches of its own in film reviews.

http://www.tormentedthemovie.com/

Unanimous Pictures

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0000

We thoroughly enjoyed injecting a bit of old school glamour into Unanimous Pictures’ new identity (formerly Halcyon Pictures). It’s hard to believe but the website, with its silky smooth animation, is entirely built in HTML…

http://www.unanimouspictures.com/

French Film

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0000

Written by Aschlin Ditta (co-creator of the Catherine Tate show), directed by Jackie Oudney and produced by our friends at Slingshot.

These Jean-Luc Godard inspired titles are MASSIVE. We love em. Sadly we never got to meet Cantona, despite claiming he was integral to the design process.

Eco

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Our first shop, and an eco-friendly one at that. We relished the challenge this brief posed and worked closely with the client to develop a simple, playful marque for launch of their west-London flagship store.

We went on to develop their guidelines, stationery, signange and promotional literature… all FSC approved.

The Banker

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

We love this short film, it’s brilliantly directed, the performances are amazing, the sound, production design… everything is top notch. Plus the titles are great.

Drawing on the main theme of the film (sperm donation) we gave every cast and crew member a barcode identity. We did away with the endroller and made everyone that worked on it part of The Banker gene pool.

The Banker won a BAFTA best short film in 2005. Probably because of the titles (and maybe some of that other stuff we mentioned before).

Green

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

A Granada production for BBC Three.

A series based around 3 friends living in adjecent flats in Manchester. The titles had to set up this senario and allude to the slightly insane nature of their existence. Hence the strange poses, fairy lights and big plastic dog. Remember them? They used to sit outside butchers shops in the 80’s… they were for charity collection but kids thought they were rides.

Four Last Songs

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by Francesca Joseph. Produced by Chris Collins.

We created a set of completely original, hand-rendered titles for this enigmatic feature, starring Rhys Ifans and Stanley Tucci. The bitter sweet tale of a dead composer, a Mediterranean island and his legacy needed something ornate and organic with musical connotations… so that’s what we gave them!

Sugarhouse

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by Gary Love. Distributed by Slingshot.

Initially we created the titles and the blog for this excellent story of class chasms in East London starring Ashley Walters and Andy Serkis.

When it was all finished we went on to develop the urban feel for the title treatment and posters and then built a whole street in East London for the website. A really successful integration of accessibility and creativity, with loads to watch and win!

http://sugarhousemovie.com

Water Damage

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by David Bond. This short film about dementia is both tragic and beautiful.

We hand rendered the type to give a feel of delicacy and rawness, then physically deteriorated it with water to directly reference the name of the film and to suggest the grief of the primary character.

What? We’re actually very sensitive.

Lions Are Green

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by David Bond. We were approached by the film’s director and producer to create the titles for this 6 minute short. It’s a simple story about a boy who doesn’t colour-in the same as everyone else (no hobbits or pirate ships or anything!).

We played with this simple idea in the front and end titles, using the magnificent ‘Cheshire’ font from the ‘ShireTypes’ by Jeremy Tankard. We salute you, sir.

Pierrepoint

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by Adrian Shergold. Produced by Granada Films.

We developed the film titles for this film about the last Chief Executioner in Britain, Albert Pierrepoint. Using carefully positioned ligatures to suggest lengths of rope we created a very simple but effective identity for the films cinematic outing.

WorkPlace Art

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

This Shoreditch based gallery and art-buyer was operating 4 different companies dealing with Art in the home, workplace and hospitals as well as digital art installations and needed a way of unifying them.

We did this very successfully by re-working the naming structure and, quite literally, turning ‘art’ on its head. Amazing how you still read it, right?

We then developed the umbrella statement of ‘Art Makes a Difference’ and applied it very flamboyantly to contrast with a restrained corporate application of the 4 logotypes.

City Lights

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

A Granada production for ITV.

We created the titles for this 6 part series that took ‘Northern Lights’ to the big smoke to become ‘City Lights’.

Using ‘Union Square’ as the core typeface and lots of strategically positioned strip lights we created a sophisticated identity for the ITV show that drew its influences from London cabs and street signs.

Minor Hour Films & Major Hour Music

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

A very enjoyable identity job to brand 2 companies under the same visual umbrella – Minor Hour Films and Major Hour Music.

Starting from the fantastic client brief of ‘Tim Burton meets Pathé’ we created typographic clockfaces out of both entities as a way of enabling them to work together or separately whenever neccessary.

Click on the link to see the logos animate in the beginnings of their website… more to come soon.

http://www.minorhourfilms.com

Snow Cake

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by Marc Evans. UK Distribution: Momentum Pictures.

Staying loyal to the film’s colour palette and continuing the Director’s decision to not use any cuts to black we created a beautiful set of animated titles for this incredibly moving film about grief and friendship in a snowy Canadian town.

We were then able to evolve our designs into the UK poster campaign featuring the 3 key cast members but also managing to carry across the colour and concept from the titles. A bloody miracle!

Kinoteka - The London Polish Film Festival

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

(The 6th Annual Polish Film Festival) For which we designed the identity and website. Whilst collaborating with the fabulous people at the Polish Cultural Institute, the logo also got treatment from the renowned film poster designer Andrzej Klimowski and animation genii the Quay Brothers.

At the launch there was vodka and blinis and the website got a round of applause. One of the best parties ever.

http://www.kinoteka.org.uk/

Run Fatboy Run

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Directed by David Schwimmer. Produced by Material Entertainment.

We designed the end titles for this smash UK hit starring Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton.

Working closely with the Director (who we never called Ross, not even once) we opted for creating hand crafted typographic running footprints for all the key cast and creative credits… which didn’t take long at all.

Brilliant Films

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

We branded the development arm of Independent (formerly ICM) erm.. brilliantly?

http://www.brilliant-films.com/

Hugo Arnold

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Hugo is a food writer and menu planner for places like the Ivy and Soho House. He came to us for a website but in the end we developed a complete one-man brand featuring the very succinct fork and pen logo and re-developed all his print materials too.

The site, a very graphic table setting that moves around to reveal sections, is managed entirely by the client through our easy-peasy CMS.

http://www.hugoarnold.com

Ibid Photo Library

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

The re-branding project for this hi-end stock library covered everything in their portfolio, from stationery and advertising to the website and viral marketing. The core concept uses the brand name as a ‘view finder’ through which you can see any of their images. This provides for a wide range of tactical applications. We get to pick the right image for everything… always a pleasure.

Ministry of Fear

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

We identified the need for this new horror film production company to have an identity that would not simply be another logo at the bottom of a poster.

The resulting brand positions a new genre of film and the film company as ‘The Owners of Fear’. A bracket is central to its eerie marque, which lends fear to whatever it surrounds.

To launch the brand, Franki&Jonny commissioned a series of photographs where causes of phobias were incorporated into a single scene. These were made into postcards for the Sundance launch of the company and their first production, Trauma.

We also used elements from Trauma as well as humerous phobias relevant to the Film industry and phobias based on the location of the Festival to create a series of badges.

We would like to officially thank Mena Suvari for wearing our badges and making us feel like fashion designers for 5 minutes!

It's All Electric

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

A creative, online community for the filmmakers of tomorrow. Only tomorrow is now here and unfortunately itsallelectric.com no longer are. However, still one of our favourite projects (not to mention people), they promoted and supported new film production through a unique programme of participatory festivals and innovative distribution channels.

We worked closely with the directors to create, well, everything; its identity, the website interface and all promotional materials.

However, our role as brand guardian extended beyond these channels. We hosted their first film festival and hopefully may working on more collaborations.

Intelligent Safety

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

We developed the identity, guidelines, interface and animated sequences for this interactive Health & Safety package. The brand assets included many versions of the logos using different industrial symbols which were designed to work across lots of different applications. The guidelines then told you how to do this.

The client was very pleased with our work and utterly dismayed with the state of our chairs…

One for the Road

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Director Chris Cooke. Produced by UK Film Council, EMMI and FilmFour. Distribution: Tartan Films. We produced all graphic design elements for this Chris’s debut feature. Filmed on DV, it’s a story of ‘losers and boozers’ – four drink driving offenders who meet on a compulsory alcohol management course.

We worked with the director and producer from an early stage developing an identity using the ‘half pint’ type on a pint glass. From this, we developed the film titles. We then went on to create a teaser campaign on beer mats before the final promotional poster, postcards and T-shirts.

We heard one person say it was the strongest campaign at the Edinburgh Film Festival. We’d like to think many more people thought the same thing.

http://www.onefortheroad.co.uk