Bottletop news blog

February already....

2012-02-03T10:50:00.000Z

We have been extremely busy in the first few weeks of the year with some really exciting projects getting the green light. Currently we are working on a project for a major theme park which we can't tell you about yet - it's all top secret. So far we have been filming in various locations and also doing some green screen for compositing later.

CITV have commissioned us to produce three more animations featuring famous people from history and we are also working on new titles for the next series of The Gadget Show which is back on air in April.

Happy Christmas!

2011-12-19T16:14:00.000Z

Hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year -
Get our Christmas Broadcast here!

Share a Story Special

2011-12-19T14:16:00.000Z

Take a look behind the scenes at our animation work in 'Share a Story Special' on children's channel CITV on 23rd December at 3.45pm, or on ITV1 on the 29th December at 7.25am (unlikely, let's face it) or CITV at 3.45 on 4th January 2012.

CITV - Share A Story

2011-10-27T14:57:00.000Z

Bottletop was delighted to be asked by children's channel CITV to animate one of this year's Share A Story winning films. The eight winning storyboards were chosen to be animated by different companies across the UK with each child recording the voice over for their own story. See Alice Brumwell's story of Greta The Greedy Witch here animated by Bottletop. The animations are being shown on CITV over the next couple of weeks.

Science Museum films go live

2011-10-17T11:56:00.002Z

Following our tender win to work with the Science Museum we were delighted to see some of the films go live on the new digital signage system last week. The system allows visitors to gain an overview of what there is to see within the museum including the films shown in the IMAX cinema and in the two 4D experience theatres. We have edited existing IMAX and HD footage, adding animation and graphics. We are also shooting new footage within the museum to give visitors a taster of the different galleries, the shop and the cafes. All of the films are being produced in landscape and portrait format. Work continues until the end of November. Bottletop also got a (small but perfectly formed) mention in Design Week.

Show Off!

2011-09-13T12:03:00.000Z

Bottletop will be at Antenna's Show Off event on Monday 19th September. Come and say hello, find out what we do and have a go at winning our splendid competition........

It's all in the mix

2011-09-09T14:39:00.001Z

Mark took a day off recently to 'help' our pal Ben make a cake. It was no ordinary cake either as you can see here. Luckily we all got to eat the end result which was surprisingly tasty if a little worse for wear. Now we know about the amazing, though not entirely sensible, culinary talent we have on board at Bottletop we are expecting further scrumptiousness..... fairy cakes anyone?

Science Museum

2011-08-15T15:07:00.001Z

Bottletop is delighted to have won a tender to work with the Science Museum in London. The project will involve filming, animation and video production and will be completed by the end of November. More news later...

Unicef web video

2011-08-04T10:49:00.001Z

Bottletop has been commissioned by children's charity UNICEF to create an animated web video to feature on the home page of a new website for its research centre based in Florence, Italy. The Innocenti Research Centre is the hub of Unicef's global research archive. The new website will enable academics, researchers and the media to access the latest reports and findings on children's issues from around the world. Unicef required an animation to explain to web users the different types of information available on the site and how to find it.

Shane Warne TV adverts

2011-08-03T13:42:00.003Z

We have recently been working hard creating a series of TV adverts for transmission in the UK, Australia and New Zealand on behalf of Olive Media for the Advanced Hair Studio. World famous cricketer Shane Warne was shot on green screen by Olive Media who then commissioned Bottletop to create 3D backgrounds, graphics and final compositing for 15 and 30 second versions of the adverts against a tight transmission deadline.

Greta the Greedy Witch

2011-08-03T13:32:00.001Z

Bottletop is delighted to have been asked by CITV to create another 'Share A Story' animation for broadcast in the autumn. The CITV competition invites children to write a short story with the winners then recording their own voice over as the guide track for the animation. This year we will be animating the exciting tale of Greta the greedy witch.....watch this space.

Bacardi Conference

2011-06-29T09:19:00.000Z

Bottletop has been commissioned by Top Banana to create the opening animation for a conference being produced in Barcelona for the HR department of Bacardi. Using video elements and cut outs Bottletop produced the quirky, motivational video against a tight delivery and turnaround time.

It's no yolk!

2011-05-03T14:07:00.000Z

There were a magnificent 208 eggs in total in our fabulous Easter competition!
We had a whole heap of entries with wildly varying guesses.
The winning entry was from Daisy H with a guess of 205!
Well done Daisy. Your eggs are on their way.........

Enter Our Eggstravagant Easter Egg Comp!

2011-04-18T14:39:00.001Z

Guess eggsactly how many choccy eggs there are in the jar and if you guess correctly you win the lot! What a cracking competition! You have free range to enter any time between now and close of play Monday 2nd May...... go for it!

Gardening Leave at The Royal Hospital, Chelsea

2011-04-15T09:29:00.025Z

Yesterday we were filming at The Royal Hospital in Chelsea, the home of the Chelsea Pensioners. The occasion was the opening of Gardening Leave's latest walled garden- the third in the UK. Gardening Leave is a charity dedicated to providing horticultural therapy for ex-military personnel to aid mental well-being and physical fitness.

Bottletop is producing a video which will explain the work of the charity to potential funders and sponsors as well as to raise awareness amongst veterans who may benefit from Gardening Leave's activities and facilities. Ben Fogle was on hand to declare the garden open and to plant a commemorative tree.

Filming will continue at the Auchincruive garden near Ayr in May. To find out more about Gardening Leave click here .

More Quik Quizzes for CITV

2011-03-29T11:02:00.011Z

Following the success of the Quik Quiz idents we produced for CITV over Christmas and New Year we have just delivered a further set to the children's channel based in Manchester. The silly quiz questions are really popular with the audience of 7-10 year olds and will be on air shortly.

The Cool Stuff Collective

2011-03-17T10:30:00.003Z

Bottletop has just delivered 6 more Hasbro sponsorship animations for 'The Cool Stuff Collective' on CITV. Hasbro were delighted with previous work which was commissioned by CITV Creative leading them to ask for these further idents which feature Nerf Blasters and Supersoakers including the magnificently named Deploy CS6, Longstrike and Thunderstorm.

Gardening Leave

2011-02-10T10:49:00.008Z

We are delighted to have been asked by the charity Gardening Leave
to create a short film which will enable the public to have a better understanding of the unique work they do. The film will be shown at fundraising events and also on Gardening Leave's website. The aim is to attract donations and also to alert ex-servicemen and women of the existence of the charity from which they may benefit.

Gardening Leave provides a non-clinical approach to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the form of horticultural therapy. Walled gardens provide a secure haven for traumatised ex-service personnel whose symptoms of stress may not surface for many years after returning to civilian life. The charity has established gardens near Glasgow and has just been given a walled area of The Royal Hospital, Chelsea (home of the Chelsea pensioners). On our recce day the new area in Chelsea looked lovely in the sunshine but will be totally transformed by the time we film the official opening on April 14th.

Hasbro sponsorship

2011-01-21T12:10:00.005Z

Commissioned by CITV, Bottletop has designed and animated the latest sponsorship animation for one of the world's leading toy manufacturers, Hasbro. The ident features one of Hasbro's leading products, a new Nerf blaster called Barricade RV-10 and appears before the titles and during the commercial breaks for the television programme "The Cool Stuff Collective" which airs in January 2011.

Be afraid.

Quik Quiz for CITV

2011-01-12T15:10:00.003Z

As everyone else was lurching back from their office Christmas parties we were still toiling away at Bottletop HQ. Having pitched several ideas to children's channel CITV we were commissioned to produce fifteen break bumpers for the new year with a delivery date just before Christmas. Each ident consists of a ten second animation into, and out of, the commercial break. Bottletop developed a series of quirky quiz questions with suitably silly answers to amuse and engage the target audience of 7-10 year olds. The idents are now showing on CITV.

Planes, trains and automobiles.....

2011-01-12T15:00:00.002Z

We were incredibly busy before Christmas and had no time to update the blog with what we'd been up to. We had lots of TV work, some print design and web - so a bit of everything. The biggest project of the lot was the production of a DVD for a major transport infrastructure company (we're not allowed to say who). We travelled to Glasgow, Manchester, York, Derby, London and Brighton to complete filming and then we edited and did lovely graphicy bits back at base in Nottingham. The client cried at the first viewing which we decided to take as a good sign......

Happy Christmas!

2010-12-21T12:39:00.002Z

We shall be closing the office from 5pm on 23rd December and we shall reappear on January 4th 2011.
If you have an enquiry please email us as we shall be checking in regularly....
Have a great Christmas and New Year from all at Bottletop

We've knitted you a card...

2010-12-16T22:29:00.002Z

It's Christmas again.....!
http://www.bottletop.co.uk/merrychristmas/

Creative Careers Conference

2010-11-23T15:42:00.004Z

Bottletop is presenting a keynote talk at the Creative Careers Conference on November 25th. Organised by New College Nottingham for the benefit of its students the conference runs from November 22nd through to November 25th and features many East Midlands-based creative companies whose work ranges from games design to textile crafts. Bottletop will include case histories of various projects and give an overview of life inside a multi-skilled creative agency as well as top tips on getting into, and surviving in, the industry.

Animations for EMDA

2010-09-13T11:05:00.003Z

Bottletop has delivered two 4-minute animations to EMDA (East Midlands Development Agency) designed to encourage SMEs to explore opportunities available to help their businesses expand. Bottletop was asked to adhere to the existing brand guidelines and established style of illustration used in EMDA's printed materials. We created new illustrations, as well as developing existing ones, translating some of them into 3D objects for greater interest and flexibility. The animations will run in reception areas, on the web and at business events as well as being available on DVD.

Share a Story ...

2010-09-11T20:17:00.008Z

Share a Story is a writing competition for children sponsored by First Light. Children were asked to provide a short story and a storyboard to show how their idea could be animated. The winning entries included Jade Marshall's 'Farmer Frank'. Bottletop was commissioned by children's channel CITV to animate the story which revolves around a group of disgruntled farm animals who are determined to stop the hungry crows from eating all the farmer's corn. The short animations will be shown regularly between programmes on CITV.

Bottletop gets stuck in!

2010-09-10T20:28:00.009Z

Bottletop has been working with CITV on one of a series of interstitial animations showcasing historical figures who have overcome disability and adversity to become outstanding in their field. Working from only one portrait photograph of athlete Wilma Rudolph, Bottletop created a lively and entertaining animation describing Wilma's battle with polio which she overcame to win three gold medals at the 1960 olympics.

Bottletop on the Beeb

2010-07-15T18:53:00.005Z

On July 14th Bottletop appeared on BBC East Midlands Today as part of a feature on the creative industries in Nottingham. The media centre where we have been tenants since November - Antenna - was the focus of the piece which looked at the variety of activity within the building and the added value for businesses in being part of a creative hub. With some of the team in Manchester, working with CITV, and the inevitable summer holidays we were a bit thin on the ground but we hope we gave viewers a good idea of what we get up to at Bottletop HQ. See the whole piece here

They think it's all over - it is now....

2010-07-12T16:41:00.007Z

It's all over - Spain was victorious..... and England wasn't. However - one proud Englishman won our Guess The Goals Competition which asked punters to, well, guess the number of goals scored in the entire World Cup. Football aficionado Carl Hadley, who spends his spare time being Head of Graphics at children's channel CITV in Manchester correctly guessed 159! As you can see from the photo he was totally overwhelmed by the generosity of the prize. We offered him a 20 quid CineWorld voucher but instead he opted for hard cash..... so the beers are on Carl! Well done mate.

'Mighty-Mites' for CBeebies

2010-06-16T13:24:00.005Z

Bottletop has just delivered titles for 'Mighty-Mites', a new children's series for CBeebies. Produced by Elstree-based Wish Films, 'Mighty-Mites' features Sarah-Jayne and her puppet side-kick, Go-Jo, who travel the country helping pre-school children to develop their skills at various sports and activities as diverse as ballroom dancing and dog training. Sarah-Jayne and Go-Jo transform into whirling balls of energy as they travel. Bottletop created an animating energy ball with a matte to enable Wish Films to emulate the transition in post-production for the 25 episodes. Icons were used to describe the sports involved and to enable the pre-school children to take part in a quiz. Bottletop created nearly 200 icons for the show which starts transmission on Monday 26th July 15.30 on CBeebies.

It's FREE, it's fun.....

2010-06-09T20:35:00.003Z

Whipped to a frenzy by World Cup fever we have decided to run our very own World Cup Comp. Simply guess the number of goals scored throughout the tournament to win. The prize is a CineWorld voucher worth a massive 20 quid - we reckon that will get you a seat, a bucket of popcorn and possibly even a drink. Go on - enter! You know you want to. Entries close at kick-off of the first match on Friday June 11th..... enter here

We're recommended!

2010-06-09T09:29:00.003Z

Bottletop is delighted to have been re-recommended by RAR (the Recommended Agency Register). Clients are asked for their opinion of our team and our work in complete confidence. On the basis of their glowing testimonials we have qualified for inclusion on this exclusive list for the next year.

Toonattik rebrand ...

2010-05-17T14:49:00.006Z

Bottletop has been helping CITV rebrand 'Toonattik', GMTV's morning cartoon show which has dropped its in-vision presenters and has gone for a cartoon-led style.

Bottletop supplied all the 3D elements and animated and composited many of the characters into the titles, stings and idents.

Animation commission for EMDA

2010-04-25T11:35:00.002Z

Following a pitch, Bottletop has been commissioned by the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) to design and produce three animations to encourage SMEs to contact the agency to further explore opportunities available to help their businesses expand. The animations will run in reception areas, at business events and will be available on DVD.

3D Information graphics

2010-03-26T12:24:00.007Z

Bottletop has produced 3D animated information graphics for a CITV promotional DVD which will be used to promote the channel to prospective advertisers.

Latest news...

2010-02-18T10:18:00.001Z

Following a six-way pitch Bottletop are delighted to be working on a new series for CBeebies...
more later.

New graphics for The Gadget Show

2010-02-02T12:20:00.008Z

The latest series of The Gadget Show has aired with new titles and graphics produced by Bottletop. The brief was to re-design the look and feel of the show to reflect the fun and entertainment of the series and to move away from a hard-edged techy style. Following a pitch, Bottletop was commissioned to produce titles and a complete content graphics package. A fresh, new colour scheme for the graphics has been established which allows for flexibility within the different strands of the programme.

Kilimanjaro ? ... Done!

2010-02-01T10:17:00.008Z

CONGRATULATIONS ANNE!

Anne has made it to the top of Kilimanjaro.
Of the people attempting to climb it, just over half actually make it to the top, so well done!

Rumble in the jungle

2010-01-19T15:48:00.003Z

Bottletop has produced motion graphics for Lafarge's annual corporate event. Commissioned by Q-Base Media, Bottletop were given the theme of 'Tribal' and created an opening sequence with animated rainforest and animals. An overview of 2009 was also produced as a diary montage posted on the wall of a jungle hut. This is the third year that Bottletop has been asked to produce the graphics for this major event.

Bottletop reaches new heights....

2010-01-19T11:50:00.003Z

This week Anne is off to Tanzania to (attempt to) climb Kilimanjaro. At just under 19,500 feet Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and the highest mountain in Africa. So...either she'll be back in two weeks or we'll be advertising for a new designer - watch this space.

We're back...!

2010-01-04T10:04:00.002Z

Happy New Year! We're glad to be back and looking forward to an exciting 2010.
Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous year.

Christmas and New Year

2009-12-22T14:42:00.002Z

We are closing the office from 24th December and re-opening on January 4th 2010.
With lots of projects to be finished by Christmas we ran out of time to complete our spectacular annual e-card which we know you all await with eager anticipation..... so if you didn't receive one it's not because we don't like you anymore. We'll make sure next year's is twice as good to make up for it! See you in 2010. Festive greetings from the Bottletops.

CITV Christmas promotion ...

2009-11-30T22:13:00.007Z

Bottletop has produced several 40 second animations for CITV's christmas campaign.

New lyrics to Jingle Bells feature the channels characters appearing in a seasonal village scene.

Built using Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4D and After Effects.

New CITV rebrand goes live ...

2009-11-30T22:02:00.004Z

ITV children's channel CITV has been rebranded.

Bottletop was asked to produced over 40 animated versions of the new logo.

The new identity was launched in November.

The Gadget Show 2010

2009-11-19T17:47:00.002Z

We were delighted to be asked a couple of weeks ago to pitch to refresh The Gadget Show for 2010. Bottletop originally branded the show back in 2004 and has produced a couple of versions of the titles since, but this time the producers (North One Television/Five) asked us to give the show a completely new look. It has been a bit tricky juggling an office move, current clients and a pitch we very much wanted to win, but..... we did it! Following a meeting at Five's HQ in London today Bottletop is currently working on the new look graphics which will be on screen in the new year.

We have moved...

2009-11-04T15:44:00.003Z

Bottletop is now firmly established in its new offices at Antenna.
Our new phone number is 0115 993 2345. Come and see us - you can help to sort out some boxes... has anyone seen my HB pencil?

Animations for Oracle

2009-10-23T11:24:00.006Z

Bottletop has produced a series of animations for Oracle to be used in their international corporate communications. Commissioned by Breathe Productions, Bottletop created a vibrant animating energy trail which was tracked over existing HD footage of Oracle's major international locations and its HQ in California creating an introductory title sequence. Longer animations were then produced featuring the cities of Tokyo, Dubai, Milan, Paris, London and New York in more depth to create animations for global communications from those specific locations.

Sunday at the movies.....

2009-10-18T17:36:00.004Z

Bottletop was invited to attend today's screening of the first three episodes of 'Jinx' at the Phoenix Cinema on Finchley High Road. The audience was composed of cast, crew and lots of young viewers who were all delighted by what they saw. The Phoenix, which has been named 'the best single cinema in London' by Time Out was the perfect setting. After the show the kids fought tooth and nail to get their hands on signed copies of the Lulu Baker books by Fiona Dunbar on which the series is based. Jinx starts transmission on Saturdays and Sundays from 31st October at 10.30am on CBBC.

Fur & Feathers fly ...

2009-10-17T14:56:00.007Z

Bottletop has provided the animations for Citv's latest half-term promotion. Fur & Feathers puts programmes featuring furry animals against programmes featuring feathered ... er ... birds!

Built in Cinema 4D and assembled in After Effects.

We're on the move!

2009-10-14T11:15:00.007Z

Bottletop is moving. We are really excited to be one of the first tenants at Antenna, a new media centre in Nottingham. A stone's throw from the Lace Market, Antenna is a smart, new members-only creative work space featuring a restaurant and bar, screening rooms and meeting rooms. Other tenants include EM Media and Spool Films.

So from November 2nd our new contact details will be:

Bottletop, Antenna, Beck Street, Nottingham NG1 1EQ

0115 993 2345

Give us a call and join us for a drink at the bar or something scrumptious from the menu.......

Televisual features Bottletop

2009-10-08T11:05:00.003Z

Bottletop is in the news this month. Our Jinx titles for CBBC are also featured in this month's Televisual......

Press coverage for Jinx titles

2009-10-05T10:32:00.002Z

This week's 'Broadcast', the national industry magazine, has chosen to feature Bottletop's recent titles for Jinx in its Creative Review section. Transmission begins on October 31st, every Saturday and Sunday at 10.30am on CBBC.

Jinx Titles for CBBC

2009-08-24T11:14:00.004Z

Bottletop has just delivered the titles for Jinx - a new children's series for CBBC - to meet a deadline that will enable producer Kindle Entertainment to launch the show at MIP Junior in Cannes in October. Shot and delivered in HD, the titles feature a mix of live action and animation to reflect the fun, chaos, mess and mayhem of the programme storylines.

Vimto Ad for Saudi

2009-08-18T10:08:00.005Z

Strudel Films commissioned Bottletop to produce several animated sequences for TV advertising in Saudi Arabia. The Vimto bottle and label needed to be photorealistic whilst showing the graphics 'writing on'. Created in Cinema4D, the animations are being used to promote the famous fruit cordial in a country where it is the market leader.

BBC titles shoot

2009-07-27T10:35:00.004Z

A couple of the team were at the BBC's Oxford Road Studios in Manchester on Friday to shoot the cast for the 'Jinx' titles. Shooting on HD against blue and white screen, Bottletop were up against a tight schedule working around the producer's run of the first episode being held the same day. Everything ran like clockwork and the shots are in the can - first episode delivery is scheduled for launch at MIP Junior in Cannes.

CBBC commission for Bottletop

2009-07-06T20:06:00.005Z

Bottletop has been commissioned by Kindle Entertainment to create the titles for its new CBBC series 'Jinx!'. The 13 x 30 minute series will air in the autumn and is being shot in Manchester at the BBC's Oxford Road studios. The programme is based on the Lulu Baker trilogy of novels by Fiona Dunbar. Lulu cooks up recipes with magical effects, aided and abetted by Cookie, a mischievous fairy.

Happy Birthday Bottletop!

2009-07-05T09:32:00.004Z

Doesn't time fly when you're enjoying yourself? We can hardly believe Bottletop is five years old today. Gorgeous weather too for some modest celebrations....

Huntik comes to CITV

2009-07-03T15:13:00.002Z

Bottletop has produced several animated idents for CITV to promote a new series coming soon to the channel. Huntik follows the adventures of Lok Lambert, Sophie Casterwill, their mentor Dante Vale and the rest of the Huntik Foundation as they use magical powers and allies called Titans to explore strange locations, find lost treasures and battle evil.

We're Recommended!

2009-06-04T12:40:00.002Z

Bottletop is pleased to have been accepted onto the Recommended Agency Register. The Agency takes confidential and independent references from clients to get an honest overview of a company's abilities and performance.

CITV

2009-05-15T11:00:00.002Z

Bottletop will be working with children's channel CITV over the next month creating some more jolly promotions and idents.

Congratulations

2009-05-15T10:47:00.004Z

Well done to Anne's brother Iain and his team mates John and David who not only completed their 350 mile gruelling trek to the North Pole but won the race against 4 other teams by a considerable distance. Braving hungry polar bears and temperatures of -50 for over 4 weeks the boys raised thousands of pounds for charity. Read all about in on their website www.pole-in-one.com (donated by Bottletop) or on the official race site at www.polarrace.com.

New website for Bottletop

2009-04-30T16:08:00.001Z

To celebrate our upcoming fifth birthday we thought it was time for a revamp of the Bottletop website. This has taken rather longer than expected as we have had to keep stopping to do 'proper' work, as you will see from the further news below. The website now reflects a better cross-section of the many areas in which we work, contains case histories of all the projects and is easy to navigate. We hope you like it.

Ten Moving Stories

2009-04-30T16:03:00.001Z

Ten Moving Stories is a video produced as part of the training resources within The UCH Education Centre. Filmed at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, the video focuses on management structure and the reaction of staff to radical change to enable learning by review. The DVD features interviews with project leaders, senior clinicians and administrative staff and is to form the backbone of a training course pack.

The UCH Education Centre Showreel

2009-04-30T15:57:00.002Z

Bottletop has delivered a showreel DVD explaining the purpose of, and the facilities within, The Education Centre at University College Hospital. During a two day shoot in London Bottletop filmed all the facilities within the centre including the Minimal Access Surgery Unit . The DVD will be sent to all prospective delegates, students or trainees and also appears on the website.

The UCH Education Centre

2009-04-30T15:55:00.003Z

This week the website for The Education Centre at University College Hospital has gone live. Designed and built by Bottletop, the website is a showcase for the centre which is the UK's most advanced medical training and teaching facility. Bottletop was commissioned to deliver both the showcase website and also a database driven website for internal use, dealing with clinical statistics, to be used as an analytical tool. The website features a fly-through animation to help explain the facilities within The Education Centre.

CITV Easter Promotion

2009-04-30T15:51:00.003Z

It's the Sick Chicks versus the Hot Cross Bunnies in the battle for possession of the legendary Beaster Egg on Beaster Island - another Bottletop promotion for children's channel CITV. Bottletop developed and drew the characters (with pencils!) and animated them in After Effects. The idents are used to top and tail stop frame animatics produced in-house at CITV in Manchester. The promotions were transmitted before and during the Easter holiday period.

Morgan

2009-04-30T15:49:00.001Z

Bottletop were asked by BBTV to create a 3D, animated version of the famous Morgan logo to be used as a sting within a film celebrating the first 100 years of the famous British car company.

Integrex

2009-02-13T13:02:00.013Z

Derbyshire-based engineering firm Integrex contacted Bottletop with a need to refresh their branding and create a bright, clean and easily navigable website.
The forty-year-old company designs, manufactures and supplies electronic and IT solutions such as Top Up kiosks, touch screens, projectors, IT networks, hardware and software to a diverse market place including aerospace and education. Two microsites for Integrex's own-brand products VisiLift and PayPix link into the main company site. PayPix and VisiLift have been given their own sub-brand identity which allows Integrex to add new products as they come on stream. Bottletop is now working with Integrex on further marketing materials to celebrate its fortieth year of business.

All in a good cause

2009-02-13T12:57:00.002Z

Bottletop has donated a website to Pole In One - a team of intrepid adventurers, including Anne's brother Iain - who are racing to the North Pole in April to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Read all about it here:
Pole in One

Happy 2009!

2009-01-05T19:06:00.002Z

Welcome back to a brand new year. Despite all the doom and gloom we're still here with many varied projects to look forward to in 2009 including work for the NHS, drugs company AstraZeneca, and a Derbyshire-based engineering company.

Happy Christmas

2008-12-17T15:48:00.004Z

We wish everybody a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2009.
Bottetop will be closed for a break from December 24th until January 5th.
View this year's Bottletop e-card here:
http://www.bottletop.co.uk/christmas/
If you'd like to be included on the list for next year then let us know.......

Branding for Health Club

2008-09-16T21:42:00.002Z

Bottletop has been commissioned by Icke Fitness - a gorgeous gym based in rural Derbyshire - to develop marketing materials, a website and a clear branding strategy.

CITV

2008-09-16T21:38:00.001Z

Bottletop has been busy producing idents for CITV children's channel based in Manchester. Featuring Horrid Henry the promotions are due to air soon.

Promotional video for q-base media

2008-07-09T11:38:00.005Z

Bottletop has completed a promotional DVD for events management company Q-Base Media. The DVD uses animation to bring to life characters taken from Q-Base's website. Explaining the organisation and systems in place at Q-Base the DVD is being sent to prospective clients over the next few months.

UCLH Exhibition

2008-06-07T16:14:00.006Z

University College Hospital (London) on Euston Road is opening a new Narrative Centre as a permanent exhibition which will be regularly updated. The purpose of the centre is to create a focus for staff and patient experiences - both positive and negative - so that lessons may be learnt in improving patient care. Bottletop has designed the exhibition space and its content which features a 100" interactive touch screen. Bottletop is providing video and flash animation as well as printed exhibition panels, lightboxes and branding for the centre.

The Gadget Show - New Series

2008-03-27T21:09:00.005Z

Bottletop has just delivered new titles and a complete graphics package for the new series of The Gadget Show. Following our successful rebranding of the show in 2005, Bottletop was approached by North One Television to refresh the look for the new series. A bright and polished revamp of the graphics reflects the look and feel of the new Gadget studio whilst retaining the instantly recognisable and iconic logo. See the new hour long show on Five from March 31st at 8pm.

Ace Base Logo ...

2008-03-12T13:16:00.017Z

With the help of the children from the Ace Base Study Support Centre, Bottletop has designed and implemented a new identity for the centre based at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Ace Base is part of the DfES Playing for Success initiative that aims to contribute to improvements in standards of literacy, numeracy and information computer technology by raising pupils' self-esteem and motivation. The brief was to incorporate tennis and computer technology into a new logo. the children came up with various designs and ideas which Bottletop developed into the final design.

The Gadget Show

2008-02-14T11:25:00.002Z

North One Television has commissioned new titles and stings from Bottletop for the next series of 'The Gadget Show' for Five....more soon.

UCLH Exhibition Design

2008-01-19T20:46:00.000Z

Bottletop is working with Elision Health to design and develop an interactive exhibition area at University College Hospital's administration centre on Euston Road in London. The space incorporates a modular system of display units using LCD screens and featuring a central floating holographic effect display carrying 3D graphics and HD live action. The project is part of a major refurbishment of the building. The commission follows Bottletop's corporate branding for Elision Health and the design of an exhibition area at their headquarters in Leicester.

Happy New Year!

2008-01-19T20:27:00.000Z

The Bottletop team has hit the ground running after the Christmas break with projects on the go for clients including the American Embassy and AstraZeneca. We are working on broadcast TV titles, web and print design, corporate branding and retail televsion and Monday 21st January sees the screening of 'Jinx' at BAFTA in Piccadilly.

Jinx

2007-11-16T20:41:00.001Z

The Bottletop team is creating the titles and special effects for 'Jinx' a children's programme for Nickelodeon. The effects include a multitude of appear, disappear and shrinking effects as we follow the adventures of Lulu, Aunt Cookie and a magic cookery book.

Branding delivered...

2007-10-25T21:00:00.000Z

...for Nottingham Hairdressing Training Agency.
NHTA has three distinct and different arms to its business and needed a clean modern image which tied the strands of the business together visually and overhauled the brand completely.
Bottletop produced branding and print work up against a forthcoming trade show deadline. The clients are delighted with their new look and have commissioned Bottletop to create an online presence for the company via a website.

Bottletop expands again

2007-10-25T20:48:00.000Z

Bottletop welcomes new team member Matt who came to us for work experience straight from his degree course and has now become a permanent feature!

Branding for AstraZeneca

2007-10-25T20:38:00.001Z

Bottletop has completed branding for a new arm of global drugs giant AstraZeneca.
Design work extends to a complete style guide and ongoing work with presentations and printed material.

Nottingham Creative Business Awards

2007-10-25T20:33:00.000Z

Bottletop was delighted to be short-listed down to the last three in the Graphic Design category in last Thursday's Awards. We didn't win but like the England Rugby team we took it on the chin. It was a fabulous evening - our congratulations to the winners.

Pilot for Nickelodeon

2007-09-28T13:16:00.000Z

Bottletop has been commissioned, by Kindle Entertainment, to create titles and digital special effects for 'Jinx' a pilot for a new children's series for Nickelodeon. Shooting takes place at ITV's Leeds Studios in October with post production running up to December.

Award Nomination

2007-09-28T13:11:00.001Z

Bottletop has been short-listed for the Nottingham Creative Business Awards. The award ceremony will take place on October 18th and celebrates the creative industries' contribution to business in Nottingham.

Megahertz video

2007-07-31T15:33:00.000Z

Bottletop has been commissioned to produce a video for Megahertz Broadcast Systems for display at the major broadcast industry exhibition IBC.

AstraZeneca

2007-07-31T15:31:00.000Z

Bottletop has been commisioned to brand a new arm of global drugs giant AstraZeneca.
More soon.....

Tesco TV

2007-07-31T15:19:00.001Z

Bottletop has now completed nearly 200 animations for the Tesco TV retail channel.
The animations run in Tesco's main stores nationwide and are an ongoing project for Bottletop.

My Spy Family

2007-06-28T10:20:00.001Z

My Spy Family - series starts 9am 21st July on Cartoon Network

JUJU WELLIES GOES LIVE

2007-06-28T10:16:00.000Z

Following the success of the JuJu Jellies site earlier this year, Bottletop has just completed its sister site - JuJu Wellies. www.jujuwellies.co.uk

I Didn't Know That...

2007-06-11T19:21:00.000Z

Bottletop had a visit last week from Johnny and Richard, presenters of National Geographic channel's 'I Didn't Know That'. Director John Boam needed to illustrate the merits of Photoshop to viewers - particularly its uses in photo-retouching. Johnny and a male model were shot against green screen in the studio. One of Bottletop's designers, Mark, was then filmed retouching Johnny's six-pack and stubble by borrowing elements of the male model's body and successfully turned back the years without any need for cosmetic surgery!

My Spy Family - titles delivered

2007-05-30T15:10:00.000Z

Bottletop has delivered titles, bumpers and end credits for Cartoon Network's new children's series, 'My Spy Family'. Produced by Kindle Entertainment, the series is currently in production at ITV's Leeds studios. The sequences were created in After Effects following a green-screen studio shoot in April.

Leicester Grammar School

2007-05-30T09:27:00.000Z

Bottletop has completed a 3D build and fly around of Leicester Grammar School's new site which is due for completion in Autumn 2008. The school is currently under construction and the animation has been developed as part of a DVD to help parents of prospective pupils understand the benefits of the move and the improved facilities that it will bring to the school. The 3D animation was contructed from plans provided by the architects and interpreted by Richard Osborn at Bottletop.

New Bottletop Team Member

2007-05-02T09:05:00.000Z

New Bottletop team member Mark Pyper has joined us this week to help with an ever-increasing workload. Mark has a BSc in Product Design and also a BA in Video Production and is already getting his sleeves rolled up helping us with our delivery of animations for a major supermarket's retail television network.

JuJu Wellies - website

2007-04-24T11:25:00.000Z

Hot on the heels of the JuJu Jellies website we are now creating the JuJu Wellies site.
We have an office full of wellies - leopard print, pink, green, flowery.....and the ever present smell of rubber.....

Junior Designer ... post now filled

2007-04-24T11:22:00.000Z

Our Junior Designer vacancy has now been filled....
More news soon.

My Spy Family titles shoot

2007-04-23T18:39:00.001Z

We've now shot all the green screen footage required for the titles of My Spy Family. The series is being produced at ITV's Leeds Studios. We now have until the end of May to deliver the final titles.

BOTTLETOP SEEKS JUNIOR DESIGNER

2007-04-02T13:02:00.000Z

Bottletop is looking for a Junior Designer to join the team.
Are you educated to degree level in design/media?
Are you a talented designer with excellent knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects?
Are you self-motivated, well organised and willing to learn?
Would you like to work across a broad range of disciplines including broadcast television, video, web and print?
Are you a car owner?

If YES to all of the above then please apply IN WRITING to Anne Whiteley at Bottletop.