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HotBox Studios Software Development

HotBox Studios has been working with Basingstoke College of Technology (BCOT) - adding functionality to the ILP software we developed in 2006.

New functionality has been added to allow for additional achievement types and levels within the ILP reports, and for the reports to be delivered as PDF documents.

For more details and images of our ILP software please visit the HotBox Studios Software Development Portfolio

07 Dec 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

HotBox Studios has been working with Watford Ladies FC - developing their website and Content Management System (CMS).

The Watford Ladies FC website and CMS has been updated to allow for Watford Ladies FC to add sponsorship information on a per player basis. A new downloads section has also been created for the Watford Ladies FC website - allowing Watford Ladies FC to provide downloads for its members and fans.

For more details and images of the Watford Ladies FC website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

12 Nov 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The PAAM website is now live! You can now find out more about PAAM by visiting:

www.paamapplication.co.uk

HotBox Studios released PAAM in 2007 - a secure web based software package which tightly integrates Personnel Application, Administration, and Management. Although a web based system, PAAM has been designed to enable use when no internet connection is available.

Throughout 2007 HotBox Studios has been working with clients and users of PAAM - tailoring PAAM to their needs - adding and modifying functionality as required.

...and from what we've heard the users can't wait to talk to PAAM herself!

For further details please visit the PAAM website

01 Oct 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The Kangacrew Childcare Staff Solutions website has been updated! HotBox Studios has been working closely with Kangacrew Childcare Staff Solutions in developing their website, in terms of both design and functionality.

Kangacrew Childcare Kangacrew Childcare Staff Solutions is a recruitment consultancy that deals solely with the childcare sector, particularly children's day nurseries.

For further details and images of the Kangacrew Childcare Staff Solutions website please visit the HotBox Studios web design portfolio.

Or the Kangacrew Childcare Staff Solutions website:

www.kangacrew.com

24 Sep 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The Air and Sea Association website has been updated! HotBox Studios has been working closely with the Air and Sea Association to develop their website, in terms of both design and functionality.

The Air and Sea Association is a strong world wide network of independent freight forwarders and customs clearance brokers working closely together to provide first class services.

For more details and images of the Air and Sea Association website please visit the HotBox Studios web design portfolio.

Or the Air and Sea Association website:

www.asanetwork.org

10 Sep 07

HotBox Studios Software Development

HotBox Studios has released PAAM - a secure web based software package which tightly integrates Personnel Application, Administration, and Management. Although a web based system, PAAM has been designed to enable use when no internet connection is available.

Throughout 2007 HotBox Studios has been working with clients and users of PAAM - tailoring PAAM to their needs - adding and modifying functionality as required.

...and from what we've heard the users can't wait to talk to PAAM herself!

For further details please visit the PAAM website

20 Aug 07

HotBox Studios Photography

Mark Hatchard's Photography website has been updated! We've added a new collection to Mark Hatchard's Photography website entitled "Latitude Festival 2007".

For more details and images of the www.MarkHatchard.com website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

24 Jul 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The Watford Ladies F.C. website has been given a facelift! Watford Ladies F.C. in its present form is the result of a merger between Watford Ladies F.C. and Watford Town Girls F.C.

Watford Ladies F.C. was formed in 1970, following a number of letters received by Watford F.C. to start a ladies football team from within the supporters club...

For more details and images of the www.WatfordLadiesFC.com website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

11 Jul 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The "Dental Nurse Training? Solutions!" website is now live! DNTS has been teaching since 1989 and currently offers the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses [NEBDN] National Certificate in Dental Nursing. This is offered to all persons who are currently employed within practices or who have experience of Dental Nursing Qualified Dental Nurses can go on to take further qualifications: Oral Health Education, Dental Sedation Nursing, and Radiography.

DNTS also teach a course on Dental Practice Management and PassTime Æ which is a day to support Dental Nurses about to take the National Certificate Exam.

For more details and images of the Dental Nurse Training? Solutions! website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

09 Jul 07

HotBox Studios Animation

HotBox Studios has produced animation for a specially commissioned piece inspired by the timeless children's classic 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein. Un[t]old spins a new physical storytelling magic with dancing bodies, evocative music, light and animation.

Internationally renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor and members of his extraordinary company, Random Dance, lead an equally inspiring group of intergenerational professional and non-professional performers in a piece where the traditional boundaries of age quietly disappear. With talented performers from 18 months old to 60 years + Un[t]old captures the arrows of time in a breathtakingly fresh and moving work.

For more information about Un[t]old please visit the HotBox Studios Animation and Visual Effects Portfolio:

HotBox Studios Animation and Visual Effects Portfolio

For more information about Random Dance please visit:

www.RandomDance.org

For more information about York Theatre Royal please visit:

www.Theatre-Royal-York.co.uk

02 Jul 07

Glastonbury Festival & Latitude Festival

HotBox Studios has collaborated with Random Dance & Wayne McGregor since 2001 - we're very pleased to announce that Random Dance will be performing at the Glastonbury Festival on 22nd, 23rd and 24th June. The company will perform the duet from Wayne McGregor's 2002 creation Nemesis which will be danced by Antoine Vereecken and Laila Diallo. Five years, and over 20 countries later this Nemesis duet (extracted from the original) returns with its distinctive physical trademarks, futuristic style and remarkable dancers. The performance will be on the Dance On Fire Stage every day between 3:00pm - 4:15pm. For more information about Glastonbury festival please visit:

www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Random Dance will also be performing the Nemesis duet at the Latitude Festival on 13th & 14th July. The duet will be danced by Antoine Vereecken and Odette Hughes and performances will be in the Theatre Arena at 6pm on 13th July and 4.45pm on 14th July. The Festival is a 3 day performing arts festival run by the Mean Fiddler Music Group and will be held in Henham Park in Southwald, Suffolk. It offers "an array of eclectic art, entertainment and attractions for all generations" with Arenas for Music, Theatre, Stand Up Poetry, Literature, Comedy, Children and Cabaret. For more information about Latitude festival please visit:

www.latitudefestival.co.uk

13 Jun 07

2012 Olympics to drain Arts Funding

Please take a moment to oppose the unprecedented 35% cut in arts funding, and stop the chancellor using Lottery money to plug the funding gap in the 2012 Olympics. If this goes ahead at least £900m will go from Big lottery, Sport England, Arts Council and Heritage Lottery.

This will affect all those working in the arts, and their audiences. Much of this money would fund projects within the local voluntary and community sector. Services to disadvantaged people will be directly affected by the loss of this funding, people who will have no opportunity to benefit from the Olympics directly but rely on local services provided by the voluntary sector.

Please visit the link below for further details:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/lotteryolympics/

12 Jun 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The LapDeck website is now live! Now the product and website have been released - we'll be working further with the LapDeck website - fine-tuning the design and functionality.

Lapdeck puts you back in full control of your gaming experience. When attached to a steering wheel Lapdeck gives you the chance of getting consistent lap times, supreme car control, and bumper to bumper racing lap after lap, all from the comfort of your lounge. No more dead legs by gripping a device with your thighs. This means you can have hours of fun and still be able to walk afterwards.

For more details and images of the Lapdeck website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

06 Jun 07

HotBox Studios Graphic Design

HotBox Studios has been working closely with DC Site Services to re-design the company's logo. DC Site Services provides services such as event management, stewarding and traffic marshalling to the live event industry - examples include Glastonbury Festival, T In The Park, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival, Download Festival Latitude Festival, Global Gathering, Guilfest and The Big Chill.

The DC Site Services logo was designed for use with all of DC Site Services' publicity, their stationary, equipment, and website.

For more information about DC Site Services please visit

www.DCSiteServices.com

04 Jun 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The Kangacrew recruitment website has been updated! HotBox Studios has been working closely with Kangacrew recruitment to develop their website, in terms of both design and functionality.

Kangacrew is a recruitment consultancy that deals solely with the childcare sector, particularly children's day nurseries.

Kangacrew's vision is to play a key role in the recruitment of the highest quality childcare professionals for the sector. We believe that in focusing all our efforts and resources on this vision, we will realise our dream of becoming the childcare professionals and sectors first choice.

More details and images of our work with Kangacrew recruitment can be found within the HotBox Studios web design portfolio.

31 May 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The Air and Sea Association website has been updated!

A secure booking system has been created for the Air and Sea Association for their upcoming conference in Athens, Greece.

The Air and Sea Association is a strong world wide network of independent freight forwarders and customs clearance brokers working closely together to provide first class services.

For more info please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio, or visit the Air and Sea Association website:

www.asanetwork.org

28 May 07

HotBox Studios Animation

An article has been released by GridIron Software discussing HotBox Studios' use of GridIron's Nucleo Pro software. HotBox Studios used GridIron's Nucleo Pro to assist in producing animation and visual effects for Henry Purcell's Opera 'Dido and Aeneas', directed by Wayne McGregor.

Dido and Aeneas opened at Teatro alla Scala (Milan) in June 2006. Dido and Aeneas is coming to London's Royal Opera House in the spring of 2009.

For more details of HotBox Studios' use of GridIron's Nucleo Pro on 'Dido and Aeneas' please visit:

GridIron Software's article on HotBox Studios

For more details of Dido and Aeneas please visit:

HotBox Studios Animation and Visual Effects Portfolio

For more details of Teatro alla Scala (Milan) please visit:

www.teatroallascala.org

For more details of the Royal Opera House (London) please visit:

www.royalopera.org

24 May 07

HotBox Studios Website Design

The new BCOT Business Unit website is now live! The BCOT Business Unit makes learning simple. Set up to help you learn in a way that is flexible and supports business development, the BCOT Business Unit can deliver bespoke training on a one-to-one or group basis within the workplace, through e-learning on demand and taught courses at BCOT.

HotBox Studios worked with BCOT to redevelop the Business Unit website - adding new content, functionality and design, whilst keeping the website inline with other areas of the BCOT online presence.

For more details and images of the BCOT Business Unit website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

21 May 07

HotBox Studios Sponsoring Team Flamingo

The Exeter based mountain bike team (Team Flamingo) HotBox Studios sponsored in the Nightrider12 event at Plymouth's Newnham Park on April 28th 2007 came in 3rd! A podium finish!

"The whole event was brilliant! Real festival atmosphere all through the night. The course was quite tricky, some of the single-track was hard to follow in the dark. In the woods I was seeing sparkly bits in my vision from all the concentration on blackness and the adrenaline of being chased!" said Carrie Burgess.

"Team Flamingo got surprisingly competitive; we nearly caught the ladies team in front who are all national riders. We did beat the boy's team from the local bike shop though! Thank you again for sponsoring us, we couldn't have done it without you. We've raised over £1000 for Force and the money is still coming in." continued Carrie.

If you would like to donate you can still do so online via the following link:

www.justgiving.com/nightrider

19 May 07

HotBox Studios Animation

The Nemesis film that was shown on BBC4 during 2002 is being screened again as part of The Wapping Projects Retrospective for Margaret Williams. HotBox Studios produced animation and visual effects for Nemesis, Random Dance's 10 year anniversary piece.

For more information about the film and screening please visit:

www.thewappingproject.com

For more information about the Nemesis production please visit the HotBox Studios Animation and Visual Effects Portfolio.

08 May 07

The Velvet Hearts - V Festival

HotBox Studios have worked with John James Newman for a number of years. John's band The Velvet Hearts are currently doing their best to win a spot as one of the opening acts at the V Festival! All here at HotBox Studios would like to wish The Velvet Hearts the very best of luck!

If you would like to help The Velvet Hearts along please click the link below to vote for the Velvet Hearts to open V!

If you haven't heard of The Velvet Hearts you can find more about them via:

www.MySpace.com/TheVelvetHearts

11 Apr 07

HotBox Studios Web Design

The Beta website is now live! Beta was originally known as The Basingstoke Engineering Training Association Limited, established in 1966 by the Engineering Industry Training Board and local companies. Since this time Beta has built a reputation for providing high quality cost effective solutions to both large and small companies alike. Beta merged with Basingstoke College of Technology (BCOT) in August 2006 and is now able to offer a wider portfolio of services.

Beta believe that practical skills should be at the heart of all training. This helping companies achieve their goals quicker than if topics are learnt from a book. This ethos runs throughout the Beta portfolio. Beta pride themselves on responding to client's requirements and can tailor any of their courses for your company, either at the Basingstoke centre or on a client's premises.

For more details and images of the Beta website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

10 Apr 07

HotBox Studios Sponsoring Team Flamingo

HotBox Studios is sponsoring an Exeter based mountain bike team! Team Flamingo is currently in training for what will be their biggest cycling challenge ever. Carrie, Amy, Laura and Fi will be entering the Nightrider12 event at Plymouth's Newnham Park on April 28th 2007.

The girls will be raising money for the Force Cancer Charity which works in Exeter to support anyone affected with Cancer. Further details on the Force Cancer Charity can be found at www.forcecancercharity.co.uk

The event requires the team to cycle non-stop from 8pm to 8am over a course of 12km including 3 of Newnham's finest singletrack sections, 2 challenging climbs, a river crossing. Newnham has long been a host to major events with 5 World Cups, multiple National events and the Newnham 90 all helping to keep Newnham established as one of the countries most popular venues.

If you would like to join us at Newnham Park there is plenty of room for camping within a picturesque wooded valley that will act as the event centre with refreshments on offer throughout the event. For more details about the Nightrider12 event please visit the website at:

www.XCRacer.com/Nightrider12/

If you would like to help the girls along you can donate online via the following link:

www.justgiving.com/nightrider

30 Mar 07

HotBox Studios Web Design

The Retail Links website is now live! Retail Links is a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) which offers a wide range of training and recruitment solutions to retail businesses across the South.

The Retail Links partnership links three training providers who deliver specialist retail and logistics training regionally. These are BCOT, TLC and Eastleigh College.

Retail Links works closely with retail and associated logistics companies to meet the skill needs of the retail industry by providing flexible, demand-driven, high quality training, with the aim of producing appropriately skilled and qualified workers.

HotBox Studios have worked closely with Retail Links to develop a website which is content rich yet simple to navigate.

For more details and images of the Retail Links website please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio

02 Mar 07

HotBox Studios Animation

The Digit01 tour begins in Ipswich on 1st March 2007. HotBox Studios collaborated with Random Dance in filming elements of live dance, digitally manipulating the film, and restoring some original film and animation content produced by John-Paul Harney. The content was then edited for projection within the live performances.

Digit01 aims to address the notion of improving visual literacy for young people, giving them the opportunity to engage with the high quality, multi-disciplinary, non-literal approach to dance for which Random has gained an international reputation.

Inspired by Alice Through the Looking Glass, Digit01 is dance for the 21st century: an exploration of virtual reality and the web.

Digit01 combines dance, electronic music, film and animation to bring to life concepts of the internet such as e-mail, computer networks and cloning.

For further details of Digit01 inspiration, concepts, collaboration, and touring, please see the HotBox Studios Film, Video and TV Portfolio.

01 Mar 07

Amu Wins Critics' Circle National Dance Award

The 2006 Critics' Circle National Dance Awards, hosted by long time supporter of the awards, Angela Rippon OBE, announced Amu as winner of the Best Choreography (modern) category in the 2006 Critic's Circle National Dance Awards. Mark Hatchard and HotBox Studios worked in collaboration with Random Dance, Shirazeh Houshiary, and the production's creative team, in producing animation and visual effects for Amu.

The Critic' National Dance Awards are currently the only professional awards in the UK devoted exclusively to dance.

Further details about the National Dance Awards, the Best Choreography (modern) award, and all of the 2006 Critics' Circle National Dance Awards winners, can be found on the National Dance Awards website.

Photos of the awards can be found on the Ballet.co website.

HotBox Studios would like to send its congratulations to all involved in Amu.

You can find out more about Amu by visiting the Amu portfolio page within the animation and visual effects portfolio - in there you'll find project info, images and animations of the research and development stages of the animation.

The Random Dance website also holds info about the project and has full tour dates of all projects we have worked on with Random Dance.

Further details, images, and photos from Veil ( a project created out of Amu) can be found via the Shirazeh Houshiary Veil section of the HotBox Studios Animation & Visual Effects Portfolio.

05 Feb 07

HotBox Studios Graphic Design

HotBox Studios have completed the design of a logo for Dental Nurse Training. Dental Nurse Training provides professional training and consultancy for Dental Nurses and the Dental Profession.

The Dental Nurse Training logo was designed for use with all of Dental Nurse Training's publicity, their stationary, and website.

For more information about Dental Nurse Training please visit the HotBox Studios Graphic Design Portfolio

23 Jan 07

HotBox Studios Animation

HotBox Studios are working with Random Dance on Digit01. Digit01 aims to address the notion of improving visual literacy for young people, giving them the opportunity to engage with the high quality, multi-disciplinary, non-literal approach to dance for which Random has gained an international reputation.

Inspired by Alice Through the Looking Glass, Digit01 is dance for the 21st century: an exploration of virtual reality and the web.

Digit01 combines dance, electronic music, film and animation to bring to life concepts of the internet such as e-mail, computer networks and cloning.

HotBox Studios are filming elements of live performance for digital manipulation. These elements will be edited with some original film and animation content produced by John-Paul Harney and projected with the performances.

For further details of Random Dance, and Digit01 inspiration, concepts, collaboration, and touring, please see the Random Dance and Digit01 websites.

Random Dance: www.RandomDance.org

Digit01: www.Digit01.org

Workshops are offered through DanceEast, please contact DanceEast for details.

Digit01 will be touring between the 1st and 29th of March 2007, full tour details below:

01.03.07, New Wolsey Studio, Ipswich, 7:00pm03.03.07, Haverhill Arts Centre, 7:00pm04.03.07, Deben High School, Felixstowe, 3:00pm07.03.07, Clare Town Hall, 7:00pm08.03.07, Kirkley High School, Lowestoft, 7:00pm09.03.07, East Bergholt, 7:00pm10.03.07, Roydon Village Hall, 7:00pm11.03.07, The Cut, Halesworth, 3:00pm14.03.07, Debenham Community Centre, 7:00pm15.03.07, Mildenhall Jubilee Centre, 7:00pm16.03.07, Shotley Village Hall, 7:00pm17.03.07, Sudbury Upper School Arts Centre, 7:00pm18.03.07, Woolpit Village Hall, 3:00pm22.03.07, Stradbroke Sports & Community Centre, 7:00pm23.03.07, Saxmundham Market Hall, 7:00pm24.03.07, Somersham Village Hall, 7:00pm25.03.07, Bildeston Village Hall, 3:00pm28.03.07, Horringer Community Centre, 7:00pm29.03.07, Langham Village Hall, 7:00pm

15 Jan 07

HotBox Studios Web Design

Shirazeh Houshiary's website is now live! Shirazeh Houshiary is a Visual Artist based in London. HotBox Studios began working with Shirazeh in early 2005 - collaborating to produce animation for the 'Amu' dance production with Wayne McGregor, Sir John Tavener, and Random Dance. Following the success of 'Amu' HotBox Studios and Shirazeh Houshiary began production of 'Veil', and Shirazeh's website.

We worked very closely with Shirazeh on every aspect of www.ShirazehHoushiary.com, Shirazeh wished to put a selection of work online in a way that she could control the complete experience.

Thesite was designed to engage the user in a world where you find yourselfslowed down to a more thoughtful pace, as one experiences when viewing Shirazeh's art in a gallery or museum.

For more info please visit the HotBox Studios Web Design Portfolio, or visit Shirazeh Houshiary's website:

www.ShirazehHoushiary.com

03 Jan 07