Documenting our work on the full-length horror film The Reverend - Last update November 2011.

Starring Stuart Brennan, Rutger Hauer, Shane Richie, Tamer Hassan, Emily Booth and Doug Bradley. For a more detailed cast listing see the IMDB listing

November 2011 - The Reverend Trailer goes live and release date announced

The trailer for The Reverend is finally available for the public to view online and has already notched up over 3000 views across Youtube.
Maniac Films worked on the film and the trailer, in both production and post-production roles.

We can now also announce the release date for The Reverend. The official UK release date is 3rd February 2012. It will be great to finally see this film hit the shelves!

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October 2011 - Roll the credits, The Reverend is complete!.

Its been a long road but with the arrival of the credit roll and animated opening sequence, The Reverend edit is complete. Now time for the premiere!
Having received and added the audio (in both stereo and surround) last week, we took delivery of the animated opening title sequence and a word file containing the rolling titles for the end of the film
The end credit roll was soon ingested into Final Cut Pro and converted into a series of animated title plates and credit roll.
The premiere will be held on October 14th in London's Leicester Square as part of The British Horror Film Festival 2011, although it will also be showing at the Grimm Up North film festival in Manchester on October 8th.

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September 2011 - Grade and sfx for The Reverend nears completion.

We have been working on the grade for The Reverend and have already completed the trailer, sent the audio to the sound designer and nearly completed 98% of the main film.
With only the end credits and final audio mix to go on the main edit, we feel pleased with how the film looks! One of the most time consuming jobs has been rotoscoping, a task which involves paining out items (such as stray microphones) frame by frame.
One challenging scene (see image on left) required us to grade the shot in black and white, but leave an apple hanging from a tree in colour. We had to use a number of techniques and software solutions including Shake, Photoshop and Final Cut Pro but by sharing the workload and using each others strengths we were able to create a fantastic shot that meets our directors needs.

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August 2011 - New website for The Reverend goes live.

The website for the new film by director Neil Jones has now gone live! Until now www.TheReverendFilm.com has been a simple holding page.
On the site you will able to browse production stills, find out about the cast and crew (including Maniac Films own Mark Brindle) and soon you will be able to see the trailer that we recently finished.
You can check out the website at www.TheReverendFilm.com.

July 2011 - Cover feature on the IOV magazine - Our review of the Panasonic AF101 on the set of The Reverend .

After spending a few weeks working with the Panasonic AF-101 on the set of The Reverend, Mark was asked by the editor of the IOV (Institute of Videography) monthly industry magazine 'Focus' to write a review of the camera and what it was like to work with it.
We prepared a series of images to go with the article and when it arrived we surprised to see Marks photo on the front cover!
We have created a PDF with the article for you to download and read. Either click here or click on the image to the left to open/download.

July 2011 - The Reverend grade and sfx begins at Maniac Films.

Fresh from the edit suite, the final cut of the new Neil Jones film, The Reverend is now being graded by Maniac Films. We will also be adding additional effects.
We are also working on the trailer, grading and cleaning up the shots ready to promote the film. Once we finish the trailer we will move onto the rest of the movie.
Special effects include adding rain to an outdoor scene as can be seen on the left. A rain machine was used on set, but we have added more rain, tweaked the lighting and generally added to the miserable atmosphere in the shot.
The rain effect was accomplished using a tracking tool, moving the rain across the image to simulate wind on a stormy night. The final effect looks great and we can't wait to see it on the big screen!

May 2011 - Its a wrap on The Reverend.

Maniac Films have been back on set to shoot the final scenes of the new film The Reverend.
Mark Brindle from Maniac returned to Wales to resume his post as 1st AC / focus puller, second camera operator and grip assistant. Maniac Films are also providing camera rental and grip hire, including two Panasonic AF-101 cameras with Nanoflash recorders, tripods, jib arm, dolly and much more.
The first day, (well...night) of the shoot saw the arrival of Hollywood legend, Rutger Hauer, who was on set to portray Satan alongside Giovanni Lombardo Radice who was playing the part of The Almighty.
The film will also see a special appearance by North Devon legend, Trev 'Toes' Lumley! He was very excited to meet Rutger Hauer and you should be able to spot him in the film.

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April 2011 - Screen legend Rutger Hauer joins the cast of The Reverend.

Currently filming on location, the producers of the upcoming film 'The Reverend' have just announced that screen legend Rutger Hauer has joined the cast as the Devil himself, playing opposite "The Almighty" (embodied by Giovanni Lombardo Radice).
Rutger Hauer is arguably most famous for his appearance in the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner with Harrison Ford but he has starred in many other successful films since then.
The film will also star Shane Richie, Tamar Hassan, Emily Booth and horror film legend Doug Bradley (Pinhead in Hellraiser). For a more detailed cast listing see the IMDB listing

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April 2011 - Filming starts on The Reverend - Maniac Films are providing crew and camera rental.

Maniac Films have just started work a new film with TRF ltd, 'The Reverend'.
Mark Brindle from Maniac will be on set working as 1st AC / focus puller, second camera operator and grip assistant. Manaic Films are also providing camera rental and grip hire, supplying two Panasonic AF-101 cameras with Nanoflash recorders, tripods, jib arm, dolly and much more.
The film is being directed by Risen director Neil Jones and stars Stuart Brennan. The film will also star Shane Richie, Tamar Hassan, Emily Booth and horror film legend Doug Bradley (Pinhead in Hellraiser). For a more detailed cast listing see the IMDB listing

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