Colour Grading and VFX work on HOUND Feature

We have been busy sprucing up the Independent UK feature film HOUND by Simba Masaku and Jimm Stark ready for distribution by Three Wolves. Along with the sound cleanup we have been colour grading and colour matching scenes and doing some light noise removal using the original camera files ...

Sound mixing for HOUND feature film

We have just completed the sound mix for a new feature film called HOUND, directed by Simba Masaku. The film tells the story of Andy, one of many tortured souls living in the shadows of sunny London suburb, Hounslow. An introverted, alcoholic loner, Andy is forced to witness his only frie...

Two more video teasers for Billie's Kid Adoption Book

We have put together two new Facebook video teasers for Steve Tucker to help advertise the true story of his adoption and his search for his real parents in his book Billie's Kid. Both videos have been created using old Cine film supplied by Steve - one video has a Christmas ...

Triple-F DVD Authoring & Replication for Absolute Dogs

Filmed back in January 2017, Absolute Dogs Triple-F DVD is now finally off to the factory to be replicated. The film was put on hold by the AbsoluteDogs team for a few months while they worked on some other projects and releases. The footage was filmed well in advance and we have been work...

Realm of the Damned now on Amazon with Closed Captions

The full-on black metal animated motion comic 'Realm of the Damned' (Tenebris Deos) featuring a heavy metal soundtrack from 'Sons of Balaur' has finally made its way to Amazon Prime with a little help from the Maniacs here in Devon. We created Closed Captions (Subtitles) fo...

Halloween trailer production for Billie's Kid Book

We have been working on a spooky new trailer for Billie's Kid, just in time for Halloween Written by Steve Tucker, who was adopted as a baby, Billies Kid is the true story of his search to find his biological mother and to discover where he came from. Better known as the frontman for ...

My Honor Was Loyalty feature film colour grading for Netflix

We have started re-grading the Independent feature film My Honor Was Loyalty. Set in World War 2 this is one soldiers story of the conflict and its effects on him. We got involved in this project last year when we created a DVD and Blu-ray version with multiple subtitles of the original fi...

Mass Product Photo Cloning & Re-touching for Google Shopping

We have just finished re-touching and uploading literally thousands of product photographs for online surf fashion retailer Genesis Surf Shop in Ilfracombe to allow them to comply with the latest Google Shopping channel requirements. We have been removing all watermarking and brand logos f...

More VFX cleanups for Devon feature Scareycrows

We have finished another three Visual effects shots for Devon Independent feature Scareycrows - these were all 'clean up' shots to remove unwanted reflections in mirrors in a scene inside a Hairdresser salon. One shot had what looked like an XLR audio cable in shot in the mirror pl...

Sapphire v9 upgrade for Davinci Resolve

We have just upgraded our older version of Gen Art Sapphire to the latest cross-host version 9 to run in After Effects, Premier Pro and Davinci Resolve. This version of the software works with any OFX application and so will work with Blackmagic Fusion Studio too. We first started using...

VFX shots for Scareycrows comedy-horror feature

We have been working on a number of VFX shots to help finish off the independent feature Scareycrows. Filmed at various locations in Devon, Scareycrows is a feature length comedy-horror film about a trainee hairdresser fighting to save her boyfriend from a horde of killer scarecrows. We...

VFX shots for horror short Portent

We have been helping out a fellow Shootingpeople.org member Dom Lee with some basic noise reduction filtering on 7 shots from his next short horror film 'Portent'. See its IMDB page for a bit more information about the actors. The film was all shot on Dartmoor, it's basicall...

Final VFX shot completed for Indi feature IMMUNE

We have just completed our last VFX shot for Independent feature film IMMUNE due to be released at Coventry film festival this year. We used a combination of Mocha Pro and After Effects to do some face and hands tracking, rotoscoping and applied a desaturation effect to the infected actor....

New VFX Showreel Now Online

Here is the Maniac Films Visual Effects VFX show reel with a selection of shots we did this year for the Independent feature file Age of Kill (@ageofkill) staring a host of TV soap stars. We did over 40 visual effects shots on this film in 4K - a lot of 4K tracking shots using Mocha Pro co...

IMMUNE VFX Shots for Coventry Based Virus/Zombie Film

Mark Brindle from Maniac Films has been working with the creators of Immune a new virus/zombie film set for release in 2016. The film has been shot in and around Coventry on a fairly low budget and Mark has been helping with some of the special effects. One shot called for a girl to ...

The official trailer for the Alaska Angler Walkabout DVD is now online

The new trailer for 'Alaska - the genuine fly-fishing adventure' is now online. This is the trailer for the second DVD by Julian Wicksteed, author of the Angler Walkabout series of books which document his fishing adventures to what he calls the "blank spots on the map" ...

The official trailer for the Patagonia Angler Walkabout DVD is now online

The new trailer for 'Patagonia - the genuine fly-fishing adventure' is now online. This is the trailer for the first DVD by Julian Wicksteed, author of the Angler Walkabout series of books which document his fishing adventures to the "blank spots on the map" We have be...

Visual Effects 40+ VFX shots for Age Of Kill Feature Film

We have been working hard to complete a number of Visual Effects, rotoscoping and motion tracking shots for upcoming Brit Flick - Age Of Kill. The film stars former Spandau Ballet frontman & Eastenders star Martin Kemp as former black-ops sniper who is forced to kill 6 people in 6 hou...

We Still Kill The Old Way now available on DVD & Blu-ray

New British gangster flick We Still Kill The Old Way is now available on DVD & Blu-ray. In May 2014 we provided our Blackmagic 4K camera, lenses, tripod and directors monitor for the shoot which took place in London and Marbella. Then in August we were asked to assist with some pos...

Editing Assistance & DVD Production for Family Photo Slideshow

We have been working with our client Fiona from Ilfracombe, North Devon, to help her complete a photo slideshow film project and create a DVD. Fiona had already scanned & prepared the images and created a basic timeline in Final Cut X, however being less familiar with the software, she...

Editing & Post-Production for Angler Walkabout Fishing Documentary Series

We are working with author Julian Wicksteed, writer of the Angler Walkabout series of books which document his fishing adventures to the "blank spots on the map". Watch a short clip from one of his new films from Patagonia in South America on the link above. While he has bee...

VFX Shot Production for Feature Film We Still Kill the Old Way

We have been working with producer Neil Jones to help out with a couple of VFX shots for the upcoming Independent feature film We Still Kill The Old Way. Back in May we provided our Blackmagic 4K camera, lenses, tripod and directors monitor for the shoot which took place in London and...

Colour Grade and VFX for Fashion Brand Short

North Devon photographer & film-maker, Christopher Lane, has asked us again to work on the colour grading for a 4K (Ultra High Definition) edit. The video is a promotional piece for use on his show reel and takes the form of a fictitious skin-care brand advert. The piece was filmed ...

Interview with A Surfer Film Repair & Conversion

Local legend Trev 'Toes' Lumley has been a key figure on the North Devon surfing scene for as long as we can remember. He ran an internet caf? and Eyeball surf check for many years and was the man to know for all things North Devon surfing.. In October Trevor popped into the Man...

Sales Awards Ceremony video Production for Actavis Pharma

Last year we produced an Oscars themed film for The Actavis Awards Conference, an annual event for the UK sales teams at Actavis. The event is aimed at celebrating their successes and looking forward to the next year. For this year's event Maniac Films were asked to produce a video ...