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....

Boat Stories DVD & Blu-ray production - now on sale

Maniac Films have produced both DVD and Blu-ray releases for the Boat Stories project. The DVD contains all 10 Boat Stories films as well as a number of bonus short clips. The Blu-ray edition features even more bonus clips and a newly completed Family Wheel animated featurette. Both ...

New VFX Showreel Now Online

Here is our current 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 coupled...

2 Croyde holiday cottage films completed and now online

Over the last year we have been busy filming in and around two holiday cottages in Croyde, North Devon. Rob, the owner of Putsborough Beach, asked us to create promotional videos for two properties in Croyde called The Reeds & Spindrift. We also worked on a number of videos for his ...

3 Putsborough holiday cottage films completed

Over the last year we have been busy filming in and around three holiday cottages in the beautiful hamlet of Putsborough, North Devon. Rob, owner of the award winning Putsborough Beach, asked us to create promotional videos for his properties in Putsborough called The Anchorage & Th...

Boat Stories - A Day In The Life Of A Young Fisherman goes live

Our second film in the Boat Stories project, and the 9th in the series of 10, has finally gone live on the Boat Stories website. Although finished last month, the film has been kept back from the general public until the gala screenings at Ilfracombe & Bideford had passed successful...

IMMUNE VFX Shots for Coventry Based Virus/Zombie Film

Mark has been working the 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. Mark has been helping with some of the special effects. One shot called for a girl to visibly transform fr...

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 h...

A Common Sense of Place film now online

In April we worked with Martin Cassini from Equality Streets on a 5min film commissioned by the Isle of Man Government (Department of Infrastructure). The film, shot in Bristol & inter cut with footage from other towns in the UK, explores the advantages of 'sha...

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 front man & Eastenders star Martin Kemp as former black-ops sniper who is forced to kill 6 people i...

1000mph Car - Bloodhound SSC Edits for Lockheed Martin with Now Watch It!

We have been working again with Now Watch It! to edit two more promotional films for Lockheed Martin UK to be used at a business conference and for online promotion of the worlds fastest car project - project Bloodhound driven by Wing Commander Andy Green. The two new films focus on the B...

Graduate Film Edits for Lockheed Martin with Now Watch It!

We have been working with Ilfracombe based business communications company Now Watch It! to edit two short promo films for aerospace & defence company Lockheed Martin. The films, produced by Fiona from Now Watch It, focus on employment within Lockheed Martin, with one...

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 mot...

Editing Assistance & DVD Production for Family Photo Slideshow

We have been working with Fiona to help her to 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 unfamiliar with the software, she approached us to assist with fine-tuning...

Editing & Post-Production for Angler Walkabout DVD's

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". We are helping him to create a series of four DVD's, each one documenting one of his journeys across...

Boat Stories 'Fishing for the Long Haul' Film Completed

Mark has just finished the edit on our film for the Boat Stories project. The film, titled 'Fishing for the long haul?', follows the crew of the fishing trawler 'Sparkling Star' as they work in the Bristol Channel. This involved Mark spending over 30 hours aboard ...

VFX Shot Production for 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 Independant 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...