Product advert filming for the Gro Company

We spent a day in a studio near Exeter working with the Gro Company to film a web advert for a new product which will soon be launching in Australia and will also be launching here in the UK later this year. Gro tend to shoot a lot of their web videos in house, but for larger launches the...

Aputure 2K LED film lighting now in stock

We now stock the Aputure LS C300d LED COB Daylight light - with dimmer and wireless remote control matching the other Aputure Light Storm series lights. This light can be powered by mains or from high rated V-lock batteries for use in the field. To date this is the biggest and brightest li...

'Before I Go' short film wins Audience Choice Award

Back in July this year (2017) we hired an Outdoors Location Audio Kit to Scott Stevens which was to be used on the shoot for his new short film 'Before I Go'. We have just found out that the film won the 'Audience Choice' award at the Two Short Nights film festival in Ex...

Pro Trainer Live filming for Absolute Dogs

We have been filming next to a rather scenic lake this week with the team from AbsoluteDogs. We were filming their Pro Trainer Live event, which aims to help dog trainers and hopeful future dog trainers to gain the skills to run dog classes. The classes centred on two main points, the mor...

Sound crew provided for shoot with major internet company

Stu has just returned from a 1 day shoot in London at the London HQ of a major internet search company, where he worked as a location sound recordist for an corporate training film with GSL Media. As mentioned, the shoot was for a very popular internet search company at their London HQ. T...

Live Event Kit and Crew for Mole Valley Farmers Dairy Conference

We've had a busy November with another Live event kit and crew hire this time for Phil Saunders Creative at the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset for the Mole Valley Farmers Diary Conference. We did a full equipment pre-build and setup our ATEM 4K vison mixer kit and multiple 4K cameras ...

Live Filming & Vision Mixing for Bridgwater Carnival 2017

Saturday 4th November and we were up early to set-up our gear for the 2017 Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, the largest illuminated procession in Britain. Once again Maniac Films were on location with a 7 person crew to document the event all day and night. It was rather cold and we had a f...

Sound recordist & camera hire for charity film

Stu has just returned from a two day shoot in London with Ben from GSL Media as a sound recordist. Stu also took along a Sony a7s II 4K camera to allow Ben to shoot in 4K video. The team were filming a series of interviews for a major charity. All of the interviewees suffer from various t...

Sound crew hire for shoot in Copenhagen

Stu has just returned from a 2 day shoot in Copenhagen, where he fulfilled the role of sound recordist for an e-learning Health & Safety film with GSL Media. The shoot was for a major pharmaceutical company at their headquarters. The crew were there to film a series of short dram...

Triple-F dog fitness edit completed for Absolute Dogs

Back at the end of January we were in Okehampton capturing footage for a dog fitness DVD with the team from AbsoluteDogs. The DVD is mainly aimed at dogs who perform agility or take part in other high activity events. The programme on the DVD will help owners to work with their dogs to st...

Radio Mics hired for National Baby Swimming Week promo

Back in May 2017 we hired some Sennheiser Radio mics, as well as an audio recorder and camera top microphone to Water Babies in Exeter. Water Babies is a nationwide company which offer swimming classes for babies and young children, allowing them to gain confidence and build bonds with ...

Pro Trainer Course filming for Absolute Dogs

We have been filming in a brand new and rather luxurious location with the team from Absolute Dogs. They hired a beach side house in nearby Woolacombe with stunning views over the bay to use as a filming location for their upcoming Pro Dog Trainer online course. We shot the entire trainin...

Leash off game on DVD has shipped over 13000 copies

In March 2017 we filmed and edited the 'Leash Off, Game On' DVD for the team at AbsoluteDogs. The DVD is aimed at dog owners who worry about letting their dog off of the lead, perhaps because they will run off, or chase other dogs. The 45-minute DVD is FREE to anyone who wants ...

Tascam DR-10C micro audio recorders in stock

Maniac Films now stock the Tascam DR-10CS micro Linear PCM audio recorder. (for specs and hire prices see our Hire page) This is a fantastic little device that solves an issue that we would occasionally face when using radio mics - radio interference. Although radio mic systems are becomi...

Sound crew & camera hire for Pharmaceutical company film

Stu has been visiting the offices of a major pharmaceutical company near London with Ben from GSL Media. They were there to film sections for an online training module for new company starters. Stu was on location with his preferred location audio kit to ensure the best sound possible was ...

NBN Live event filming for Absolute Dogs

The Maniac team spent a rather soggy Wednesday filming a live dog training event with the crew from AbsoluteDogs. We were on location at a holiday park near Okehampton for 'Naughty But Nice Live', a week long event aimed at helping dog owners to train their unruly pets through a nu...

Boundary Games DVD filming with AbsoluteDogs

The Maniac Team have just returned from another shoot with the team from AbsoluteDogs near Okehampton. Along with some basic web content and promo ads, we also filmed the content for an upcoming DVD release to be released later this year. The DVD will be titled 'Boundary Games...

Film & sound crew hire for the Festival of Wonder

The Maniac team have just returned from a weekend trip to Guildford in Surrey to film part of The Festival of Wonder, a one day festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of Surrey. The event was held across multiple campuses and venues and involved both live music and als...