Puxton Park Easter 2015 Film Goes Live

Back in September, Mark travelled to Puxton Park, a family adventure park near Weston-Super-Mare, with Colin from Colour 247 to film a promo piece for the venue. The promotional film, captured using our PMW-200 camera, has finally been released online to promote the park in time for the E...

Final Nalu Beads How-To Video Completed

The last of our 4 'how-to' videos for Italian glass bead makers Nalu Beads has just gone online. The other 3 films went live at the end of last year but due to a super busy Christmas/New Year for Nalu Beads the completion of the last film was postponed. The films teach Nalu B...

4K shooting kit provided for Bonded By Blood 2

Bonded by Blood 2 : ESSEX BOYS The Next Generation is an upcoming sequel to the 2010 film Bonded by Blood. We were contacted by Producer Trish, who had worked with us before on other films, as they needed a 4K shooting kit for the principal filming. After being given a wishlist, we were a...

Live Event Filming for the Ultimate Buble Stage Show

We've just wrapped on filming the first ever Ultimate Bublé stage show (performed by Mark Daniels) at the Queens Theatre in Barnstaple. This was a massive event for Mark as it marks a new level in his career as a Michael Bublé impersonator. The show was in a mu...

4K Filming for Additional Bristol Hippodrome Panto TV Advert with Colour247

We have been back to the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre to film a new tv advert for the 2014 pantomime, Dick Whittington. The clips were filmed in 4K in the theatre auditorium. The shoot saw stars Andy Ford and Eric Potts in full costume, watching the panto from one of the royal boxes, commen...

Maniac Films Win the IOV Video of the Month Award

We have been proud members of the IOV (Institute of Videography) for a number of years and in October we submitted our Cumbria Museums Apprenticeship film for the November IOV Video Of The Month competition. Today we received word that our entry had won the competition. We ...

The Second of the Three Colour247 Xmas TV Ads Complete

Last month we filmed three TV adverts with Colour 247 for a Welsh shopping centre's Christmas shopping campaign (Festival Park). The second of the three adverts is now complete and can be seen here. Colin from Colour247 is currently finishing the last one now. They will feature ot...

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 ...

Camera hire for filming 'Cooking Up A Feast' tv programme

We recently hired 2x Canon DSLR shooting kits and an external audio kit for a shoot in Italy. The shoot crew were on location to film an episode of an upcoming tv series - 'Cooking Up A Feast', starring Nigel Larcombe-Williams and Sam Goonetillake. The team were very happy and wi...

Live Filming & Vision Mixing for Bridgwater Carnival 2014

We are back in the office after our 3rd year at the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, the largest illuminated procession in Britain, where we have been providing live filming & vision mixing services for the big screen in the centre of town. We provided the cameras and crew to film the ...

Christmas TV Advert Filming with Colour247 for Festival Shopping

We have been working with Colour 247 on a project as camera crew, using our cameras & delivering the rushes for editing & post production. We have just wrapped on another shoot, this time we were creating a winter wonderland right here in Croyde. The final output will be a num...

Voiceovers Recorded for Nalu Beads 'How-To' Videos

In June we filmed four 'how-to' videos with the ladies from Nalu Beads - a manufacturer of beautiful glass beads, which along with a range of coloured leather thongs, can be made into customised bracelets, necklaces & anklets. The voice overs have been recorded to ma...

4K Filming for Bristol Hippodrome Panto TV Adverts with Colour247

You never know where the next project will take you and this one was certainly a bit different. We were called upon by production company Colour 247 to assist with the filming of a number of TV, cinema & web adverts to promote the 2014 pantomime, Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodr...

Interview at S&P Fish Shop for Boat Stories Film

The final round of filming for 'Fishing for the Long Haul' documentary short in the Boat Stories project took place at S & P Fish Shop in Ilfracombe. Mark and new media apprentice Toby met with shop owner Claire to learn more about what happens to the fish after they ...

Location Filming for Puxton Park TV Ad with Colour247

Mark has been working with Colin from Colour 247. This time he travelled to Puxton Park, a family adventure park near Weston-Super-Mare. Under the direction of Colin, Mark filmed a range of attractions at the venue, from the petting zoo to bumper boats using our& PMW-200 camera. Filming we...

Live Event Filming for the Actavis Summer Party

Every year, Actavis Pharmaceuticals hold a summer party for the staff (and their families) who work at their Barnstaple factory. For the second year running the event was held at Hartland Abbey in North Devon. Stu & Toby attended the party armed with fully rigged Canon HDSLR cameras...

Maniac Films 2014 Showreel Released

We have just finished work on a short video production show reel from 2014 and into 2015 with some previous projects we hadn't highlighted very much in the past. Our last show reel was made for a trade show quite a while ago (!) and we finally made time to replace it with a newer film ...

John Smale & Co Promotional Film is Complete

We have finished the edit if the new promotional film for John Smale & Co Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors in Barnstaple. We were commissioned to make the short film by David Edwards, owner & Director of the company, to promote their services, enhance their webs...