A Call to Arms Script Finalist at BIFF Film Festival

Earlier this month we wrote about how Mark has been working with local writer Julian Poulter to help to bring his script to life. We've received word that the script for 'A Call to Arms has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 'Best Feature Script or Screenplay' categor...

Lighting crew hire for TV advert in Paignton for Jurassic Fibre

Mark just spent a couple of days in Paignton, Devon, filming with Simple Media and T&S Creative Communications. He was proving wet lighting hire for a TV advert for a major internet provider Jurassic Fibre and helped with other aspects of setup and filming. Mark arrived on the first...

Script editing for A Call to Arms feature

Mark has been working with local writer Julian Poulter to help to bring his feature film script to life. Julian has written a script for a Viking themed feature film called 'A Call to Arms', set at the beginning of the middle ages  and based on real historical characters. J...

Wookey Hole TV ad pulled as it's too successful!!

Wow, this is some nice feedback. Back in July we filmed a TV spot for Wookey Hole Caves which was planned to be shown in the run-up to Christmas 2022. However we just recevied word from the director Colin from Colour 247 that the advert has been pulled from television, and not for bad ...

Aputure MT Pro LED lighting now in stock

We've loved playing around with set of Aputure AL-MC Mini LED lights. With their multicolour panel and effects, they've been super fun and useful. But they are very small (not much bigger than a credit card) So when Aputure announced the MT Pro, Aputure’s first-ever full-col...

Morris Men movie premiere - Maniac Films sponsor

Back in October, Maniac Films proudly announced that we were sponsoring the new movie, Morris Men, written & produced by DB Morgan and directed by Gregg Masuak. We provided our Canon 18-80 Cine Servo Zoom lens for free for the shoot, allowing them to catch the shots needed and finis...

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (BMPCC6K) available for hire

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K is now in stock and available for hire from Maniac Films. An upgrade to the popular Pocket Cinema Camera, the new Pcket Cinema Camera 6K not only improves the video resolution, but also includes a new larger Super 35 sensor, allowing it to be used ...

Live event filming for Super Trainer Live 2022

Stu has been in Okehampton filming from a 5 day event over the last weekend. He was filming and providing content for a Zoom-bases livestream conference for the annual Super Trainer Live event for Absolute Dogs. Back in 2020, coronavirus restrictions forced the team at Absolute Dog...

Absolute Dogs video courses edits complete

We have been working with long time customers Absolute Dogs to produce a number of their newest online dog training courses. Last week, at their Super Trainer Live event they launched 5 of the courses that Stu filmed across June & July 2022. Launched at the event were: Poodle...

Camera crew / Editor hire for teambuilding conference

Stu has spent 3 days woking with Rob from Waggle Events, who needed a camera operator & editor for a corporate training event near Bristol. The event was for a law enforcement agency, who had arranged a corporate team building event over a few days for a number of their staff. Stu ...

Sound op hire for factory promo shoot

Stu has been working with local company Panoptic, filming a series of promotional videos at a factory in Okehampton Stu was on hand to capture audio, while the Panoptic team took care of the visuals. Maniac Films also provided a number of Pag V-lok batteries to power the LED lights on t...

Bridgwater Carnival 2022 Filming Crew Live Stream and DVD production

We have finally been back to Bridgwater on the 5th November 2022 for our 9th successful year filming the fabulous Bridgwater Carnival in it's spectacular return after a 2 year break (due to Covid-19). As with previous years we created a live mix for the big screen and a Live Stream to ...

Gimbal crew hire for live conference event

We were contacted by Rob from Waggle Events, who needed a two crew members who could operate gimbal cameras with wireless video transmitters for a team building evert at a conference in Wales. The conference was for a major soft drinks manufacturer and included a 2 hour team building even...

Karate Kata Filming for Chiltern Karate Association with Dave Davenport

Mark has been busy producing Karate training videos with 6th Dan Black Belt Shotokan Karate Sensei David Davenport in the Exmoor Studio in Dulverton, Somerset. David runs a local Karate group in Brushford in Exmoor which falls under the umbrellla of the Chiltern Karate Association that Dav...

Filming Crew for Blue Earth Summit Bristol

The Blue Earth Summit has returned to Bristol for its third year with some of the most influential voices in business, sustainability, and conservation. Mark was part of the highlights filming crew for the first 2 days at the Propyard in Bristol 11-12 October, capturing video of delegates ...

Maniac Films Teranex powers UK NFL games live coverage

For a second year, we have provided EMGLIVEUK with one of our Blackmagic Teranex Express standards converters to assist with their live coverage of the NFL (National Fotball League) games in the UK during October On the 2nd October, the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings (with...

Lens sponsorship for Morris Men movie

Maniac Films are proud to be sponsoring the new movie, Morris Men, written & produced by DB Morgan and directed by Gregg Masuak. We were contacted by Producer Dom to request our help with kit for his 3rd feature film. Although they had most of the kit needed for the shoot, they were...

Crew hire for hybrid zoom Conference

We were contacted by Rob from Waggle Events, who needed a crew who could operate both a Zoom and VMix for a hybrid conference event in Lancaster. The event was based around Sociology and saw experts and students from around the world attend either in person, or online via Zoom. Six cre...