Mark Brindle Gives a Presentation to the Bradworthy WI

Mark Brindle, Maniac Films owner & Director, was recently invited to speak at the June 4th meeting of the Bradworthy Women's Institute. Mark took along a short showreel and a number of short film pieces, including some before and after grading/rotoscoping shots. The ladies enjoyed...

CMC Cumbria Museum Consortium Apprenticeship Film Completed

In March we told you about our green screen shoot in Cumbria with apprentices from the CMC (Cumbria Museums Consortium). The film is finished and is now available to view online. We used a combination of Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion 5, Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve 10 to edit the interviews...

John Smale & Co promo filming

We have just returned from a shoot at Barnstaple based estate agents John Smale & Co. We were filming a piece to camera with managing director David Edwards as part of an upcoming promotional video that will be featured on their website. John Smale & Co is the oldest estate agents...

Cumbria Museums promotional filming

After some initial planning meetings in Cumbria to work out a strategy and logistics, in March the Maniac team journeyed to Cumbria again to film a number of green screen interviews with apprentices working throughout the CMC (Cumbria Museums Consortium), a partnership of 3 museum in Cumbr...

New promotional film for Blue Fizz Events

Based in North Devon, Blue Fizz Events are a bespoke events management company. Managing director Tracy got in touch with us to help with a short promo film that was to be used for a competition entry. The competition was to discover the best local companies in Devon and she needed to sho...

Albion Plants grant film for North Devon +

This is the third of our films in partnership with North Devon + that showcase local businesses that benefited from a grant through the Leader 4 Programme. The grant was provided to businesses that wished to implement a green solution that would either improve or expand an existing green b...

Clearwater Brewery film for North Devon +

The second of our films in partnership with North Devon + aiming to showcase local businesses who received a grant through the Leader 4 Programme. The grant was provided to businesses that wished to implement a green solution that would either improve or expand their eco business. This vi...

Green Deal Group Leader4 grant film for North Devon +

In the fourth and final film for North Devon + we feature The Green Deal Group, a green solutions company based in Ilfracombe. They are a local business that benefited from a grant through the Leader 4 Programme. The grant was provided to businesses that wished to implement a green solutio...

Teko Loo film for North Devon +

We have been working with North Devon + to create a series of short films showcasing local businesses who received a grant through the Leader 4 Programme. The grant was provided to businesses that wished to implement a green solution that would either improve or expand their business. Th...

Mark Daniels - Ultimate Buble - Music Video filming

Maniac Films have been working on stage with professional Michael Bublé tribute act Mark Daniels. He regularly performs across the southwest as Ultimate Bublé. Mark wanted a slick, professional promotional music video that showcased his talents in a way that Bubl&ea...

Military filming in Brecon with IWC

The Inflatable Wall Company are suppliers of inflatable training walls to the military and emergency services. In February, Stu from Maniac travelled to a military training camp in the Brecon Beacons in Wales to film a demonstration of their military-grade inflatable walls product. The de...

Maniac Films Joins EVCOM (Formerly IVCA)

This February, Maniac FIlms have become a member of EVCOM (Event & Visual Communication Association), an industry body formed by combining Eventia and the IVCA. EVCOM was created to serve as the official voice of the live and visual communication industry. Comprised of a wide var...

Mark Brindle's book to be used as course workbook for IAC filmmaking classes

Regular readers will know that Maniac Films director Mark Brindle released his 1st book "The Digital Filmmaking Handbook" in April 2013 (See here for details). Starting in 2014, the MasterClass Workshops (designed to take amateur cinematographers to the next level) will be using...

Live event filming for Actavis workshops

Actavis Pharmaceuticals recently held a management training session in Barnstaple's Park Hotel. Maniac Films were on location to film the sessions. Although we can't divulge the contents of the training, we can say that a team-building exercise took place which included pirate the...

Masquerade ball video montage for Blue Fizz Events

Blue Fizz Events in North Devon provide bespoke event's management. recently they contacted us to help out with a Venetian Masked Ball Christmas Party that they were organising for a corporate client. Tracey from Blue Fizz needed a long (30 minutes +) video montage of Venetian ball ma...

ReTrack video now live on Kickstarter

You can now support the ReTrack project on Kickstarter. Re-Track is a system for mountain biking that tracks your route using a sensor and records it to your smartphone. This is then uploaded the Re-track server where it will be processed and you can see re-watch your ride complete with s...

Manager training course filming in Jakarta Indonesia for BP

Stu & Matt have just returned from Jakarta in Indonesia where they have been filming a 2 day training course with BP. Although we can't disclose the content of the training course, we can say that it involved members of various management teams from across the Asia Pacific region ...

Filming for the Actavis Summer Extravaganza in Hartland Abbey

The yearly Actavis Pharmaceuticals Garden Party is an invitation only event for staff, held to thank them for another year of hard work. This years event was held in the grounds of the beautiful Hartland Abbey in North Devon. This is the 3rd summer party that we have filmed for Actavis - ...