Corporate promo filming with Applegate Marketplace

We spent a day filming in the offices of Barnstaple based Applegate Marketplace for a series of upcoming promotional films to do with the launch of a new RFQ (Request for Quotation) system they will be launching soon for Applegate Pro users. We were contacted by James from Applegate who n...

4K filming at Wookey Hole with the Ronin gimbal for Colour247

We have spent a fun day with some of our new camera gear in Wookey Hole Caves with Colour 247. We were on location to provide camera crew for the venues 2016 Christmas advert (Yes Christmas already!) The footage was shot in 4K using our brand new Sony a7s II mirror-less camera mounted on...

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 rele...

Teranex 2D used for U2 live concert broadcast from Paris

On 7th December, American rock band U2 performed a live, televised concert in Paris. The concert had been rescheduled due to the Paris shootings on 13th November. The concert was part of the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE TOUR. We were contacted by Ductch broadcast company United, who needed an e...

Snow White Advert for Bristol Hippodrome Goes Live

In October we worked with Colour 247 to film a number of TV, cinema & web adverts for the 2015 pantomime, Snow White at the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre. Two TV / cinema adverts are now available to watch online, one of which is a little more traditional, and the other features a strong ...

Sound recordist for training film with major car manufacturer

Stu has spent 3 days in Cambridgeshire with GSL Media and crew as a Sound Recordist on a shoot for a major car manufacturer. The shoot was for an interactive, online training module for sales representatives. The filming was carried out in a showroom/garage near Peterborough. Due the loc...

New 4k location vision mixing kit available

We now offer a 4k/HD live vision mixing package which is ideal for mixing live events. This package was put together for our recent work at the Bridgwater carnival, where we mixed feeds from 6 cameras into a live stream on a large LCD screen and also recorded the live feed to an external ...

Live filming, vision mixing + DVD & Blu-ray production for Bridgwater Carnival 2015

We have had a very busy weekend including filming the 2015 Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, the largest illuminated procession in Britain. In previous years we have simply provided live vision mixing and cameras for the big screen. This year we have also been asked to use the recorded foot...

Maniac Films Showreel 2015

This is the latest video production showreel for Maniac Films ltd (2015/16). We are based in North Devon and offer full video production services both locally in the South West and nationally - we are happy to fly off anywhere really and have worked in Indonesia, Australia, Fiji and New Ze...

Night time Zombie Halloween combat gaming shoot filming

We have been shooting a short dramatised zombie attack with ECombat as part of an upcoming promotional film to promote their new, advanced gaming gun technology using infra red laser weapons with advanced functionality. The filming took place at The Big Sheep Battlefield Devon laser comba...

4K filming for Bristol Hippodrome panto Snow White with Colour247

For a second year, we were called upon by production company Colour 247 to assist with the filming of a number of TV, cinema & web adverts for the 2015 pantomime at the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, Snow White. The clips were to be filmed in 4K using a greenscreen backdrop. The stars o...

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. 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 prope...

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 successfully...

Young Fisherman Boat Stories Film Shown at Blue New Deal Launch

The 22nd September saw the launch of the Blue New Deal initiative at the Southbank Centre in London. The initiative aims to create stronger economies for UK coastal communities through healthier seas. As part of the event, we were asked to provide a copy of our recent Boat Stori...

Filming with BBC for regional Inside Out programme

Stu is now an official freelance cameraman for the BBC and has been in Cornwall shooting an interview, piece to camera and some cutaways for an upcoming BBC Inside Out programme. The programme, which will be broadcast across the south west, explores the problems facing people trying to bu...

Sound Recordist Provided for GSL Media Drama Shoot

Stu has been back in Plymouth, this time working with GSL Media as a Sound Recordist on a shoot for a large charity. The two day shoot saw the crew working at a number of locations in Plymouth with actors that had various disabilities. The final films will be used by at charity t...

Boat Stories Premiere Screening Event

On Friday 4th September, the Maniac team attended a premiere screening of all 10 films in the Boat Stories series. The event was held at the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe and was attended by some of the film makers and stars of the films. The event featured two film premieres, ...

Live Event Filming for Mole Valley Farmers Catwalk Event

Mark has just returned from the Mole Valley Farmers, Joules Autumn/Winter clothing catwalk show The shoot was a multi camera shoot with Phil Saunders Creative. The live footage was broadcast onto the big screens at either side of the catwalk, and we also recorded the live footage for ...

Second Shoot for New Boat Stories Film - Lifeboards & fishing

We have been back in Ilfracombe filming our latest installment in the Boat Stories project - A day in the Life of a Young Fisherman with producer Jo Stewart Smith from Boat Stories. in the afternoon Stu joined 17 year old skipper Ben Bengey, as he ran a charter fishing trip on h...

Audio hire for Wrath of Dracula feature film trailer

Back in March we hired a Zoom audio recorder, boom pole and shotgun mic to Angela Holmes for the filming of a feature film trailer. It was shot over a weekend and Angela was happy with the kit that we provided. The film will be titled 'The Wrath of Dracula' and stars Angela Holmes...

Dawn Film Shoot for New Boat Stories Film

The Maniac crew were up at dawn to film the first shots for a new short documentary for the Boat Stories project, a series of films exploring the lives and stories of people who work on boats in North Devon which is being produced by Jo Stewart-Smith. The film is all about Ben B...

RHS Alice In Wonderland Video Now Live

In April we worked with Entertainingly Different to create a short film promoting events for the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland at RHS Rosemoor near Torrington in Devon. and three other RHS gardens across the UK. Although the film was finishe...

Scenic 4k Filming at Putsborough Beach

As part of an ongoing project to capture scenic views of the local area in 4K (Ultra HD), we have been back to the beautiful and multi award-winning Putsborough Sands  Beach in North Devon with the Blackmagic 4K camera. Some of the footage will be used in a series of promotional film...

A Common Sense of Place - Shared Space film completed

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...