Ostend short film world premiere at Cannes Film Festival

Back in November we hired a location audio kit and Macbook Pro mobile edit suite to Oliver Chopping for this short film shoot. We've just found out that the resultant film, Ostend, is having a world premiere at Cannes Film Festival! The film was shot on a Canon EOS 5D mkIII and edite...

Film Crew & Equipment Hire for RealFusion

We have been back to Plymouth with RealFusion, this time filming a promotional film for a new electric wheelchair. Stu travelled down with the Blackmagic 4K camera, Canon 7D, the ABC mini-crane and a 3-axis steadicam for the one day shoot. Shot over three locations, the day started with a ...

More NHS Filming for Coffee Cup Training

We have been back to capture more footage at the North Devon District Hospital with John from Coffee Cup Training. This is a continuation from the previous shoot at the start of the month, which couldn't be completed due to a technical issue with the tent structure that we needed ...

Filming Alice in Wonderland at RHS Rosemoor

We have been filming with Rob, Dexter, Rosie & Sam from Entertainingly Different at RHS Rosemoor near Torrington in Devon. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, a number of Royal Horticultural Society gardens are holding special events this y...

Location Filming for RealFusion Promo Film

Stu has been in Plymouth working with RealFusion to film an actress in a wheelchair for a new promo film. RealFusion specialise in graphic design & website design, but this is their first foray into video production. We have been hired in to provide camera & crew for this shoot whi...

Video Workshops for Bristol University PHD Students

We have just finished a 2 day video training workshop for a group of Electrical Engineering students at Bristol University.  The department of Electrical Engineering would like their PHD students to create short flims showing their work, progress and how the university is helping...

NHS Filming for Coffee Cup Training

We have been on location at the North Devon District Hospital with John from Coffee Cup Training. We were there to film a training exercise, in which hospital staff rehearse the procedures for an emergency quarantine situation. Unfortunately the pop-up quarantine tunnel was damaged an...

Documentary Filming for Equality Streets

We have been in Bristol with Martin Cassini from Equality Streets, filming an interview with transports, traffic & urban design consultant Ben Hamilton-Baillie. The interview will form the basis for a 5 minute documentary film discussing the benefits of shared space, a concept wh...

Ultimate Buble Stage Show Promo Goes Live

We have just finished editing and grading the 5 min promotional film for the Ultimate Bublé live stage show (performed by Mark Daniels). Filmed at the Queens Theatre in Barnstaple in February, this was the first Ultimate Bublé show to feature an 8 piece live band. We created...

Zombie Resurrection released on DVD

Back in August 2011, we supplied a full AF-101 shooting kit to Jake from Charmed Apocalypse Pictures to film a horror comedy feature film called Zombie Resurrection. Fast forward to 2015 and the film has finally been released on DVD. It's been a long time coming and it seems like Jake...

New Blackmagic Smartview 4K production monitor

New in from Blackmagic Design, the Smartview 4K production monitor, a mains or battery powered 14 inch 4K monitor that is perfect for use with the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, Blackmagic mini-URSA 4.6K EF or other 4K cameras. The monitor features 2 SDI inputs that automatically switch...

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 ...