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...

Wookey Hole Slow motion 200fps TV spots now online

Last month we were filming in Bristol with Colour 247 using a Sony FS-700 camera filming at 200 frames per second for a series of new tv adverts for Wookey Hole Caves. The adverts have now been finished by Colour 247 and have been airing on ITV. Some of the adverts has been uploaded to Yo...

Squid Trawler Filming for Boat Stories Film

Mark has just come back from a 36hr filming trip aboard the fishing trawler The Sparkling Star with skipper Paul Stone. He was on board the trawler to capture the lives and stories of the men working aboard the boat for a 5min documentary. The film will form part of the Boat Stories p...

Amazing Feedback for Cumbria Museum Consortium (CMC) Apprenticeship Film

In May we released the newly completed Apprenticeships showcase film created for CMC (Cumbria Museums Consortium). Since the film was posted by the CMC on their apprenticeships blog they have received a lot of positive feedback and they were so pleased that they created a new blog post to ...

North Devon Wake Park Promo Film Completed

Last month we visited the new North Devon Wake Park based at The Milky Way, past Bideford, to film their site and top riders for a promo film. Well the film is now complete and online - click on the video above to view it. We had a fantastic time filming it, especially as t...

200FPS Slo-mo Filming for Wookey Hole TV Spots

It's always fun to take on a new challenge. Today we were filming in Bristol with Colour 247 using a Sony FS-700 camera filming at 200 frames per second. Normal video runs at 25-30fps so this is super slow motion when played back at 25fps. We were called in to help with captu...

North Devon Wake Park photography shoot

Stu has been taking photographs down at the new North Devon Wake Park based at The Milky Way near Clovelly with some of their top riders which will be used alongside a new promo film we are filming. Stu really enjoyed the shoot, it was a beautiful day and he got to spend most of it wading...

Promo Video Filming at the North Devon Wake Park

We have just returned from a fun afternoon at the North Devon Wake Parkbased at The Milky Way near Clovelly in North Devon. This new facility allows you to try wake boarding using a cable tow system on their 300m long lake. We were invited along to film their riders for a new promotional a...

'How-To' Video Filming with Nalu Beads

We were joined in the North Devon studio today by Rae from Nalu Beads. Nalu Beads manufacture beautiful glass beads, which along with a range of coloured leather thongs, can be made into customised bracelets, necklaces & anklets. To help their customers in their creations,...

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...

4K Camera hire for We Still Kill The Old Way

We Still Kill The Old Way is a 2014 London gangster film in which ageing London gangsters take on a gang of youths We were contacted by Producer Trish who required a 4K shooting kit for the principal filming. After being given a wish list, we were able to put together a kit list that su...

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 Beacons with IWC

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

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...