Rozz Algar - Inspirational Leadership - live presentation

Rozz Algar of Herne European Consultancy giving a talk entitled "Inspirational leadership... and how to achieve it" This is one of three presentations we filmed at the JoinedUp networking event held at Broomhill Sculpture gallery on 29th May 2012. 'Joined-Up' is a new b...

Camera and audio equipment hire for 'Shattered Summer'

Matt Biggs from Artaura Productions has been working on his new film 'Shattered Summer' for nearly a year - which has included various re-writes and casting changes. However he has now started filming and Maniac Films have been helping out with equipment hire for the shoot. The e...

New Maniac Equipment Rental Website goes live

It's taken us a while to get to this point but our new rental web site has gone live today! Our rental business is becoming more popular and we wanted to make the whole experience easier for our customers. You can now create a kit list to suit your needs by either selecting individual...

Equipment hire for Andy Mangnall in exchange for Madeira surf footage

In December we loaned our new Redrock Livelens adapter for the Panasonic AF-101 and a Canon 70-200mm f2.8 lens to Andy Mangnall for a trip to Madeira. However rather than payment for the rental, we struck a deal for footage use in the Universe Inspectors documentary for some good HD cut ...

Crew hire and live event filming for Cineon Productions

Cineon Productions recently called upon us to supply a camera operator to film interviews and speakers at a business conference in Birmingham. The brief required our cameraman to use a broadcast camera provided by Cineon, however this left them short on kit for another shoot on the same d...

Music video Dreamin' goes live with brand new website

We have completed work on the new music video for Dreamin' by Mike Stocks. As reported in November, this video features a band made up of monkey puppets performing around Mike as he sings on stage in a custom built monkey theatre. The band has been named 'The Junk Shop Quartet'...

Filming for Mike Stocks (Mr Pickle) music video - Dreamin'

Sometimes you find yourself filming something that's...well, a little odd. Our recent shoot music video shoot for Dreamin' by Mike Stocks certainly raised some eyebrows. We were shooting in a converted loft where Mike has built a mini theatre and populated it with a chair and some...

Now online - The Bristol Uni Electrical Engineering admissions film

Earlier this year we spent some time filming in and around the University of Bristol for a new Faculty of Engineering admissions video. The video has been live on the University website and has been used by the Faculty for a few months now and we can finally present it here. The aim of t...

Advert created for the 2012 Springboard conference

We have just finished work on an advertisement for the upcoming Springboard consultancy training conference to be held in Milton Keynes in 2012. The footage was filmed at last years conference by Mark Brindle from Maniac films using a couple of Panasonic Af101 and a canon 7D. See the Spri...

Photoshoot for Genesis Surf Shop as Winter 2011 products go online

The Winter 2011 accessory ranges have been appearing on the Genesis Surf Shop website over the last month, but we were in need of someone to model the clothing lines.... Stepping back into the studio were Josh and Nadine, the brother and sister duo who modelled the Spring 2011 line for Ge...

Maniac Films sponsor London Film Academy (LFA) Graduation Showcase 2011

Here at Maniac we have always believed in giving new filmmakers and young people a chance, so we are proud to be sponsoring the London Film Academy Graduation Showcase 2011. The showcase is an annual event used to show off the work of the students, with prizes and awards given for the bes...

New music video for ChetMega filmed using Maniac kit

The new video 'Lambs to the slaughter' from ChetMega has been released online. The video was shot on a number of locations using equipment supplied by Maniac Films including the Losmandy Porta Jib & Gekko lens lite, glidetrack camera slider. You can check out the finished vid...

Bristol City scenic shots for Bristol University admissions DVD

Stu and Matt from Maniac Films have have been back to Bristol, exploring the city armed with a camera and a local guide. Their task was to capture a snapshot of the local culture to finish off the Bristol University Faculty of Engineering admissions film. Filming on a Panasonic AF101 camc...

Prime lens rental for Deranged movie in Spain

We have just provided Madrid based EnMar Productions with a full set of Nikon prime lenses for their production of new movie Deranged. This English language thriller will be filmed entirely in Spain by a talented Spanish crew and directed by Neil Jones (Risen). This film is being shot on...

Pickup shots for The Reverend filmed in North Devon

When shooting a film, inevitably some shots will not be filmed. This can be due to time, location issues or host of other reasons. When this occurs, it is necessary to film 'pickups'. For The Reverend we only needed two extra shots for the film, both of which were filmed by Maniac...

Filming for Actavis Pharmaceuticals at the Sunday Funday at Castle Hill

The Sunday Funday event at Castle Hill near South Molton was held on July 10th. The funday is a yearly music, dance and entertainment event held in the grounds of the mansion with stunning views and this year we were invited to the event by staff from Actavis Pharmaceuticals, Barnstaple, w...

Panasonic camera review makes front cover of Focus magazine

After spending a few weeks working with the Panasonic AF-101 on the set of The Reverend, Mark was asked by the editor of the IOV (Institute of Videography) monthly industry magazine 'Focus' to write a review of the camera and what it was like to work with it. We prepared a series ...

Internal business update film for Actavis Pharmaceuticals CEO

We have been working with one of the largest employers in North Devon, Actavis Pharmaceuticals to create a video presentation for their Internal Business Update. We travelled to the company's UK headquarters in Barnstaple to meet with CEO Sara Matthews who made a confident presentat...