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We work on all sorts of films from TV & Cinema Advertising, Drama & Documentary, Corporate and Training videos, to providing multi-crew coverage of Live Sports and Music Events with Video Streaming and Editing services for Web, DVD and Blu-ray.

Sometimes we just help finish your films with QC busting solutions and audio finishing to high quality. We offer DVD and Blu-ray authoring as well as DCP encoding and BDCMF conversion. We create Closed Captions for your films too for DVD, DCP or the web.

We offer dry hire of Camera, Lighting and Grip equipment across the UK Next Day Delivery and can help you choose the best equipment to suit your needs and budget. We also offer Wet-hire with experienced crew hire at many locations in the UK.

We work to different budgets large or small so please get in touch to discuss your individual requirements.

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Aputure high power LED lighting available for hire

Filming for a PhD Student admissions film for the communications dept at Bristol University.

Behind the scenes filming in Woolacombe for a Pro Dog trainer course for Absolute Dogs in Oakhampton.

Behind the scenes filming at Pro Dog trainer Event for Absolute Dogs. Shot in HD and 4K on multiple cameras.

Rycote wind covers on our mics are available for hire. We have sound kits for indoor and outdoor including an ultimate sound crew kit with Sound Devices Mixer

We hire sound recording kits for professional use like this outdoor sound recording kit with boom and wind protection

Sennheiser radio mics for hire including bodypack receivers and transmitters

A shot from a drone - Ariel filming for the Putsborough beach promo film

Visual Effects work at Maniac Films - screen replacements on multiple shots in this Indi action film from Richwater Films.

Zombies! A shot from a corporate production promoting laser tag filmed at the Big Sheep near Bideford.

NASS - skateboarding photography

Behind the scenes - music video green screen shoot in our studio in Croyde.

On set in Cornwall filming Kellys ice cream commercial. Cornish Pasties all round yum!

Filming for Greenergy in Plymoouth showing safe loading of a fuel tanker for a public safety film.

Our 5th year filming the Bridgwater Carnival in November - we organize a multi-person crew to film for teh big screen and then quickly create a DVD, Blu-ray and online version for sale.

DVD authoring services - this is one we did for Niki Perry Yoga - Transform Now.

Filming for project overview promotion for EPSRC funded technical project for Southampton and Bristol University.

TV advert filming at Gerri Cottles Rock Circus

Behind the Scenes filming for a PEEP project documentary about school and work experience.

Behind the scenes filming TV adverts for Gerry Cottles circus.

We do colour grading and film finishing - here we are rebuilding the grade for Italian/German WWII story 'My Honor Was Loyalty' (Netflix US only)

Motion graphics and filming in the Breacon Beacons for an Inflatable Wall Company promotional film production.

Motion graphics created for a short promo film for IWC to help sell more products

Documentary editing - long form edits for this fishing 1st person documentary adventure film.

More VFX shots for feature films. See our showreels for some more shot breakdowns,

Live broadcasting for TV bay magazine on green screens

Mark writes articles for various magazines at times plus the bestselling 'Digital Filmmakers Handbook' (Quercus press 2013) which has been translated into multiple language versions.

We do a variety of Visual effects here at Maniac Films - here using tracking software Mocha to setup a shot for a feature film.

Behind the scenes filming a promotional film for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Devon. This was an Alice in Wonderland theme.

Award winning - Media Innovation Award for the Think Tank interactive DVD with the Museum of Barnstaple.

Behind the scenes filming at teh WRC World Rally Championships in Wales as part of a technical wireless project for Inmarsat, BT and Bristol University

We shoot photos as well as video s please get in touch if you need portrait, fashion or lifestyle photo shoots as well as video production.

Video filming for a music documentary - this part was shot in Sidmouth.he same boat was on the shore when i visited a good few years later.

We do photography as well as video production - get in touch to discuss how we can shoot 4K and UHD video and still give you high res stills for product and fashion photography.

NASS events photo shoots with BMX ramps

We use a variety of software for DVD authoring - here is one we are making for teh Italian boxset version of Space 1999 'Spazio 1999'

We use a range of software for DVD authoring - this shows one we did for Monster Hunter the Movie.

3D animation we created for a schools-based training film for the Museum of Barnstaple - the Think Tank. Winner of a Media Innovation Award for best interactive DVD.

Helping teach PhD students how to use camera and sound equipment to help them create better videos about their own research areas.

IOV award for best music video awarded to Mark at Maniac Films in Manchester

Behind the scenes filming part of a documentary for Irish production company on the Nolan Sisters.

BBC filming as crew for regional news

Drama production - an old shot behind the scenes filming Rogue a Vampire Chronicle in Croyde.

TV and Cinema Ad filming - this time at Bristol Hippodrome filming Pudsey for Dick Whittington Pantomime with Colour247

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