Crew Hire
Maniac Films not only hire camera, lighting, grip and sound equipment for productions but we can also provide experienced operators to use the kit too. We can work with you and your clients on a complex production or can work independently on your behalf - saving you time and money. Give us a brief and we can discuss the equipment and the crew positions needed.
A big thanks to you guys yesterday for cracking on and getting everything set up. The shots look great and you’re both a pleasure to work with and get on well with the clients too.
- Colin, Colour247
We don't just work on our own video productions, we also offer crew hire for many positions including Director of Photography (DoP), camera operator, 1st Assistant Camera (1st AC/focus puller), 2nd Assistant camera, Jib grip, Dolly grip, lighting cameraman, sound recordist, boom operator, gimbal operator as well as editor, DiT and VFX crew too. We offer wet-hire of any of our rental kit - sometimes its cheaper to hire us with equipment then to just rent the gear.
Our crew have worked on TV adverts, feature films, corporate promo's, documentaries & sports films. We have worked in a range of locations from studios and theatres to windswept mountains - so why not give us a try on your next shoot?
It was amazing having Stu there to help (with the sound recording) - Ben, GSL Media
'Wet hire' can also save you money compared to hiring crew and equipment separately. The hire charge for some of our equipment is included in the crew hire day rate (certain items such as the jib cost extra and may require 2 or more crew members).
We use all of our hire equipment on our own productions so we are familiar with the kit. Familiarity means less mistakes and less time wasted setting up and getting to know the kit. If you want to learn on the job you can learn from us too - we are a friendly bunch!
We work locally in the South West UK but can travel across the country and have often found ourselves in Leeds, Cumbria, London or deep into the heart of Wales. We have worked on productions in Indonesia, Fiji & Australia too and are keen to travel as required. Contact us now to discuss your crew needs or browse some of our previous projects below. If you need a video filming and editing as a complete video production rather then equipment and crew hire, please see our video production services for more information.

Livestream Video Production for Global Law Company
Published Friday 15 November 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireMark and Phil have just returned from London, where they were providing a multi-camera livestreaming service for a leading global law firm at their headquarters in the City of London. Luke joined them again to set up the sound mixing desk and the PA system, sorting out radio microphones an...

Crew and kit for Corporate team building Day in Bristol
Published Thursday 5 September 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireWe have been working with Waggle Events and ACF Bristol again for a 'lights camera action' team building and corporate training event, this time in a Gothic mansion near Bristol. The event was run for an online film streaming company who knew a few things about genre films and they...

Livestream Town Hall Meeting at London law firm HQ
Published Wednesday 3 July 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireMark has just returned from London, where he was working with Phil and Rob to provide a livestreaming video service to a global law firm for a Town Hall style business meeting at their head-office in central London. They had an early start and stayed just outside London the night before...

Hackathon Live stream crew for Tailwind & UK retailer
Published Wednesday 19 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireMark has been working with the team from Tailwind Productions again to provide a live stream mixing solution for a Hackathon event at the HQ of a major UK retailer in Welwyn Garden City. Mark travelled up and spent the first day setting up for the following two-day event, which featured...

Script editing for The Locksmith feature
Published Thursday 15 February 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireMark has been working with local writer Julian Poulter again to help bring his new feature script The Locksmith to life and to format it to satisfy festival submissions. Julian had previously written a script for a Viking themed feature film called 'A Call to Arms', set at the begi...

Bluescreen Advert Filming at Wookey Hole Caves
Published Thursday 8 February 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireMark was back at the popular tourist destination, working with Colin from Colour 247 to capture shots for some upcoming TV and Web Adverts for Wookey Hole Caves. Mark filmed the Wookey Witch against a blue screen background inside the main area this time. The background will be repla...

Crew and kit for Corporate team building Day in Bath
Published Sunday 28 January 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireWe have been working with Waggle Events and ACF again for a 'lights camera action' team building and corporate training event, this time in Bath for a company that works in the financial sector. This event had the teams working in groups to produce their own scripted videos against...

London Law Firm Hybrid Live Event Crew
Published Friday 19 May 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireWe have been working at the London offices of a major international law firm again for a live event celebrating the conclusion of a programme to empower and raise up women in the workplace. Three months ago we worked on the programme launch, which was split between London & New York...

Sound Crew Hire for North Cornwall Promo Shoot
Published Monday 3 April 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has spent the day working with a local filmmaker, Simon Cotter to capture sound and visuals for a promo video. Stu was primarily on hand to capture audio for a 3-way interview. However, he also took on camera operator duties later in the day as well. In an unusual turn, he also foun...

Crew Hire for Beer Company Promo Videos in Swindon
Published Friday 17 March 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu have been filming on location near Swindon with a local marketing company to capture promotional material for a large beer company. The adverts starred former winner of National Chef of the Year, Simon Hulston, as he cooked up some delicious food on a top of the range BBQ - which took...

New York and London International link-up crew for live event
Published Thursday 16 March 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireWe have been working on an international link-up between the New York and London offices of a major law firm for the live launch of a programme to empower and raise up women in the workplace. The event saw our team split in two. Mark headed over to New York with Andy from StockandBokeh ...

Greenscreen TV ad filming at Wookey Hole Caves
Published Monday 6 March 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireSomething festive was happening at Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset last week as Christmas came early. Mark was back at the popular tourist destination, working with Colin from Colour 247 to capture shots for some upcoming TV ads for Wookey Hole Caves. Setting up inside the circus theat...

Livestream camera & audio crew for London Law Firm
Published Wednesday 22 February 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireMark & Stu have been back to London, where they have been providing a multi-camera livestream service for a number of hybrid events. The team were back working again in the new head office of a London Law firm. This time they were there to film and livestream three 'town hall...

Camera crew hire for Skincare ad filming
Published Monday 13 February 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has been filming on location in Croyde, North Devon with a local marketing company to film a series of social media adverts for a major skincare brand. He was working as a camera assistant on the shoot which involved a range of technical shots and set-dressing. The shoot took place ...

Livestream mix, camera & audio crew for London Law Firm
Published Friday 27 January 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireMark & Stu have just returned from a trip to London, Where they provided a multi-camera livestream service for an interview. The team were back working again in the new head office of a London Law firm, having previously visited on a number of occasions now. This time they were the...

Lighting crew hire for TV advert in Paignton for Jurassic Fibre
Published Monday 23 January 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireMark just spent a couple of days in Paignton, Devon, filming with Simple Media and T&S Creative Communications. He was proving wet lighting hire for a TV advert for a major internet provider Jurassic Fibre and helped with other aspects of setup and filming. Mark arrived on the first...

Script editing for A Call to Arms feature
Published Monday 9 January 2023 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireMark has been working with local writer Julian Poulter to help to bring his feature film script to life. Julian has written a script for a Viking themed feature film called 'A Call to Arms', set at the beginning of the middle ages and based on real historical characters. J...

Wookey Hole TV ad pulled as it's too successful!!
Published Friday 9 December 2022 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireWow, this is some nice feedback. Back in July we filmed a TV spot for Wookey Hole Caves which was planned to be shown in the run-up to Christmas 2022. However we just recevied word from the director Colin from Colour 247 that the advert has been pulled from television, and not for bad ...
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