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A BIG THANK YOU for your patience and support! You remain a star in my firmament! :)

-M Cassini, Fit Roads

The lights have been an absolute joy to work with - the 300D especially giving us so much right to work with, and the Dedo?s give such a stunning warm glow to everything - they were a joy to work with and an ease to set up and pack down. No doubt for my next project I will look to hire again from Maniac Films after such great customer service and great equipment at a good price.

-Tyler

Just wanted to write and say, I've only rented from you guys twice so far but both times i've been super impressed - they were very last minute and you handled my kit request and questions with ease. (Already had two great opportunities to share my experience of Maniac with those clients).

-Adam Johnson

Everything's arrived and is absolutely fantastic. Thank-you once again for a great service.

-Oli Chopping

Thanks again for helping us create another awesome workshop which will hopefully have a profound impact on the young people who see it. No doubt we will be in touch again!

-Adam Fouracre, SAV Charity

I think you saw it on twitter ? but just to let you know Mum & Dad & Ben very pleased with their film (Boat Stories Young Fisherman). Ben said he couldn?t understand how we?d done it ? with what we got... So hurrah ? well done!

-Jo Stewart Smith, Boat Stories

Mark worked hard to deliver a quality result within the constraints that we specified. When our requirements changed late in the day he helped us to salvage the project.

-Pete Thompson, U4ea networks

I think it's fair to say that without your help we'd have struggled to show the films in their original format. Your patience and knowledge saved the day... thanks once again for helping make this such as successful event. Your calmness and support were much appreciated.

-Mandy, Ian and Val, Ilfracombe Film Festival

G'day Mark and the Maniac Films crew. Many thanks for the all the additional editing work done on my films and the post production final polish, stoked with 'em and people seem to be enjoying them. See you with the West Africa and Tasmania films soon . . .

-Julian Wicksteed, Angler Walkabout

Hi guys the video's awesome! Thank you so much. It looks great. The whole video is exactly what I wanted and more. You guys have nailed it for me and within 24 hours the video has half paid for itself. So let's start thinking about the next! ;) Thanks to you both for working so hard on it and tweaking so many bits and pieces. You've been great! Cheers!

-Mark Daniels, Ultimate Bubl?

We loved working with you guys, you made it very easy and the final footage was great.

-David Keefe, Gro Company

Honestly I'm sure I'm going to be using you guys again. It was ideal and the gear came exactly as advertised.

-Tom W

Just wanted to say a big thank you to you both for a great efficient service. The gear you supplied me really helped me create the look I wanted, and I'll be sure to recommend you to others.

-Scott Coulter, DS Media

Every comment or feedback we have had on the DVD is that it is the best DVD we have ever had so well done! The clubs particularly like it as shows both sides of the cart and plenty of close-ups. Sales are looking good up about 12% on 2014 already. Dave.

-Dave, Bridgwater Carnival

Excellent work on the videos guys. Thanks again for all this ? its fab stuff.

-Jason Miller, Tinderbox

Thanks Mark. The talk was very well received and people were astonished by both films. Thanks for all your help making the talk such a success and for going the extra mile to get the films to play properly in PowerPoint.

-Tim Mars

Your customer service was nothing short of excellent, very helpful and willing when it came to suggestions and ideas. Keeping in good frequent contact and even helping out with the insurance. You made our first equipment hire experience a relatively worry free one We will most definitely recommend Maniac films to others and of course will contact you when we need to rent again.

-Ben Radford

Thank you for your 'virtual tour' of St. Annes Chapel in Barnstaple. It is exactly what I wanted, the casting of the local actress and the experienced actor was more than I could have expected for the budget. The narrative gets so much information across in such a short space of time.

-St Annes Chapel film thank you, Barnstaple Town Council

Thanks again for your prompt and professional service. I look forward to hiring from you again in the future.

-Jack Bamford

The kit worked great and we got some great stuff on the 2 day shoot. Great service as ever and will be back for more, I?m sure!

-Thom, Wavetale

The filming went really well thanks. Long!! but it all went well and some great footage taken. We will definitely be calling you up again for further kit hire!!

-Michelle

I've downloaded it and I've watched it - it's fantastic. Thank you again for the production of our films - they are fantastic. Many thanks for help and prompt response - much appreciated.

-R Piechocki, University of Bristol

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 Martin, Colour247

Thank you again for the excellent work, the video is sitting nicely on our new website page now.

-Steve Tucker, All Star Jazz

The video is fantastic and we've managed to make it work in the (powerpoint) presentation. Thanks for all your help and speedy turnaround.

-J Miechowicz, Actavis

I would like to say how very appreciative I am of the time and energy you guys have spent on my project. And I am very happy with the results you have achieved...and with your considerable patience.

-Patrick Gaynor, Purrple Cat CIC

Just a quickie to let you know that all the DCP films that you supplied played well, no problems encountered at all and they looked fabulous. Thanks for all your help with this. The weekend Film Festival exceeded our expectations. We?re just waiting for the final numbers but we anticipate that they?re better than expected. Kind regards

-Amanda, Ilfracombe FIlm Festival

Thanks again for arranging that kit for me on Wednesday Just wanted to write and say, I've only rented from you guys twice so far but both times i've been super impressed - they were very last minute and you handled my kit request and questions with ease. (Already had two great opportunities to share my experience of Maniac with those clients)

-Adam Johnson

Many thanks for all your help, the video looks great!

-Dr Mellios, Bristol University

Hi Stu, The Bolt worked just fine, thank you. Many thanks for a smooth Hire ?.

-Steve Hill, Blue Multimedia

Hi Mark, Just to say thank you for the hire all went good and everything was working and your service was fantastic will def be using you again.

-John Port, Accolade

I would like to say though that your service was great and that I will most certainly be using your company again.

-Pantelis

Thanks for this and for supplying the gear. It was a great shoot! We may well need to do a 'pick up' shoot and if we do, i'll be back in touch to get some more gear from you as you have been really helpful! The back pack was the understated hero of the shoot, great that you supply those as not many places do

-Christopher Whitlow

Dear Mark I have just watched the Plates of the UFO. What can I say? I will say f*****g BRILLIANT. Yes. Perfect. A great job. Wonderful.

-Christopher, Halogen Films

The shoot went really well and the kit was great. Thanks again for all your help, you'll come highly recommended from us.

-Jake Hawkins, Charmed Apocalypse

After finding we were short of two key items a day before the big event, I wanted to give you a big thank you for sorting everything out to make sure we had the equipment we needed when we really needed it. I really appreciate the way you guys went the extra mile to make sure we had everything we needed to do the job. The equipment was excellent and the service fantastic. I have no hesitation in recommending you to my colleagues or anyone else. Thanks again - it made all the difference.

-Chris, Impossible Arts

At very short notice we contacted Maniac Films to hire a selection of lighting for some filming we had planned - we were very pleased and impressed with the service, delivery and advice received. Would HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

-Julie, Cobham Composite Technologies

It's great. Your DAC-70 is just powering the Foreign Secretary's speech as we speak. Thanks again as always

-Grant Stevens

Gosh I've been meaning to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for the brilliant rig hire! The day was EPIC and it went swimmingly. I'm about to mention your company on facebook as i know a lot of London videographers who would LOVE your company!

-Nicky O'Dell

Thank you for sending the final version of the video. It was fantastic and excellent work - well done . I also would like to thank you for working with me and patiently adjusted the video in our requirements. As mentioned previously one of the most professional and fantastic group I work with is your video crew. Many thanks to you all for all your hard work and support.

-Fai Tila, University of Bristol

The lights have been an absolute joy to work with - the 300D especially giving us so much light to work with, and the Dedo?s give such a stunning warm glow to everything - they were a joy to work with and an ease to set up and pack down. No doubt for my next project I will look to hire again from Maniac Films after such great customer service and great equipment at a good price.

-Tyler

Thanks again for all your help last summer with the kit hire and troubleshooting - The trailer has been posted online and have had great feedback about the look, and questions regarding the kit - I will be sure to mention Maniac Films when I respond.

-Jake Hawkins, Charmed Apocalypse

The unit worked great for us and was just what we needed for this project. Thanks for that!

-Daniel, EpicTech

I recently rented equipment from Maniac Films and I'm emailing you to just say that the experience was fantastic, and as a student I really appreciated how open and straight forward your team were in accommodating our needs.

-Tyler Hamblin, Kent TV

Could I just say thank you for the help and the advice you gave me and my cameraman Sam regarding using the PMW 200 camera. We found the camera a delight to use and the picture quality was amazing. Just got to edit it now!.

-Mark, Indochina Films

Thanks for all your help over the past few weeks. The kit has worked flawlessly and has shown me just how important it is to have a remote follow focus and wireless video on set. I don't think I could do another film without them!

-Cameron Browne

I just wanted to say a heartfelt thanks to you both for your professionalism, talent and cooperation during the re-building of this DVD. I feel we have raised the bar and the DVD is a much more professional and enticing package thanks to your work. I particularly like the fact that Stu listened to me all the way and interpreted what I wanted without any question. best regards

-David Gilliam, New Justice Films

The test went well, many thanks - great bit of kit! It (Paralinx) was rock solid. Very reliable and certainly added to their performance that night.

-Jay

Hi Mark, Thank you a lot about the work you are doing for us; I see how many difficulties we had on this project, so thank you very much.

-Claudia Oldani, Content Partners

Maniac Films were fantastic in supporting us helping pick the gear and build the hire list for the shoot, giving lots of advice on the phone and very pleasant in person on the day of collection. I would hope to work with them again.

-Nathan James, Inglorious

The kit was terrific?really happy with the shots we got, and looking forward to starting the edit! Thanks again for all your help, will definitely be using Maniac again in the future

-Callum

Mark, Thanks for your excellent work editing today. Look forward to seeing the vids up and my mugshot next to Paxman's! Martin.

-Martin Cassini

The shoot went really really well. Perfectly in fact. It was a long hard few days but I'm really happy with what we shot. Just wanted to say a big thank you to you both for a great efficient service. The gear you supplied me really helped me create the look I wanted, and I'll be sure to recommend you to others.

-Scott Coulter, DS Media

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Maniac Films are an award-winning video production company based in the woods of Exmoor National Park after many years at the beach in North Devon. We work on TV & Cinema Ads, Drama & Documentary, Corporate communications and Live Sports and Music Events with Video streaming and Interactive content for DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Cinema and the Web.

We provide services in post-production for editing, colour grading, visual effects, format conversions, DCP encoding, rotoscoping, VFX and motion graphics, captioning and subtitles as well as full production services for video and audio including creative ideas, planning & logistics. We offer Camera and Grip Hire across the UK and use our experience to help you choose the best gear to suit your needs and budget.


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Cannibal! The Musical Blu-ray Finalising QC for Refuse Films Release

Published Tuesday 19 November 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We are nearing the end of the Blu-ray authoring for the Troma/Trey Parker comedy-horror-musical film Cannibal! The Musical, originally released in standard def in 1993 for release on Blu-ray disc for Liam Regan of Refuse Films. The Blu-ray is scheduled for release as soon as a few more of ...

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Livestream Video Production for Global Law Company

Published Friday 15 November 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew Hire

Mark 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...

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click to play the related videoBDCMF conversion and Replication for How To Kill Monsters Blu-ray

Published Monday 11 November 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been helping Director and Producer Stewart Sparke of Dark Rift Horror with the Blu-ray release of his latest film, How To Kill Monsters (HTKM) starring Lyndsey Craine (of Eating Miss Campbell fame), Arron Dennis (Zomblogalypse, Book of Monsters), Fenfen Huang (Now You See Me 2, Ope...

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click to play the related videoBridgwater Carnival 2024 Filming Crew Livestream and DVD production

Published Thursday 7 November 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

We have been preparing kit and then up to Bridgwater, Somerset, for our 11th successful year filming the world-famous Bridgwater Carnival and parade - filming the daytime events and performances from marching bands and singers and the evening parade of amazing carts for a live stream mix t...

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click to play the related videoMultiple DCPs for Film Londons Jarman Award 2024

Published Thursday 31 October 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been working with The Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) to convert several new films into DCP format for Film London's 17th Jarman Award for cinema screening. Inspired by Derek Jarman, the Jarman Award recognises and supports artists working with movin...

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click to play the related videoSecond DCP for Gaza Documentary What Do We Do Update

Published Saturday 19 October 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

Journalist and filmmaker Mike Joseph has been updating his feature documentary film Gaza A Story of Love and War for more cinema screenings and has asked us to create a second update DCP to play after the first main film DCP, to keep costs down over making another DCP of both parts connect...

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click to play the related videoDCP Encoding for British Faith Crime Drama MAGNET

Published Monday 23 September 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been encoding a great new British feature film, Magnet by Director Larry Bammeke and distributed by World Harvest Christian Centre (TNM Productions). We helped Larry fix a few minor issues with the file delivery and delivered a DCP in time for its premier on a very tight deadline. ...

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click to play the related videoBDCMF conversion for Abruptio Horror Blu-ray Release

Published Saturday 21 September 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been working to prepare movies for Blu-ray replication, this time we have converted the Horror-thriller film Abruptio byline: Everyone is a puppet from 2023 by Anchor Bay Entertainment, into the BDCMF format for the Blu-ray release.  Watch the movie trailer on the link abov...

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The Locksmith Novel Blends History and Crime with Personal Touches

Published Friday 20 September 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

Julian Poulter has turned his award-winning The Locksmith script into a full-length novel and self-published copies to sell in his shop in Devon and online.  He has been discussing the process with Devon Live again in this online article about The Locksmith novel, blending history, cr...

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Security Technology Partner Conference Filming in Wales

Published Thursday 12 September 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

Mark has been filming a Security Technology Partner conference at the Celtic Manor Hotel in Wales with ACF and Rob from Waggle Events. The All-day event started with presentations and talks on new security issues and technologies and sales performance information that led onto a series of ...

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Crew and kit for Corporate team building Day in Bristol

Published Thursday 5 September 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew Hire

We 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...

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click to play the related videoThe Questing Beast Short filming in Ipswich BTS

Published Wednesday 28 August 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

Mark has been in Ipswich for a 2-day shoot of the live action elements of The Questing Beast by writer/director Joseph Brown. Mark arrived a few days early to do final camera kit preparation and to recce the outdoor locations to be used in the film. The day before the shoot, the weather wa...

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click to play the related videoBlu-ray Authoring Aliens Expanded Documentary feature

Published Tuesday 30 July 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been working again with Creator VC on their documentary feature film Aliens Expanded to turn it into a Blu-ray for release to their backers. This expansive documentary by Director Ian Nathan, is all about the second Alien film (Aliens 1986) in the movie franchise Aliens and featur...

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click to play the related videoGaza A Story of Love and War DCP encode for Mike Joseph

Published Thursday 4 July 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We were contacted by journalist and filmmaker Mike Joseph to help with DCP encoding of his documentary Gaza A Story of Love and War for its premier screening in cinemas in Wales on 14th August.  Mike sent us his film and the BBFC certificate (its a 12A) and we created a 2K Digital ...

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Livestream Town Hall Meeting at London law firm HQ

Published Wednesday 3 July 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew Hire

Mark 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...

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click to play the related videoBDCMF conversion of LaRoy for French Blu-ray

Published Sunday 30 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been working to prepare films for Blu-ray replication, this time we have converted the American Texas-based drama LaRoy Texas aka Where the f*** is LaRoy from 2023, into the BDCMF format for the French Language release. Watch the movie trailer on the link above or directly on YouTu...

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click to play the related videoBDCMF conversion of Le Jeu De La Reine for French Blu-ray

Published Wednesday 26 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in DCP & Disc Production

We have been working to prepare films for Blu-ray replication, this time we have converted the English period drama Firebrand as Le Jeu De La Reine from 2023, staring Jude Law and Alicia Vikander into the BDCMF format for the French Language release. Watch the trailer on the link abov...

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Livestreaming Meeting for Global Business Update

Published Tuesday 25 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

Mark, Phil and Luke have been back to central London, to film a partner update meeting for a global Law firm using our multi-camera livestream service. The team were back working again in the head office to film and livestream a 4-person panel conversation to provide updates to the comp...

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Monster Stop Frame Live Action Film Pre-Production Starts

Published Monday 24 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

We have started work on the pre-production planning for a new stop-motion plus live action mixed short film for first-time Director/Producer Joseph Brown, due to be filmed later in 2024. Joe has approached us for equipment and crew to work on the live action elements of the film, which wil...

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Hackathon Live stream crew for Tailwind & UK retailer

Published Wednesday 19 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in Crew Hire

Mark 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...

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