
Sound crew hire for shoot in Copenhagen
Published Monday 30 October 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has just returned from a 2 day shoot in Copenhagen, where he fulfilled the role of sound recordist for an e-learning Health & Safety film with GSL Media. The shoot was for a major pharmaceutical company at their headquarters. The crew were there to film a series of short dram...

Sound crew & camera hire for Pharmaceutical company film
Published Wednesday 9 August 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has been visiting the offices of a major pharmaceutical company near London with Ben from GSL Media. They were there to film sections for an online training module for new company starters. Stu was on location with his preferred location audio kit to ensure the best sound possible was ...

Accommodation advert filming for Fiona Lewis
Published Monday 10 July 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireAfter a whole host of filming and photographic shoots for Ragamuffin the dog, we have been working local film maker Fiona Lewis from NowWatchIt media on a shoot which was less dog orientated than usual. A few years ago Fiona made a promotional film for a local riding stables, which also o...

Film & sound crew hire for the Festival of Wonder
Published Monday 15 May 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireThe Maniac team have just returned from a weekend trip to Guildford in Surrey to film part of The Festival of Wonder, a one day festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of Surrey. The event was held across multiple campuses and venues and involved both live music and als...

Location audio crew for corporate film in plymouth
Published Thursday 20 April 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireWe sent Stu and his location audio kit down to Plymouth for a one day shoot with Ben from GSL Media. Ben was shooting a short drama for a major pharmaceutical firm which will be used as part of the companys internal e-learning system. The shoot was based in an office building and used two...

Sound crew hire for internal training video shoot
Published Tuesday 14 March 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu spent a day in Plymouth where he was working as a sound recordist crew for a corporate video with GSL Media. The crew were filming a series of mock interviews between a manager and employees for a major delivery company. The set-up was a simple one. All footage was shot from the poin...

Cameraman hire for Southampton Hospital shoot
Published Friday 24 February 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has just returned from a days filming in Southampton for GSL Media. Ben from GSL was unfortunately double booked, and gave us a call about sending a cameraman down to Southampton to film a 30 minute piece for a conference. Stu made the journey down with the Sony PMW-200 camera, a tri...

Sound recordist hire for corporate shoot in London
Published Friday 17 February 2017 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu spent a day in London on a shoot with Ben from GSL Media as a sound recordist. The were filming sections for an in-house training video for one of the top 3 supermarkets in the UK and shooting took place at their London headquarters. The crew were there to film a number of introducti...

Live filming, vision mixing + DVD & Blu-ray production for Bridgwater Carnival 2016
Published Wednesday 9 November 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireSaturday 5th November saw the return of the annual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, the largest illuminated procession in Britain. Once again Maniac FIlms were on location with a 7 man crew to document the event. After 2 years of providing cameras, crew and live vision mixing for the big s...

Sound crew hire in Plymouth for GSL Media
Published Monday 24 October 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has just returned from a day in Plymouth where he was working as a sound recordist for a corporate video with GSL Media. The shoot was for major manufacturing firm and the crew were there to film a series of mock meetings, shot from the perspective of a manager, which will be used for...

4K slo-mo filming with Torville & Dean for TV advert
Published Monday 26 September 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireIn our 3rd year of working together, we have once again been on set with production company Colour 247 to assist with the filming of a number of Television, Cinema & web adverts for the 2016 pantomime at the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, Cinderella. The shots were all filmed against a g...

Filming Gerry Cottle's Rock Circus TV Advert
Published Friday 15 July 2016 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireWe have been working with Colin from Colour247 again, filming at Gerry Cottle's world famous circus in Southsea for a TV advert and short promo with additional interviews to be used in a longer video at a later stage. We spent a couple of days inside the big top filming the fantastic p...

Product photos for Lambland 2016 range
Published Wednesday 29 June 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireWe have been working with local store Lambland in Ilfracombe, photographing the spring/summer product ranges for their online store. The products have ranged from leather handbags & holdalls, to sheepskin mocassins and sheepskin rugs. We photographed most of the products in our studi...

Sound crew hire in Kent for corporate training film
Published Monday 23 May 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has just returned from a 2 day shoot in Kent for a corporate video with Plymouth based GSL Media as a sound recordist. The shoot was for a company specialising in the creation of scents and flavours. The crew were there to film a series of mock interviews, shot from the perspective of...

Location sound crew hire for car manufacturer in Brussels
Published Wednesday 4 May 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireStu has been working with Plymouth based GSL Media as a sound recordist on a location shoot in Belgium. The shoot was for a training video for a major car manufacturer and involved filming at a number of locations over 3 days. The aim was to film the journey through the car design process...

Genesis Summer range photography
Published Friday 29 April 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireWe have delivered photos to Genesis Surf shop for their summer clothing & accessories rage - which will appear on www.genesissurfshop.com. The products ranged from t-shirts to wallets and all were photographed in our studio. Smaller items were photographed in our light tent. Men...

Setup for Sandy Brown Ceramic Temple Presentation
Published Monday 18 April 2016 by Mark Brindle in Crew HireWe've been helping renowned Ceramic Artist Sandy Brown with the setup for a multimedia presentation she is preparing for an evening event at Appledore Arts. Sandy is showcasing the behind-the-scenes slides and video from her recent commission by famous auction house Sotherby's for ...

Costume photoshoot with Ragamuffin
Published Wednesday 30 March 2016 by Stu Gaunt in Crew HireToday our studio took on a new, hollywood feel as we welcomed back our canine model with a number of costumes to wear. Stu was conducting another photo shoot with Ragamuffin Lewis in the lead up to the launch of his new YouTube TV series - The Adventures Of Ragamuffin Lewis. The aim of th...
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