A Common Sense of Place - Shared Space film completed

In April we worked with Martin Cassini from Equality Streets on a 5min film commissioned by the Isle of Man Government (Department of Infrastructure). The film, shot in Bristol & inter cut with footage from other towns in the UK, explores the advantages of 'sha...

Filming Alice in Wonderland at RHS Rosemoor

We have been filming with Rob, Dexter, Rosie & Sam from Entertainingly Different at RHS Rosemoor near Torrington in Devon. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, a number of Royal Horticultural Society gardens are holding special events this y...

Video Workshops for Bristol University PHD Students

We have just finished a 2 day video training workshop for a group of Electrical Engineering students at Bristol University.  The department of Electrical Engineering would like their PHD students to create short flims showing their work, progress and how the university is helping...

Documentary Filming for Equality Streets

We have been in Bristol with Martin Cassini from Equality Streets, filming an interview with transports, traffic & urban design consultant Ben Hamilton-Baillie. The interview will form the basis for a 5 minute documentary film discussing the benefits of shared space, a concept wh...

Ultimate Buble Stage Show Promo Goes Live

We have just finished editing and grading the 5 min promotional film for the Ultimate Bublé live stage show (performed by Mark Daniels). Filmed at the Queens Theatre in Barnstaple in February, this was the first Ultimate Bublé show to feature an 8 piece live band. We created...

Final Nalu Beads How-To Video Completed

The last of our 4 'how-to' videos for Italian glass bead makers Nalu Beads has just gone online. The other 3 films went live at the end of last year but due to a super busy Christmas/New Year for Nalu Beads the completion of the last film was postponed. The films teach Nalu B...

Live Event Filming for the Ultimate Buble Stage Show

We've just wrapped on filming the first ever Ultimate Bublé stage show (performed by Mark Daniels) at the Queens Theatre in Barnstaple. This was a massive event for Mark as it marks a new level in his career as a Michael Bublé impersonator. The show was in a mu...

Location Photoshoot for Abbeymead Safety Training

Stu has spent the morning photographing at a health & safety training session with Abbeymead Safety Training. The photos will form part of a complete re-design and relaunch of their current website, which is quite outdated and was inherited from the previous business owner. The ph...

Maniac Films Win the IOV Video of the Month Award

We have been proud members of the IOV (Institute of Videography) for a number of years and in October we submitted our Cumbria Museums Apprenticeship film for the November IOV Video Of The Month competition. Today we received word that our entry had won the competition. We ...

Boat Stories 'Fishing for the Long Haul' Film Completed

Mark has just finished the edit on our film for the Boat Stories project. The film, titled 'Fishing for the long haul?', follows the crew of the fishing trawler 'Sparkling Star' as they work in the Bristol Channel. This involved Mark spending over 30 hours aboard ...

Voiceovers Recorded for Nalu Beads 'How-To' Videos

In June we filmed four 'how-to' videos with the ladies from Nalu Beads - a manufacturer of beautiful glass beads, which along with a range of coloured leather thongs, can be made into customised bracelets, necklaces & anklets. The voice overs have been recorded to ma...

Event Coverage for K9 Focus' Woofstock 2014 at Marwood Hill Gardens

Last week we were filming Britian's Got Talent winner Pudsey for an upcoming TV advert for the Bristol panto, and this weekend we were filming more dancing dogs! We were asked by Zoe from K9 Focus, a canine rescue charity based in Devon, to capture the highlights of Woofstock 201...

Interview at S&P Fish Shop for Boat Stories Film

The final round of filming for 'Fishing for the Long Haul' documentary short in the Boat Stories project took place at S & P Fish Shop in Ilfracombe. Mark and new media apprentice Toby met with shop owner Claire to learn more about what happens to the fish after they ...

Live Event Filming for the Actavis Summer Party

Every year, Actavis Pharmaceuticals hold a summer party for the staff (and their families) who work at their Barnstaple factory. For the second year running the event was held at Hartland Abbey in North Devon. Stu & Toby attended the party armed with fully rigged Canon HDSLRcameras to...

Maniac Films 2014 Showreel Released

We have just finished work on a short video production show reel from 2014 and into 2015 with some previous projects we hadn't highlighted very much in the past. Our last show reel was made for a trade show quite a while ago (!) and we finally made time to replace it with a newer film ...

John Smale & Co Promotional Film is Complete

We have finished the edit if the new promotional film for John Smale & Co Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors in Barnstaple. We were commissioned to make the short film by David Edwards, owner & Director of the company, to promote their services, enhance their webs...

Squid Trawler Filming for Boat Stories Film

Mark has just come back from a 36hr filming trip aboard the fishing trawler The Sparkling Star with skipper Paul Stone. He was on board the trawler to capture the lives and stories of the men working aboard the boat for a 5min documentary. The film will form part of the Boat Stories p...

Amazing Feedback for Cumbria Museum Consortium (CMC) Apprenticeship Film

In May we released the newly completed Apprenticeships showcase film created for CMC (Cumbria Museums Consortium). Since the film was posted by the CMC on their apprenticeships blog they have received a lot of positive feedback and they were so pleased that they created a new blog post to ...