About Us - Feral Films - Production Company Manchester

Nick Williams

Director / Owner

Nick set up Feral in 2014 after working for several years as a Producer in one of the largest animation studios in Manchester. Armed with a laptop and a desk in his front room, he decided to leave the safety of the pack and go Feral.

Even though the business has now grown, Nick is still involved in all elements of the business. From filming and editing to business development, project management through to sweeping up, making brews and feeding the studio dog.

Sophie Williams

Producer / Owner

Sophie has a strong background in Project Management, working previously in a global IT business, overseeing large-scale projects and constantly delivering on time and to budget.

Sophie produces our animations, pre-production planning on all shoots and is our financial genius.

We’ve also used Sophie’s voice as a voiceover on a few of our animations!

Ryan Hopkins

Senior Videographer / Editor

Ryan has over 7 years experience editing at one of the leading post production houses in Manchester, where he was working on various broadcast shows for the likes of the BBC, Cbeebies, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5.

Ryan is regularly involved in setting up and filming and editing content for us at Feral, and is an experienced camera operator and editor.

Callum Hilditch-Crimes

Videographer / Editor

Callum joined us in mid-2021, after working for several years producing video content in the music and corporate industries, as a videographer / photographer / designer and editor.

He is now involved in the filming, editing and motion graphics creation for our expanding client list, and has recently worked on projects for the RHS, The NHS, Waters, StreamGM and many more..

Mike Taylor

Junior Producer

Mike graduated from the University of Salford in 2020, where he picked up a high 2.1 in Film Production. During his studies he freelanced on a mix of corporate, narrative and music video productions.

At Feral, Mike is involved in the day-to-day pre-production planning and management of most of our new and existing productions. He’s worked on a whole range of projects so far, and brings a sense of calm organisation to the team!

Barney

Dog

Barney is quite possibly the most important member of staff, who joined us over three years ago.

He’s essentially our front of house, where he meets and greets all of our visitors with a warm welcome (tongue).

He enjoys long walks on the beach, squirrels, food and shouting at cyclists.

Fetch!

FILMING

Whether it’s a TV commercial, brand film, live event, corporate video, internal communication film, documentary or music video – we can help.

Editing

We can edit our footage or any existing footage and will happily work as a freelancer / collaborator with other production companies and / or film makers.

Animation

We have a rich history of producing 2D and 3D animations, we love adding motion graphics to all of our productions.

Aerial Filming

We understand all of the steps required to operate aerial UAVs legally for commericial purposes, and we can handle any size aerial requirement.

Project Management

We’ve successfully overseen many productions, large and small and we constantly deliver on time and to budget.

CREW

We have an excellent network of freelance crew, who we work and collaborate with regularly. This means we can take on any size of project and be able to successfully deliver stunning content.