ABOUT

ABOUT RATTLESNAKE PRODUCTIONS

Film Makers Declan & Beate Maynes in Los Angeles

RATTLESNAKE PRODUCTIONS, is a truly independent Film Production Company,
founded in 2007 by Declan Maynes and run by Declan and his wife Beate.

Born midst of the troubles in Belfast/Northern Ireland in 1971, DECLAN went from deep-sea fisherman in Ardglass, to E-Bass Alumni at the Viennese AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, to founding the
RATTLESNAKE instore TATTOO & PIERCING STUDIO in Vienna and finally to Film Maker.

BEATE, born in 1964, got her highschool diploma and has worked at several record companies such as
WEA Records and in various Record Stores until 1989 when she opened the
Very First Rock/Metal/Punk Band Merch Store RATTLESNAKE in Vienna/Austria which she still attends to aside from working with Declan on their films and projects.

IN YOUR FACE The Neil Zlozower Story Cover

Their latest film "IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story" is a feature length documentary
about the life & work of "Zloz" and has been finished in 2018.
IN YOUR FACE is currently shown at several Film Festivals around the World.

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Self taught film makers

Declan and Beate's are self taught, filming, directing and editing Music Videos and Documentaries.

As a "2-man team" they sometimes have to be very inventive, to always find a way to achieve the best result for all the tasks they set for themselves.

Self financed

Everything - from equipment, software to travel expenses - is totally self financed.
Other people go to parties of fly to the Maledives for holiday - not Declan & Beate.. spending all their money on making films..

That does not leave much room for errors..

Visionaries

With having so many ideas it can be hard to pick one and stay with it. So most of the times Declan & Beate work on more than one projects simultaneously.
.. they mostly take opportunities when they come

Main Equipment & Gear

Cameras:
2x Sony FS70, Sony FS7, Sony NEX-FS700E, Panasonic P2, Atomos Samurais & Shoguns
Editing Software:
Final Cut Pro X, Avid, Final Cut Pro, After Effects