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ABOUT

RATTLESNAKE PRODUCTIONS

​ABOUT RATTLESNAKE PRODUCTIONS

We are RATTLESNAKE Production, an independent film company that self-finances all our projects. As a husband and wife team, we enjoy working together on music videos and feature films. Our first documentary, TATTOOED from 2008, won the prestigious INDIE SPIRIT AWARD. Our recent documentary, IN YOUR FACE - THE NEIL ZLOZOWER STORY, released in 2018, won numerous awards at major international film festivals such as the Beverly Hills Film Festival in Los Angeles and the Raindance Film Festival in London. Currently, we are working on a film about guitarists and their love and connection with their instrument. We have interviewed over 70 world-famous guitar players, including legends like Johnny Winter, Dweezil Zappa, Kerry King, Steve Vai, Michael Schenker, and Elvis Presley's buddy and guitarist on many of his tours, James Burton.​
Declan & Beate Maynes
Declan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1971 during the Troubles. He worked as a deep-sea fisherman in Ardglass before becoming an E-Bass alumni at the American Institute of Music in Vienna. Afterward, he worked as a session bass player, roadie, and stage hand for many bands. He then became a tattoo artist and founded the Rattlesnake Tattoo & Piercing Studio in Vienna. Finally, he became a film maker.

Beate was born in Vienna in 1964, completed high school, and worked at various record companies such as WEA Records, as well as in several record stores. In 1989, she launched the first Rock/Metal/Punk Band Merch Store Rattlesnake in Vienna, which she still manages. She also collaborates with Declan on their films and projects.​

Self-taught film makers

We both have self-taught skills in filming, directing, and editing, and enjoy interviewing interesting people to tell their stories. Finding solutions to various problems and learning new skills is what makes our job so much fun.

Self-financed

We finance everything ourselves, including equipment, software, and travel expenses. Our store, RATTLESNAKE in Vienna, provides financial support and offers awesome band merchandise and tattoos. Check out their website at www.rattlesnake.at.

Visionaries

When you have too many ideas, it can be difficult to choose just one and stick with it. Therefore, it is common to work on multiple projects simultaneously.​

Main Equipment & Gear

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