After a long Christmas period and the important job of covering the UK’s towns and cities with the white stuff, the fleet of Snow Storms are back at HQ before they head out on their next winter mission.
The Snow Storm unit is a powerful and incredibly quiet snow machine.Built in to a flight case, the Snow Storm is durable as well as manoeuvrable. A 20l fluid tank contained within the flight case will give you approx. 2 hours on continuous output at 50% with the option to set a number of different snow flake sizes and intervals to give you a longer lasting effect.
Not only has the Snow Storm been out filling the sky with falling snow for a wide variety of winter events it has also had its fair share of screen time with its most recent appearance on SKY Atlantics hit series FORTITUDE.
Yep, you heard Lionel right! Is it you we’re looking for?
We’re looking for a highly motivated, skilled, team player to join our special effects team.
You’d be joining our main team in Gloucester, supplying visually spectacular,high end special effects for the live events and TV/Film industry.The ideal candidate will have previous experience within the SFX industry, but fear not, this is not essential.
Please send over your CV with a cover letter outlining why you think you would be a good candidate for this exciting position to Mark@mtfx.com
At the Beginning of March 2018 we braved the Arctic condition of Svalbard, an archipelago island between Norway and the North Pole. Known for its rugged winter terrain, Northern lights hotspot and Polar bears, it was clear that Svalbard was always going to make the perfect location to film SKY Atlantic’s Arctic thriller – Fortitude, with this being its final season.
With 3 weeks of filming ahead we packed our warmest winter jackets, braved the -30C conditions and of course, took with us a number of our beloved snow and wind machines to help add visual effects to the already stunning surrounding of Svalbard.
After 3 weeks of battling the harsh winter conditions with our equipment still standing when many others did not, we had completed the bulk of filming for the 3rd and final series of Fortitude. It was time for us to head back to Bristol, UK where we would finish shooting the final scenes at The Bottle yard Studios.
Fortitude will be hitting your screens on the 6th of December and we can assure you, it’s definitely not going to be one to miss.
Another year, and another exciting, jam packed couple of days at the Showman’s Show in Newbury. The Showman's Show is the UK's original and most comprehensive exhibition of products, services and entertainment for the festival, outdoor and special event industry.
The show consists of 2 days of which, companies within the event industry come together to showcase their services. With a huge variety of exhibitors, from luxury marquee displays, Extreme Mountain bike demonstrations to, of course, Ingenious Special effects, there is plenty to keep you occupied.
This year at the Showman’s Show we went all out winter themed. Bringing a winter wonderland to the showground and unveiling several of our new snow machines for the upcoming winter, combined with a large selection of our ingenious winter consumable products. We were on hand to talk to visitors through all our products and offer expert advice on utilising special effects that have a lasting impact.
Check the recap video here
Introducing the newest member to the Snow Special Effects team– The Snow Storm. A Professional DMX compatible foam snow machine which can easily be rigged on to a standard truss, tripod or simply used handheld. Adjustable air volume and fluid rates allows the user to produce a variety o fsnow effects from fine snow to a full blizzard.
Being built into a flight case, also gives the unit the added bonus of protection and also the plus of low level noise during use.
The Snow Storm was put through its paces during its first outing to the Norwegian Archipelago island of Svalbard. The Machine proved its worth, performing in harsh -30C conditions while filming for SKY Atlantics TV Thriller series, Fortitude.
If you’d like to hire a Snow Storm or find out more information on our snow special effects, please contact us
You heard that right!
Would you like to gain valuable qualifications at Cirencester College whilst learning a unique trade working in the TV/Film Industries?
We are getting busier and busier so we're looking to expand our team of INGENIOUS special effects technicians and engineers.
If you have experience of providing ingenious engineering ideas and solutions we would love to hear from you.
We have some very exciting news to break in the New Year!
Following our expansion into Wales in 2017, MTFX have acquired new premises at the Bottle Yard studios in Bristol.
A comfortable meeting space, offices and storage mean we can provide even more ingenious Special Effects in Bristol and The Southwest and get closer to our valued customers.
In our 25 years as an internationally renowned Special Effects Company, Bristol and The Southwest has always been an important hub for many of our projects. We are one of the biggest local providers of Snow, Pyrotechnics, Wind, Rain, Fire effects and everything in between.
We’ve been a part of many ingenious productions at The Bottle Yard such as Poldark and The White Princess including this Ingenious Snow Scene we created for Sky One’s Trollied.
If you’ve got a TV/Film production at the Bottleyard, Bristol or in the Southwest – Get in touch!
MTFX had another fantastic year promoting our Ingenious Special Effects at The Showman’s Show.
Matthew and Tom met loads of exciting people from the Outdoor Events Industry.
We exhibited our Ingenious Snow Range by crafting a stunning Trade Stand using our outdoor artificial Snow Effects such as our Snow Underlay, laid over with our Bio Degradable Fake Snow Paper Snow Standard and our Ingenious Tree Waxing Machine to decorate our Christmas Trees with an Ingenious Snow Wax effect.
We also had our Snow Mini Foam Snow Machine for special demos controlled by DMX from the safety of our Chalet, catching people by surprise!
And our Showstopper the MTFX Smoke Bubble Machine, an Ingenious concept creating a high adjustable output of up to approx. 6000 smoke filled bubbles a minute.
To find out more about our Ingenious Indoor and Outdoor Snow Special Effects, our Snow Machine Hire or our New Ingenious Smoke Bubble Machine for your events. Contact MTFX today!
We have some new additions to our increasingly popular Winter Effects range. Alongside our Ingenious Fake Snow, Snow Blankets and more – we sell a lot of Fake Ice Products including Ice Cubes, Icicles and Ice Rocks. Perfect for Photography, Visual Merchandising and More!
When you need a solution for your winter event, MTFX have the right solution for you.
With a wide range of winter effects from fake snowballs up to a range of snow machines and bespoke services, we’re always ready to help!
Our snow machine range comes in a range of styles and sizes. From Snowboy Machines to
Packman Snow Machines we can meet your needs and produce all types of falling snow effects.
One of our most popular Snow Machine Hires is the Snow Mini.
An evaporative snow machine, the Snow Mini creates a realistic falling snow effect for indoor and outdoor use. The machine is very cost effective and just 5L of our fluid can last up to an hour (depending on settings). Please contact us for specific pricing.
Creating a falling effect, the Packman Snow Machine is perfect for indoor use. It uses our MTFX Show Snow.
The machine will run between 15 and 45 minutes allowing you to get a range of intensities and durations so you can tailor it to your needs. The Packman Snow Machine is truss mounted allowing the snow to fall from a good height.
A full datasheet on the Packman Snow Machine can be found here.
Contact the MTFX team today to discuss your snow machine needs.
With Christmas approaching rapidly, we’re getting so many orders for Snow Effects for Visual Merchandising and more!
We provide fake snow effects to the UK and worldwide. At MTFX we pride ourselves in our realistic products. From Fake Snowballs to Fake Snow and more!
We’ve teamed up with Modern Retail Magazine to give away 4 Kits containing 6KG of Snowsoft Standard Fake Snow alongside many other great prizes! Worth over £55!
A full Snow Kit contains:
1x Snowsoft Standard Fake Snow 6KG Box artificial flake snow used for dressing sets, windows and areas of footfall.
2x 1 Meter Snow Blankets – the perfect fake snow blanket underlay for table displays and more
1x Fantasy Ice Sparkle – adds a shimmering iridescent glitter to snow.
4x Artificial Snowballs – a great fake Snowball that is realistic, safe and fun!
1x Can of Ice Crystal Spray – an ingenious glass frosting effect for windows and more
2x Snowflake Shapes - ideal for hanging or for use as a Christmas tree decoration and is great for visual merchandising
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The MTFX team are getting busy making preparations for winter. We have a wide range of Fake Snow and further effects ready to be shipped to the UK and around the world.
This easy to use product allows you to create fascinating, decorative Frost effects simply by spraying on to windows, mirrors or any glass surface.
Artificial Snowballs are ideal for throwing and are safe for use indoors. They are the perfect artificial snow ball.
Great for kids and adults alike to have a snowball fight at any time, regardless of the weather! They can also be used for visual merchandising, window displays and table displays.
Made of polyester fibre, they ‘crunch’ like real snow and are washable.
With Christmas drawing in, the MTFX team have been getting ready for the winter period. Many of our customers contact us for our range of Snow Effects.
We cater for all. With services such as Snow Effects for Visual Merchandising, right through to providing TV and Film Fake Snow and Special Effects.
In the coming releases of “Read All About It” we’ll be visiting some of our best Winter Snow Effects.
An extremely popular product for this time of year is the MTFX Snow Blanket.
Our Snow Blanket is one of the favourite Snow Effects we provide. It comes in a range of sizes:
It is also great for Snow Set Dressing, Window Decoration or as a Base for Christmas Tree Decoration
Fantasy Ice Flakes are a fantastic Snow Effect. An ideal Top Dressing, they can be mixed in with our Artificial Snow range to give a fantastic shimmer.
MTFX High Voltage Special Effects:
Velt House
Velt House Lane
Elmore
Gloucester
GL2 3NY
Telephone:
01452 729903
Email:
info@mtfx.com
