AGOG.SFX – MOVING AUDIENCES FROM REEL TO REAL!

PRACTICAL SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR FILM & TELEVISION

Physical, in-camera special effects for film, television, commercials music videos and live production. From pyrotechnics, fire and weather effects to mechanical rigs and action props, creating texture, atmosphere and spectacle through practical effects and specialist engineering.

LATEST WORK: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN (COMMERCIAL)
Directed by: Tom Green
Producer: Paz Parasmand
Production Co: Stink
Production Designer: Robin Brown

ATMOS

ATMOSPHERIC & WEATHER EFFECTS

The weather you want, where and when you want it. Realistic rain, mist, snow, wind, dust and atmospheric effects for film and television, creating everything from subtle environmental conditions to extreme weather.

PYRO

PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS

From tiny glass-cracking squibs to large-scale explosions. Pyrotechnic special effects for film and television, including bullet hits, body hits, strafing sequences, paint mortars, fireballs and controlled action effects.

RAIN

RAIN SPECIAL EFFECTS

Rain, rain go away? Often that isn’t what you want to say. From light drizzle and mist to rainstorms, torrential downpours, monsoon conditions and flooding. Controlled rain effects for studio and location filming, including continuity when the real rain stops.

FIRE

FIRE & FLAME SPECIAL EFFECTS

Lighting up audiences with controlled gas and liquid flame effects. From crackling campfires to vehicle fires, burning battlefields, smoke and flying embers, fireballs, sustained fires and full or partial body burns, with safety central to every effect.

BLOOD

BLOOD & INJURY SPECIAL EFFECTS

From paper cuts and knife wounds to bullet hits, explosions and full-bore gore. Bespoke blood effects using remotely operated or actor-activated pneumatic, hydraulic and pyrotechnic systems to create everything from a trickle to a gush.

WIND

WIND SPECIAL EFFECTS

From a feather flutter and light breeze to powerful gusts and gales. Professional wind effects using turbines, electric fans, large studio wind machines, trailer-mounted machines, Venturi air movers and specialist airflow equipment.

SMOKE

SMOKE SPECIAL EFFECTS

Wisps of smoke, smouldering fires, dense billowing clouds and atmospheric smog. Controlled smoke effects for interior and exterior film scenes, using specialist equipment and materials selected for the location and action requirements.

FOG

FOG, MIST & HAZE EFFECTS

Romantic mist or foreboding fog. Atmospheric effects for film and television using smoke machines, foggers, hazers and high-pressure water mist systems to create everything from subtle haze to dense fog.

SNOW

SNOW & WINTER SPECIAL EFFECTS

Snowfall, flurries, raging blizzards and realistic ground snow coverage. Artificial snow and winter effects for film and television, including icicles, frost, frozen surfaces, ice effects and falling ash.

STEAM

STEAM & VAPOUR SPECIAL EFFECTS

From steaming mugs of tea to thundering locomotives. Realistic steam and vapour effects using boilers and specialist cold-water, high-pressure MEE systems for studio, location and close-action filming.

DRY ICE + LOW FOG

LOW FOG & DRY ICE EFFECTS

Low-lying fog effects for film, television, music videos and events. From dense, ground-hugging fog to subtle drifting vapour, using dry ice, liquid CO₂, cryogenic fog and specialist low-fog machines.

PROPS + MODELMAKING

ACTION PROPS & MODELMAKING

Breakaway, smash, rubber, replica and specialist action props for film and television. From flaming fingers and exploding objects to realistic weapons, rubber rocks and bespoke mechanical effects, designed and manufactured for the action.

ARMOURY

FILM & TELEVISION ARMOURY

Specialist firearms and armoury services for film and television, including live and blank-firing firearms, dummy and replica weapons, inert munitions and associated practical action effects, supported by specialist armoury expertise.

SFX EQUIPMENT RENTAL

SPECIAL EFFECTS EQUIPMENT HIRE

Hire and rental of professional special effects equipment for film and television. An extensive inventory of wind machines, smoke machines, rain systems, water pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, fire and pyrotechnic equipment.

DESIGN + DEVELOPMENT

SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Design and development of practical special effects for production designers and VFX departments. From concept sketches and CAD to action props, mechanical rigs, movement systems, controls and engineered physical effects sequences.

FABRICATION + ENGINEERING

SPECIAL EFFECTS FABRICATION & ENGINEERING

In-house design and manufacture of specialist effects equipment, heavy rigs, hydraulic platforms, pneumatic systems, tanks, breakaways, electronics and control systems. Supported by CAD/CAM, 3- and 5-axis CNC machining, SLS printing and fabrication.

PRODUCTS

SPECIAL EFFECTS PRODUCTS & SPECIALIST BUILDS

Design, prototyping and manufacture of practical special effects products, in-camera hero props, action props, rigging equipment and specialist production hardware, including inert and close-action pyrotechnic products.

EXPERIENTIAL + THEMING

EXPERIENTIAL EFFECTS & THEMED BUILDS

Mechanical, sculptural and structural builds for theme parks, immersive experiences and corporate events. Creative constructions combining specialist engineering with practical effects that can move, fly, float, burn or explode.