Maxim studied at the Bournemouth and Pool College of Art and Design and then the Farnham Art college (later named the Surrey Institute of Art & Design). While studying he worked continually on new projects, trying new roles and collaborating with all comers.

After leaving Farnham, he embarked on a series of short films, while, as a product of editing his own films, he became a certified Avid trainer.

 

He now splits his time between making films and teaching Avid, Production Skills and Tai Chi Ch’uan. His main creative project is Almost Alive, a feature-length production about a Hitman who falls in love and becomes a better man in spite of his past.