Mike Boas

Mike Boas

Mad Dog Movies
Animator, Editor and Screenwriter

Rochester, New York

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November 2011
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About Mike

Mike Boas has been making movies in Rochester, NY, since 1998. His background is in art and animation, but also works as live action editor and producer.

Through his company, Mad Dog Movies, he has produced 2D cartoon animation and motion graphics for Animatus Studio, END Films, Red Shirt Productions, Wood Entertainment, and many others. His animation work has appeared in features, short films, advertisements, DVD/Blu-ray featurettes, industrial films, and at trade shows and film festivals.

Feature credits include AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE, THAT GUY DICK MILLER (each SXSW premieres) and QUENTIN TARANTINO: THE FIRST EIGHT. He animated the intro to the Rondo Award winning MEDIEVAL TIMES: THE MAKING OF ARMY OF DARKNESS. His short film H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE OTHER GODS has played in festivals on four continents. Boas designed and animated the Apex Award winning HELP MIKEY MAKE IT OUT, a fire safety game for kids, produced by Animatus Studio for the Prevention 1st nonprofit.

In the world of live action, Boas acted as editor and first assistant director on the experimental feature 3.14, which involved shooting in California’s Death Valley. For the drama HERO OF THE UNDERWORLD, Boas was producer, co-editor, and first A.D.

Boas teaches animation and filmmaking as a visiting lecturer at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He also teaches students of all ages at Animatus Studio’s Animation Workshop. Boas is on the executive committee for the Rochester Association for Film Arts and Sciences and is co-runner of the Rochester Writers Workshop.

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Credits

  • Clowns In The Woods

    Clowns In The Woods (2020 - 2021)
    Film by Espocinema (Horror) Special Effects, Visual Effects, Assistant editor

  • Fatal Influence

    Fatal Influence (2021)
    Film by MarkoftheLaw (Horror) Sound recordist

  • Topside

    Topside (2020)
    Film (Drama) Special Effects

  • Castrate Me

    Castrate Me (2020)
    Film (short) by Jason Ray (Music) Producer Heavy metal musicians find themselves being replaced by homicidal monsters in this music video for Godbombs. With puppets!

  • 3.14...

    3.14... (2020)
    Film by G. Gotham Smith (Fantasy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Editor Three guys, stuck in a life rut, run out of gas in the middle of the desert, where they meet magic burros, Shoshone Ghosts, fire-breathing zebras, and Hot Spring Chick (a girl with recurring relationship problems).

  • QT8: The First Eight

    QT8: The First Eight (2019)
    Film Animation department

  • Bubble Girl

    Bubble Girl (2019)
    Film Animation department

  • Widow's Point

    Widow's Point (2019)
    Film Visual effects

  • Your Face Global Jam

    Your Face Global Jam (2018)
    Film Animation department

  • From Barefoot to Stilettos: Finding Your Yes with Mind, Body and Soul

    From Barefoot to Stilettos: Finding Your Yes with Mind, Body and Soul (2018)
    Film Post Production

  • Johnny Gruesome

    Johnny Gruesome (2018)
    Film Visual effects

  • Greetings from Tromaville

    Greetings from Tromaville (2017)
    Film Editorial department

  • Midtown

    Midtown (2016)
    TV Series Sound department

  • Diffability Hollywood

    Diffability Hollywood (2016)
    Film Editor

  • Shannon Street: Echoes Under a Blood Red Moon

    Shannon Street: Echoes Under a Blood Red Moon (2016)
    Film Editorial department

  • Hero of the Underworld

    Hero of the Underworld (2015)
    Film by John Vincent (Drama) Assistant Director, Editor, Producer Dylan Berrick is the polished and skillful Overnight Manager of the Century Grand, one of the most classy and upscale hotels in the city. After a shocking night, when a woman named Holly is nearly beaten to death in the hotel by her boyfriend Davis, Dylan takes it upon himself to seek out Holly and become her savior, rescuing her from the drug underworld that he himself is familiar with.

  • Medieval Times: The Making of 'Army of Darkness'

    Medieval Times: The Making of 'Army of Darkness' (2015)
    Video Animation department

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
    Film by Elijah Drenner (Documentary and Biography) Animation department Dick Miller is the last of the great American character actors. Whether sharing the screen with Nicholson, DeNiro, Schwarzenegger or The Ramones, Dick has been stealing scenes since his screen debut in 1955. He has worked with some of the great directors: Scorsese, Corman, Fuller, Dante, Cameron, Demme and more. Every moviegoer knows his face, but few know his name and even fewer know his story - an aspiring writer turned accidental actor. For the first time, Dick Miller has allowed filmmakers incredible access to his life and home for this funny and unexpected story. Joining him are the directors, producers, co-stars and friends who have helped make him Hollywood's leading "that guy". Written by Anonymous

  • The Right Stuff

    The Right Stuff (2013)
    Television (Reality-TV) Animation department The Right Stuff is an Outdoor Reality Television Program featuring men that are experienced in various outdoor disciplines, specifically encompassing a military flare competing until there is only one winner standing.

  • Comfort Zone

    Comfort Zone (2013)
    Film by Sean P. Donnelly (Documentary, Drama and News) Animation department What kind of problem is climate change? A scientific problem? An engineering problem? A psychological problem? How do we even begin to think about it? COMFORT ZONE shows us what climate change means in our own backyards, in a country that is a heavy producer of greenhouse gasses. It is the consciousness-changing story of three ordinary Americans confronting what climate change means for us -- scientifically, economically and personally -- as the problem challenges our very sense of who we are. Honest, revealing, and often funny, the film gets us thinking and debating. Written by Anonymous

  • Requiem for a Beauty Queen

    Requiem for a Beauty Queen (2013)
    Film (short) by Wayne Coughlin (Drama and Family) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Producer Hayley has been on the pageant circuit for a long time, only competing in a major once ... a long time ago. She is ready to move to the next chapter in her life and leave this behind. Now the only thing she has to do is tell her Aunt and manager, Marge. Written by Anonymous

  • The Ephemerol Diaries: Ein Interview Mit Stephen Lack

    The Ephemerol Diaries: Ein Interview Mit Stephen Lack (2012)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department Stephen Lack talks about playing the lead in the 1981 sci-fi/horror cult classic "Scanners."

  • My Sweet Schizo

    My Sweet Schizo (2012)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department

  • Perversions of Justice

    Perversions of Justice (2012)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department

  • Slasher Serenade

    Slasher Serenade (2012)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department

  • Anatomy of a Nurse Film

    Anatomy of a Nurse Film (2012)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department Directors Jonathan Kaplan (Night Call Nurses) and Alan Holleb (Candy Stripe Nurses) discuss the anatomy of a Nurse Film and other trials and tribulations, when working for New World Pictures in the 70s.

  • Paging Dr. Corman

    Paging Dr. Corman (2012)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department Producers Roger and Julie Corman discuss the making of New World Pictures famous Nurse Films series.

  • A Couple of White Guys Sittin' Around Talkin'

    A Couple of White Guys Sittin' Around Talkin' (2012)
    Film (short) by Wayne Coughlin (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Camera and Electrical Department, Visual effects, Set decorator, Sound department Two slackers, friends since childhood, spend an evening together interrupted by a blackout discussing Life, Love, the Prom, Poultry and the Supernatural.

  • Mason Darby, He's Our Man!

    Mason Darby, He's Our Man! (2012)
    Film (short) by Wayne Coughlin (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew A group of married men, desperate for a 'guys only' weekend, invents a story about throwing a bachelor party for a long lost friend who is about to be wed. Things get out of hand when the wives want to meet the groom before the big event.

  • Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated

    Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated (2012)
    Film by NeoFlux Productions Animator

  • Mind Rip

    Mind Rip (2012)
    Film by Philrose Productions Producer

  • John Carradine: Galerie eines Schauspielers

    John Carradine: Galerie eines Schauspielers (2011)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department

  • Message from Earth

    Message from Earth (2011)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department

  • Getränkt in Blut! Sam Sherman über Drakapa

    Getränkt in Blut! Sam Sherman über Drakapa (2011)
    Film (short) by Elijah Drenner (Documentary) Animation department

  • Ammo & Attitude

    Ammo & Attitude (2011)
    Television (Reality-TV) Animation department Ammo and Attitude is an outdoor television original and the first of its kind in reality outdoor programming. A true women's only outdoor oriented reality show that is based on each women's abilities in the outdoors. This is "Survivor" meets "The Apprentice" Outdoor Style! Contestants will compete in disciplines that will range from shooting sports, various hunting techniques, wilderness survival, trekking and overall sporting challenges. A panel of outdoor industry leaders will judge and decide the fate of each individual participant after each competition. Judges base their decision on their personal abilities and skill levels as outdoor women. At the end of each competition someone will be judged off the show and will be eliminated. The final contestant will be named the champion and walk away with thousands of dollars in prizes! Written by Anonymous

  • The Absolutely Positively Sometimes Incredible Real Life Adventures of Theresa Maria Mastropiccho

    The Absolutely Positively Sometimes Incredible Real Life Adventures of Theresa Maria Mastropiccho (2011)
    Film (short) by Wayne Coughlin (Drama) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Camera and Electrical Department An awkward teen age girl receives a surprising phone call while her mother and uncle struggle downstairs with lancing a boil.

  • Victims of an Earthquake in Some Country or Other

    Victims of an Earthquake in Some Country or Other (2011)
    Film (short) by Wayne Coughlin (Comedy) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Art department Bill, Mary, Duane and Terri fight to bring control into the chaos of their lives in a dark comedy about euthanasia, lunch boxes and yard sales.

  • The Wingman

    The Wingman (2011)
    Film (short) by Derrick Petrush (Crime, Drama and Thriller) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Art department Recently reunited buddies Don & Matt go out for a night on the town like old times. Their plans are foiled somewhat as there's not too much action downtown these days; recent criminal activity has people staying home in fear. At their favorite watering hole, Don & Matt meet Lisa, the new barmaid who just might bring some excitement to their night after all. Written by Derrick Petrush

  • Boxed In

    Boxed In (2011)
    Film (short) by Vanessa Tobis (Comedy, Romance and Sci-Fi) Art department Awkward lab tech Irwin dreams of one day finding the right girl. His luck changes when his boss sends him on a mysterious errand, which leads to him to an out-of-this-world encounter.

  • American Grindhouse

    American Grindhouse (2011)
    Film by Lux Digital Pictures Animator

  • Sirens

    Sirens (2009)
    Film (short) by Benjamin Radford (Animation) Animation department A young boy in a small-town library avoids his math homework and is instead drawn into the world of the mythological Sirens, beautiful women who lured sailors to their doom.

  • Virgin Fang

    Virgin Fang (2009)
    Film (short) by Mike Russo (Comedy and Horror) Actor, Editor An awkward vampire, desperate to make his first bite, gets more than he can handle from a beautiful neighbor.

  • The Chicken or the Greg

    The Chicken or the Greg (2009)
    Film (short) by G. Gotham Smith Editorial department A tale about a Buffalo Boy, a Buffalo Girl, Buffalo Chicken Wings, and the Buffalo Bills.

  • Unmasked

    Unmasked (2009)
    Film by Rochester Movie Makers 72 Hour Mind 2 Movie Challenge Director, Editor

  • Croquet: The Musical

    Croquet: The Musical (2009)
    Film by Rochester Movie Makers 72 Hour Mind 2 Movie Challenge Co-director, Editor

  • Skeletal Remains

    Skeletal Remains (2009)
    Film by Subterranea Entertainment Director

  • One Kill

    One Kill (2009)
    Film Poster Design

  • The Other Gods

    The Other Gods (2006)
    Film (short) by Peter Rhodes (Horror and Animation) Producer A prophet who longed to look upon his deities. A daunting journey to a mountain peak. A confrontation with gods too powerful to name.

  • Clicker Clatter

    Clicker Clatter (2006)
    Film by Ben Radford, Director Supervising Animator

  • Su and Mo: Lost in Animation

    Su and Mo: Lost in Animation (2004)
    Film (short) by Fred Armstrong (Animation) Animation department, Actor, Writer

  • The Search for the Great White Ale

    The Search for the Great White Ale (2003)
    Film (short) by Dave Puls (Animation) Animation department, Actor It is a sad day in Meadville after Derf the Viking has drunk all the town's mead. With the guidance of Loki (the trickster god) he hopes to redeem himself by finding the Fountain of the Great White Ale and returning with its supreme brew. Will Derf be able to overcome the River of Fire, the peaks of Mount Stupidity, and the depths of the Sea of Gullibility? Written by Anonymous

  • The Quest for Happy Hour

    The Quest for Happy Hour (2001)
    Film (short) by Dave Puls (Animation) Animation department, Actor It is a time of great turmoil in the ancient world. Ragnarok, the day of judgement, is fast approaching. The gods have one last chance to avert certain doom. Using their unique powers, they must make one man happy for one hour. Unfortunately, that man is Derf the Viking! The world's very existence may well depend on Derf's unpredictable temperament. Will the gods succeed in making him happy for just an hour? Or are we doomed? Written by Anonymous

  • The Scent of Valhalla

    The Scent of Valhalla (1999)
    Film (short) by Dave Puls (Animation, Comedy and Fantasy) Animation department Following a delicious scent, Derf is continually defeated in his attempts to gain entrance to a castle. In the end, he is shocked to find a spread far beyond anything he had imagined.

Awards

  • APEX Award for Publication Excellence (for fire safety animation, Mikey Makes it Out)
    (2009)

  • “Friday the 13th” 25th Anniversary Celebration, Fan film 1st place winner
    (2007)

  • “Friday the 13th” Cut ‘Em Up Film Contest, 2nd place winner
    (2004)

  • Best Traditional Animation, CalAniFest (for Clicker Clatter)
    (2003)

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