It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I updated this blog. Why is that? Am I spreading myself too thin? Perhaps I need to pull some of my many projects into one place. (Perhaps I’ve already been doing that on Facebook?) Perhaps I need to rethink my blogs, podcast, and website and make them all one sticky blob of a website.
But not tonight.
No, tonight I’ll be giving a run-down of things that are going on in my world. Ready?
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THE 360 | 365 FILM FESTIVAL
During my day job at Animatus Studio, I’ve been working my tail off with a new uber-website. The Rochester High Falls Int’l Film Festival is now called 360 | 365, and the website is its public face. It’s a daring new identity, and I’m really invested in making this year’s film festival better than ever.
Check it out at http://film360365.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/film360365
Animatus on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/animatus
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SUBTERRANEA PROJECTS
Remember The Other Gods? It’s playing in Buenos Aires. Yeah, that’s cool.
Love classic horror movies? My horror-movie-music-video-mash-up for Aviary’s Skeletal Remains is playing at The Little this Halloween.
Do I have a new career as an actor? Well, let’s put it this way — I only go out for silent movies. Mike Russo’s Virgin Fang features me and was edited by… me.
No clips for those last two on the internet yet, but you can see each at The Little Theatre’s 25 Hour Horror Feast October 31st.
And then there’s Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated. Honestly, it’s too complicated to explain here, but there’s clips over on the Subterranea blog.
Read about all of that at http://maddogmovies.com/subterranea
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/subterranea
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MIND RIP
The John Vincent movie project is chugging along. We shot several scenes this summer, including a zombie congregation of epic proportions. I put on my assistant director hat and got out there to wrangle zombies — a great experience. We’re working on editing a promotional trailer to present to investors.
See some pics & clips at http://philrosefilms.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/mindrip
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ROCHESTER MOVIE MAKERS
Another summer, another series of summer shorts. I worked as A.D. on Wing Man, written by Mike Russo and directed by Derrick Petrush. It’s currently being edited, but the footage I’ve seen is pretty darn impressive.
RMM also hosted a night of shorts at the Club at Water Street a couple weeks ago. We had about 100 people, raised some cash for the 501c3, and we’re looking forward to doing it again in the future.
Join the educational cooperative at http://rochestermoviemakers.org
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OBLIGATORY SOCIAL MEDIA PLUG:
Okay, that’s all I’ve got for now. Here are my favorite virtual locations.
I’m on the Twitter. Find me at http://twitter.com/mikeboas
Facebook is much cooler than Myspace. Find me at http://facebook.com/mikeboas
My first experiment with spirit gum this year. People identified me as Teenwolf, Teenwolf 2, and Werewolf Groucho Marx. Personally, I was going for Paul Naschy, but I’ll take what I can get.
Growl:
Rawr!
Mugshot:
It’s time for an update on what I’ve been listening to. I started using Mypodder when I got bored with Itunes, but then I overloaded Mypodder. Now I’ve divided my feeds between the two aggregators, with Mypodder for my favorites and Itunes for video downloads and audio ones that update infrequently.
Aside from using Mypodder and Itunes, I’ve tried compiling lists for online “browser” listening. Digg has an okay podcast area, but lately I’m using iGoogle. I can direct any RSS feed to my Google account, and I end up with a whole panel of mp3 links. I use it for listening on the computer at work.
Here’s a giant list of podcasts that I check out on a semi-regular basis. Continue reading »
After many months of John Vincent and I saying “We should do a podcast,” we finally got our act together, sat down, and recorded ourselves talking shop.
The first episodes of The Mad Dog Movie Podcast are online at http://www.maddogmovies.com/podcast
The goal is to offer a behind-the-scenes look at independent filmmaking. We’ll talk about issues relating to our own movie production, but also invite guests (and listeners) to take part in the discussion.
Those interested can listen online or subscribe through podcatching software like iTunes.
So come join the fun! If you like what you hear or have specific questions, write us at feedback(AT)maddogmovies.com
Now that I have a new MP3 player, I’ve been using www.podcastready.com for acquiring podcasts. (I’ve never liked the navigation in iTunes.) You can set up flash widgets there to display your subscribed podcasts and even record ones yourself, if you have a mic hooked to your computer.
That, plus the Product of Circadia interview I recently did, got me thinking about a possible Mad Dog Movies podcast. El poddo del perro loco!
There’s tons of movie review podcasts, and I don’t think I’d do a great job with that. There’s also some movie business related ones, but they’re all about big time movie-making and screenwriting. I think I could do something about indie productions. Talk to all the people I know, record some of their stories, and edit them into short audio podcasts. On the same feed, I could include MP4′s of their short films, trailers, etc. Even include versions with their commentaries.
The ultimate goal would be to provide information to other indie filmmakers, but also promote local productions. Since Mad Dog Movies is already a catch-all for my work with Animatus, Philrose Productions, and Subterranea, it feels right to me.
Hmm. Just thinking out loud here.
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