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 traditional 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.

Animation credits include TIM BURTON: LIFE IN THE LINE, QUENTIN TARANTINO: THE FIRST EIGHT, AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE, and THAT GUY DICK MILLER. He animated the intro to the Rondo Award winning MEDIEVAL TIMES: THE MAKING OF ARMY OF DARKNESS. The faux-1920s short Boas produced, H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE OTHER GODS, has played in festivals on four continents and was featured in the videogame THE DARKNESS II. He 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.

In the world of live action, Boas has recently contributed as special effects crew on the werewolf film FRENZY MOON, as well as other indie features. For the drama HERO OF THE UNDERWORLD, he was a producer, co-editor, and first A.D. He acted as editor and first assistant director on the experimental feature 3.14, which involved shooting in California’s Death Valley.

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 serves on the executive committee for the Rochester Association for Film Arts and Sciences and is co-runner of the Rochester Writers Workshop.