The MAD DOG MOVIES Podcast

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Join filmmakers Mike Boas, John Vincent, and assorted guests in discussions of indie movies and how they're made. Email questions and comments to FEEDBACK(AT)MADDOGMOVIES.COM or visit our website at MADDOGMOVIES.COM/PODCAST


    • Aug 20, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16 EPISODES


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    mdm012 Michael Del Rossa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2013


    We talk make-up effects, drive-in movies, and the film business with Michael Del Rossa of Multivision FX. This episode was recorded in January of 2013, [...]

    mdm004c REPOST FOR IPOD Special Make-Up FX Video 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2008


    I recently discovered that our video episodes haven't been playing nice on the iPod and iPhone. After trying MOV and MP4 formats, I'm now reposting [...]

    mdm004b REPOST FOR IPOD Special Make-Up FX Video 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2008


    I recently discovered that our video episodes haven’t been playing nice on the iPod and iPhone. After trying MOV and MP4 formats, I’m now reposting [...]

    mdm010 Midnight Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2008


    Is now the time to recapture the glory days of midnight movies? Plus, is Hellboy II the latest film in a trend of eco-horror? Divine(?) [...]

    mdm009 Credits Credits Credits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2008


    At the end of every movie, hundreds of names zip by on the screen while audiences race to the restrooms. What do all those people [...]

    mdm008 Tribute to Stan Winston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2008


    We kick off with a discussion of the upcoming Definitive Document of the Dead from Roy Frumkes, then talk about our special effects hero, Stan [...]

    mdm007 Ballyhoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2008


    We interviewed H.G. Lewis at the Buffalo-Niagara Film Festival, so we discuss his films and the marketing of exploitation fare. John reminisces about Full Moon [...]

    mdm006 Storyboards and Zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2008


    A listener question sparks a discussion about storyboard software and creating animatics. Next we turn to the latest Romero zombie film, Diary of the Dead. [...]

    mdm005 Smoking Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2008


    We discuss production, distribution, and music rights with writer/director Matt Ehlers. His new feature film, SMOKING LAWS, will be screening at the 2008 Rochester High [...]

    mdm004c Special Make-Up FX Video 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2008


    John Vincent of Philrose Productions sculpts and casts a corpse mask, then begins work on mechanical elements. This is a video supplemental to episode 004. [...]

    mdm004b Special Make-Up FX Video 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2008


    The crew at Philrose Productions make a head casting. This is a video supplemental to episode 004 of The MAD DOG MOVIES Podcast. View online [...]

    mdm004 Special Make-Up FX and the HVX200

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2008


    John gives an overview of casting molds and sculpting make-up effects. (Watch this feed for our supplemental videos.) We also discuss an indie feature shot [...]

    mdm003 Music Rights and Getting Your Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2008


    Listener feedback from around the world! Bones from Rochester asks about securing music rights for short films, and we do our best to answer. (Remember, [...]

    mdm002 Adventures in Distribution

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2008


    Humor in horror, what it takes to get the right distribution, and the gore factor. Length: 18:13 http://www.maddogmovies.com/podmedia/mdm002-adventures-in-distribution.mp3 Download: mdm002-adventures-in-distribution.mp3

    mdm001 Start and Stop (Motion)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2008


    The premiere episode! After a brief introduction, we discuss the history of stop motion animation. Plus, our approach to special effects and the reasons we [...]

    mdm000 Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2008


    The Mad Dog Movies Podcast covers the world of indie filmmaking. Go behind-the-scenes with hosts Mike Boas and John Vincent as they discuss special effects, [...]

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