film production & editing

Direction, Editing, Animation and Motion Graphics produced at York University, and OCAD University from 2017 - 2021.

Spec/Demo Reel (2021). 1 min 56 sec.

NATPE Global Session Opener (2024). 12 sec.

A short video intro to open the speaker sessions at NATPE Global, in Miami. Art Direction by Mike Maxam and Jen Fitzgerald. Editing and Motion Graphics by Mike Maxam.

Anxious-Man (2017). 6 min 16 sec.

A short silent film about a man who struggles to leave his apartment, and a woman that loves him. Written, Directed and Edited by Mike Maxam. Starring Zain Warraich, Jaymie Stempfel, Emily Jeffers, and Ucal Shillingford.

“Catch Hell Blues” by The White Stripes. Conceptual Music Video (2021). 4 min 32 sec.

Conceptual music video created at OCAD University, using found footage of the band, The White Stripes, performing their song “Catch Hell Blues” live, intercut with scenes from the film, Unforgiven (1992). Art direction and Editing by Mike Maxam.

The Little Spider-Dude (2021). 1 min 10 sec.

Spider illustration, mid-ground and background illustrations, and animation by Mike Maxam. Created at OCAD University, 2021. Grass, rocks, stars, spotlights and additional textures provided by artists at Vecteezy, and Pixabay, and have been altered from their original state. Sound effects provided by freesound.org. Music by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition.

The Circle and The Square (2021). 19 sec.

Lost in the desert, a Circle and a Square try to get over their biggest obstacle yet. Illustration and animation by Mike Maxam.

The Big Interview (2021). 3 min.

Edited by Mike Maxam. A short interview with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemi, on the Coen Brothers' film, The Big Lebowski (1998). Videos and stills provided by Movieclips (on YouTube), and Google. Sound FX provided by Freesound. Interview conducted by TODAY. Featuring “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” by the Sons of The Pioneers.

The Office Spec Promo. “Michael Scott’s How Too! (Chapter 6)” (2021). 33 sec.

Animation and motion graphics by Mike Maxam. Created at OCAD University, June 2021.

“We Can Literally Just Sculpt Our Imagination” (2019). 3 min 31 sec.

An interview from The Biology of Story with Professor, Director, and Set Designer, Alex McDowell. Edited by Mike Maxam with additional footage and sound from the Zack Snyder film, Man of Steel, of which McDowell was a part. Music by Hans Zimmer.