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Ted V. Mikels (born Theodore Mikacevich on April 29, 1929, in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American independent filmmaker primarily of the horror cult film genre. Movies that he has both produced and directed include ''Girl in Gold Boots'' (1968), ''The Astro-Zombies'' (1968), and ''The Doll Squad'' (1973).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IMDb's entry for Ted V. Mikels )〕 During the 1960s and 1970s, Mikels also operated his own recording label, Geneni Records, which primarily issued radio spot advertisement records used to promote his various movie projects but also released a number of stand-alone singles by such artists as Vic Lance and Little Leon Payne.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Select discography for Geneni Records )〕 ==Career== During his grade school years, he was an amateur photographer who developed his own film in his bathtub. While in 8th grade, he was awarded his first acting role in a film that was to star William Powell, but World War II forced the cancellation of the production. By the age of 15, he was a regular stage performer and developed an interest in filmmaking when he attempted to shoot his performances. ''"I figured out that you have to move the camera around to get different angles, and then you have to edit the film when you're done."''〔("Ted V. Mikels: The Unitshifter Interview" ). Retrieved November 15, 2008. 〕 In the 1950s, Mikels moved to Bend, Oregon, joined the Bend Community Players little theater group, and founded his own film production company.〔Betty L. Oakley, "The Torch Bearers of Bend Oregon, 1912-1978", Maverick Publications, Bend, Oregon, 1993, p. 49.〕 Soon, he began producing both educational documentaries,〔(), "school system previews Mikels film on rocks", ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend Oregon, March 22, 1961, p. 1.〕 and short dramatic features.〔(Yellow Roses ),"Ted Mikels Keeps Big Cast Busy in TV Film Enterprise", ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend Oregon, February 16, 1957, p. 1.〕 Additionally, as horseman, archery expert, Indian, and stuntman, he contributed to the production of several Hollywood films made in Central Oregon. Notably, during on location filming of ''The Indian Fighter'', he taught studio special effects crews a technique for making flaming arrows appear authentic. Before leaving Oregon in the early 1960s, Mikels wrote and directed his first feature-length film in 1963 entitled ''Strike Me Deadly''.〔(), "Ted Mikels off to Hollywood to sell feature length film", ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend Oregon, October 11, 1961, p. 9.〕 Since 1993, Mikels has run TVM Studios, a film and video production studio based in Las Vegas, Nevada. On August 28, 2005, he was presented with a Certificate of Recognition by Nevada Lieutenant Governor Lorraine T. Hunt on the day of screening of his then-latest film, ''Heart of a Boy,'' which was the only G-rated film of his career. The certificate was awarded to Mikels for his contributions to the filmmaking industry.〔(Heart of a Boy ) - tedvmikels.com, August 2005. Retrieved on 11/15/08.〕 In 2009, a book called ''Film Alchemy: The Independent Cinema of Ted V. Mikels,'' written by Christopher Wayne Curry, was published by McFarland & Company. In 2010, Alpha Video released ''The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels'' which is a documentary about the film-making career of Mikels directed by Kevin Sean Michaels and narrated by John Waters. Also in 2010, Mikels released the third installment in his ''Astro-Zombies'' franchise -- ''Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned''. The film was produced by TVM Global Entertainment, in association with Blue Heron International Pictures. In 2012, Mikels unleashed the fourth installment in the franchise -- ''Astro-Zombies M4: Invaders from Cyberspace,'' again produced by TVM Global Entertainment in association with Blue Heron International Pictures. Both movies are distributed by Alpha New Cinema. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ted V. Mikels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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