4/22/2008
Major News: MOTW Web Series Debuts In May, MOTW MySpace Page Launches
Been a while since my last update, but I come with two very important announcements.
First, MOTW: The Web Series finally has a launch date.
After several months of delays due to production problems, the online webseries will finally have its world premeire sometime in May, most likely the early part of the month.
I don't want to set an exact date just yet, because --as I've learned many times with this project -- you never know when things may go wrong and there could be yet another setback. But I can say that as I type this blog, at least three episodes are nearing completion.
William Phelps, Brad Fish, and Sterling Gazdik have all been working on their episodes over the past few months. All three are now in the post production stage, with only editing, effects and some fine tuning left to go. So, it shouldn't be too long now before they are all completed.
Now, once I get the completed episodes, that's when I'll announce the official premiere date and shortly thereafter, you'll soon see them online.
When I first announced the series launch way back in January, Will Phelps was going to release the first episode. But now, with three episodes racing towards the finish line, I'd say the first one to get it completed will be the first to debut.
Watch this space around May 1st for the official announcement.
Now, for the other bit of news:
I've officially launched a MySpace page devoted to both the full length movie and the webseries.
I've been planning to have this set up at the MySpace site for a few months now, ever since the teaser trailer debuted last September, but I wanted to wait until things started rolling with both the movie and the webseries before I made it online.
My goal for this page is not only to drum up interest as well as support for MOTW, but also serve as an outlet for other filmmakers as well. In addition to photos and videos from both the movie and the webseries (full episodes will also be linked through the page), but I also will post extensive blogs and reports on the projects as well.
Now, this blog site will remain active as well. But, it will mainly serve for news updates on both the movie and webseries, as is the case now. Eventually, as production ramps up, I'll be keeping a diary of things as filming progresses.
Here's the MySpace page link: http://www.myspace.com/markofthewolfmovie. The page right now has the promo trailer and the webseries trailer and photos from episodes in development, but soon more stuff will be added. Hope you get a chance to check it out.
That's it for now. I'll have another update soon.
3/25/2008
Major News: Exclusive Pics from Episode 2!!!

Hey there.
Got another major update for you.
Here's your exclusive first look at images from Episode 2 of the MOTW Webseries.
My friend Brad Fish, who's doing this webisode, was kind enough to provide these screenshots that you see here.
He was also able to tell me that production on the second episode, which should run about five minutes, was completed on Tuesday (March 25) and is now in the editing stage.
So, if things hold to form, expect to see this episode premiere online sometime in April.3/13/2008
Status Update: News on Upcoming WebSeries Projects
Wanted to keep you updated on some behind the scenes dealings with MOTW: The WebSeries.
-First, work will begin sometime next week on Brad Fish's episode. This one, which I told you before, is on the fast track and more than likely will be the second episode released sometime in April. I'll keep you posted.
-Second, had a good chat earlier this week with Michael Rhudy, who's planning an episode to be released later in the summer. I just read the latest draft of the script, based on an idea I gave him and it's shaping up to be a good story. He hopes to begin casting on it soon.
There you go, things are happening behind the scenes with the webseries, which still looks to launch later on this month. Stay tuned.
3/05/2008
Major News: New Addition to Webseries Roster, Early Lineup of Episodes Set
First of all, thanks for the early comments so far for the sneak preview of the first episode of the webseries.
Next, I want to welcome a new addition to the roster: Brad Fish. Not only is he doing an webisode, but he's also doing several storyboard sequences for the full length movie as well.
I got to talking with Brad about doing something relatively quick, but yet will be a key episode to serve not just for the web series, but also for the movie as well. After going over what the concept will be about, he was all for it. So, thanks again Brad for being a part of this and welcome aboard.
This will be a short episode, probably around five minutes and is on the fast track. So more than likely, this could be the second episode of the series. Which, if things go to form, will be released sometime in April.
Now, about the episode schedule. As I told you before, the roster of episodes have been changing somewhat since the webseries was announced a few months ago. The number's still changing and it's still going to be around the 12-15 episode mark. But no definitive number just yet.
I can say though, that as of right now, the first three episodes of the series have been set, with Will Phelps' episode kicking things off in March, then Brad's episode will follow in April and Sterling Gazdik's episode set to debut in May.
Again, the lineup can change at anytime and additions can be made at anytime, so I'll keep you posted here if that happens.
Also, when the episodes debut, it will be seen on YouTube. I was going to place them also on Stage6.com, but their site closed a few weeks ago. I am looking into another site to host the episodes, so I'll keep you posted on that.
So that's the latest. Stay tuned as the webseries kicks into high gear later on this month.
3/03/2008
Major News: MOTW Web Series Episode 1 Sneak Preview
Here it is.
A sneak preview of the premiere episode from MOTW: The Web Series.
Check it out:
Watch for the full episode to debut later on this month.
Stay tuned.
2/24/2008
Status Update: First Webisode to Possibly Debut in March, Changes to Webseries Roster
It's been about a month or so since my last update. So I figured it was time for make a few announcements.
-- First off, it's looking more likely that the webseries, which originally was slated to begin back in January, will probably launch in March instead. My friend Will Phelps, who's doing the first episode, is still having computer problems. But he tells me he is working on the matter. So once I get word from him, you'll see it's premeire. There may be a possibility you'll see a sneak preview of the episode as well. But again, I'll keep you posted.
-- Next, I'm proud to welcome Tim Vogt to the roster of those who will be doing an episode of the webseries. I had intially met him through a chat room of fellow film makers. After showing him the link to the teaser trailer for the series, he expressed an interest in taking part. Through several chats, he has come up with an unique idea for his episode. In fact, he'll be the first to do what will be a multipart episode for the series, which is very cool. So welcome aboard Tim. I know you'll bring a lot to the MOTW universe.
-- With Tim now added to the roster, the number of webisodes planned for the series is again in flux. Some are doing episodes, some have pulled out, and the exact number for what you might see will change. On a future post, I'll let you know about the updated roster.
That's it for now. I'll have another update soon.
1/25/2008
Major News: MOTW Web Series Premiere Delayed till February
First of all, thanks to everyone who's sent off messages about the web series trailer.
Also, I want to thank all of you for your patience as you await the world premiere of the series.
The trailer posted the launch date for January 5th, but my friend Will's computer troubles -he's doing the first episode, by the way- caused it to be delayed till the 13th. At the time, it looked like the problems were taken care of and that it was going to make the new date.
But, mere hours before the webisode was set to debut, the computer troubles struck again.
So, now Will tells me that more than likely he'll have to get a new computer. So that means the series will be delayed yet again. I talked with him about when would he think be the best time that it'll be ready. He told me most likely February.
So that's when the series will begin.
Sometime in February.
As to an exact date, I'm not going to say. After being burned twice after posting a premiere date, I've decided not to do so until I get the date 100% locked in. So the moment I do, that's when you know.
So, as it stands right now, the first two episodes are set for February and March. Plans are underway to confirm what will be on April. Also, there have been some slight changes as to who will be doing what. A few members have dropped out while some new ones have agreed to join the roster. I'll fill you in on the changes on the next post.
Anyway, thanks again for your patience. I'll let you know when the series will officially get started.
1/12/2008
Major News: MOTW Web Series Premiere Date Rescheduled, New Poster Unveiled
Hey there.Two bits of news to report.
First, I'm proud to unveil a new poster in anticipation of the MOTW Web Series' rescheduled premiere date (which I'll mention in a moment) It's on the left.
The photo contains some screen shots from the trailer promoting the series and I've also included the two main sources where you'll see the webisodes, YouTube.com and Stage 6.com.
Once the series is up and running, the episodes, along with any related extras, will be seen on both sites, as well as here. I'm also in the process, with some help from my friend Will Phelps, of setting up channels on both YouTube and Stage 6, where they'll be centrally located. I'll let you know when they're up.
Now, for the other piece of news. The webseries now has a new premiere date. Originally scheduled for January 5th, the first episode is now set to debut tomorrow night (Sunday Jan. 13th.)
Will Phelps, who is doing the debut episode, has been dealing with some computer problems the past week or so, delaying things for a few days. Well, he has since gotten the problem fixed and he will soon upload the webisode tomorrow.
So stay tuned for the next post on this blog. That's when you'll be able to see the first episode of MOTW: The Web Series.
1/07/2008
Major News: MOTW Web Series Premiere Delayed, First Pics from Debut Episode
I know you were expecting to see the first episode of MOTW: The Web Series by now. The trailer promoting the series announced that it would premiere on Saturday, Jan. 5. And up into that point, it was going to be the case.
But now, things have been delayed for a few days.
My friend William Phelps, who is doing the first episode of the webseries, has been having some problems with his computer and is unable to process the footage he's done so far. So because of that, the episode wasn't ready by the announced premiere date.
These things happen, I've had my share of computer problems over the years, so I know how that goes.
Talking with him earlier, Will's told me that he should have things straightened out this week. So the best case scenario is that the first episode will debut on Wednesday. I'll let you know for sure when it is ready to go.
In the meantime, to hold things over, Will's provided some pictures from the yet-to-be-titled debut episode. Here they are:


1/04/2008
Major News: MOTW:The Web Series Trailer WORLD PREMIERE!!
I want to give special thanks to some friends of mine who helped to make this possible. To William Phelps, Thomas Gallagher, Tony Gardner, Michael Rhudy and Sterling Gazdik, thanks for supplying the footage. I also want to thank Andrew Mitchell for composing the original music that you'll hear in the trailer and will serve as the theme music for the series.
So stay tuned sometime tomorrow night for the Online World Premiere of the first episode of MOTW: The Web Series.
1/02/2008
Status Update: Movie Lead Role to Be Recast-- Again; Webseries Trailer to Premeire This Week
I hope 2008 will be the year of MOTW, both with the full length movie as well as the web series, so with that in mind, here's some news on both projects:
-MOTW: The Movie -- Some news to report. Looks like I'll be recasting the lead role yet again. My friend Josh informed me recently that he won't be able to commit full time to the movie because he'll be busy doing work over in California. I wish him well in his new endeavors and I told him the door is still open for him if he wants.
Now, unlike last time where I was just crushed over having to recast, this time I'm not too upset about it. This means that I'll be planning things out to include the lead role in the upcoming casting call. So I'll keep you posted.
I've also had a meet with one of my old college professors, letting him know about my project and seeing if I can use the resources of the school towards the movie. He told me he will help out, so I will definitely take advantage of it.
Also, I've contacted a couple of possible leads for makeup artists for the movie as well. It's still very very early and I've yet to hear anything back, but again I'll keep you posted.
-MOTW: The Webseries -- Things are progressing along as far as the web series goes. After first planning to begin the series of webisodes in December, it will now start January 5th instead. My friend Will Phelps will be doing the first episode, with future installments to follow once a month.
I've also crafted together a trailer to promote the upcoming series, which will debut this week. You'll be able to see the trailer here on this page and on YouTube as soon as it's done.
The development of the series has come along pretty well. I've helped establish another storyline for one friend who's doing an episode and come up with a couple more ideas for others.
As always, I'll keep you posted.
That's the latest for now. Watch for the world premeire of the webseries trailer on the next post, with the series debut to follow.
11/21/2007
Major News: Web Series Logo Unveiled, Roster Expands, Possible Premiere Launch Date

The first bit of news is that there's a logo now associated with the web series, as seen at the start of this post Again special thanks goes out to my friend Bobby from Waveride Entertainment for coming up with yet another cool logo. What I love about this is that it's unique in its own right, yet still has traces of the logo from the MOTW movie.
Now that the web series has it's own identity, the next big news is about the roster of episodes. Originally, the plan was to have nine or ten episodes. Then several more people began to express an interest making the lineup grow even more. That just blows me away. When I first came up with the concept, I figured me and my friends will do a few that will directly link to the main movie and maybe a few friends would chip in with one or two at the most. But, when I realized how many of my friends wanted to take part in this, it occurred to me how cool and exciting this entire project is going to be. I can't thank all those who will be involved in this enough.
Speaking of people, in addition to those who I've mentioned in my last post, I also want to announce that Tony Gardner, Sterling Gazdik and Michael Rhudy has also expressed an interest in doing an episode. With their additions, the roster is now at the 13-15 episode range. Thanks again guys for taking part.
So now comes the question on when will the series begin. Well, if things go the way I think they will, expect it to happen sometime in December. I'm not going to confirm an exact date, but I can say that my plan is to release them every month after that. I'd like it to be like the first Friday of the month, or something along those lines, but it depends on when the episodes will be done. I'll let you know.
Also, plans are in the works for a trailer to promote the series. Again, I'll let you know when it's up. hopefully in the next couple of weeks.
I also want to give a major shout out to Andrew Mitchell, who has come up with what will be the theme music for the series. I heard it and it has what I think will be the good vibe to set the tone for the webisodes. He'll also be one of the contributors for the series as well. Thanks again man!
So that's the web series update. I'll have an update soon on the full length movie, including plans for a new site associated with MOTW. Stay tuned.
10/27/2007
Major News: MOTW Web Series Roster Set!
Just today, the last spot available for the webisodes has been confirmed and I can proudly announce that the Web Series Roster has been set.
These are the ones who will be writing and/or filming an episode of the series: William Phelps, Armin Stojanovic, Chas Blankenship, Andrew Mitchell, Thomas Gallagher, Thomas Blevins and Thomas Parker.
Each will do one episode. Some will just write the episode, while the others will write as well as film them. Me and my friends will do the rest of the series, which will total out to either ten or eleven episodes.
Through some of the conversations I've had with the guys, they have told me what their ideas will be about, some have even shown me the scripts, and others have told me what effects they plan to do. So far, all of it looks very very cool.
So again guys, thanks for taking part of this. I look forward to helping each and every one of you putting the episodes together. I'll keep you posted on how things progress.
10/24/2007
Major News: Announcing MOTW: The Web Series

10/09/2007
Status Update: Teaser Hits 2000, Meetings and Plans

First of all, the teaser trailer for MOTW has crossed the 2000 views mark on YouTube. It reached the milestone on Oct. 4 and is still climbing. I'm very pleased about that, especially for a video that's been up for about a month now. So thanks to all that has viewed it and left comments as well. Keep them coming.
Next, last week I had a very good meeting with my friend Josh about the movie. It was the second meet I had with my lead actor, only this time we chatted on the phone instead of meeting in person. A main part of our meeting was still going over the script and also laying the groundwork for him to become more involved in the promotional efforts. Hopefully soon, you will start to see him in posters, trailers and the like.
And lastly, I've come up with another plan for the movie. Now, I can't say anything about this just yet, because it's still in the early stages, but if it works out it will definitely open things in the MOTW universe.
That's it for now. I'll have another report soon.
9/29/2007
The Story behind the MOTW Teaser
September 7, 2007 was a milestone moment in the history of MOTW.On that day, shortly after 7pm local time, the long overdue teaser trailer for the movie made its world premiere online.
In the three plus weeks since its debut, it's been viewed over 1,700 times on YouTube, which is very impressive. Plus it has been viewed countless times through this blog site and also through my website. That blows me away, especially with the countless amount of videos posted online lately.
Amazing to believe that all of this began way back last December when the idea of the film's teaser first came about. Almost ten months later, it is now a reality, thanks to three people who helped make all of this possible.

So, with that in mind, let me tell you the story of how this teaser all came together.
It all started last December, shortly after the second production meeting where me and Josh (who'll be playing the lead role) talked about the film and what I had in mind.
During the meeting, I brought up the idea of filming a teaser. My initial goal was to shoot some footage of Josh after the meeting and use it to set the stage. But due to a lack of time and people available to help out, we couldn't get together. A few days after looking over the original teaser script, Josh came up with an idea on his own, which I liked. It was that idea that would be the groundwork for the teaser that is playing now.
After coming up with an outline based on that idea, I crafted a script that would be used for the teaser. But, since Josh was out of town and busy with school, he wouldn't be able to film his part. And I wanted to have something concrete to show, to get people's attention about the movie and what I have in mind.
Which brings me to the first person I want to thank for helping make this teaser possible, seen in the photo to the left. He is the one who is pretty much the "face" of the MOTW teaser: Eric Smigiel.I've known Eric for almost two years now, ever since his work in the two Batman fan films, "Batman Brutality" and Batman Duality", through his film company Smigiel Pictures. Through our chats online and messages in emails and the Batman Fan Films website that we both visit regulary, we became good friends.
When it looked obvious that Josh wasn't going to be able to film anything for the teaser, I ran the idea by Eric to see if he was up for acting in the teaser. After looking the script over, he was interested in helping out and things were underway.
While this was happening, I knew that if I needed to pull this off, I needed someone to help put the transformation shots together. I wasn't looking for a full on transformation (sorry for those who were expecting one), but just enough to show what was happening. For that, I asked another friend of mine -and the second person who helped make this possible- Rob Roy from Wits End Entertainment. I had seen his work in his own werewolf movie, Lycan Colony, and I knew he'd be just the guy to help with the CGI effects I was looking for. Through several emails, Rob was able to help out with that.Flash forward to March, and Eric, who was busy filming several other projects, was able to film the majority of the footage that you see in the teaser. He filmed it in his hometown, just outside Albuquerque. Once I received the ten plus minutes of footage, I then emailed the video over to where Rob lived, in New Hampshire so that he could work on the effects, giving him tips on what I wanted done. In the meantime, I was hard at work on completing the script for the film.
It wasn't till April that Rob started to send me
Again fast forward a few more months. Rob woud send out several more updates in that time frame. In fact, it took until early August before Rob was able to send out the last bit of footage. During that same time frame, I would get behind the camera myself, filming in some footage of the full moon. Once I got the last of the CGI shots from Rob, I asked Eric if he could do a few pickups to flesh out the teaser. I was very lucky that he could squeeze it in, as he was in the middle of filming yet another movie. But again, he was able to come through.9/07/2007
Major News: MOTW Teaser Trailer WORLD PREMIERE!!!!!!
After a long overdue wait, it's time to FINALLY present the teaser trailer for "Mark of the Wolf":
Watch for the story behind the teaser on my next post!
9/05/2007
Major News: MOTW Teaser to Premiere This Week!!
The teaser trailer for MOTW will debut sometime this week!
The rough edit is now complete, clocking in at just over two minutes. All the visual shots have been chosen and now I am moving on to the audio feed, laying down the sound effects and music. Once that's done, it will be ready to go.
That means that sometime this week, the teaser will have its world premiere on the web. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow, maybe even Sunday night at 11:59pm, but it will happen this week for sure.
So that's it for now. The next update I'll post on here will be the biggest yet for the movie.
That's when the long anticipated teaser trailer will debut.
Stay tuned.
8/24/2007
Major News: MOTW Teaser Trailer Update: Editing Underway
It won't be long now before the teaser trailer will be finally be released. Stay tuned.
Major News: Teaser Trailer Footage Is Done!!
Big news to report. Footage for the long delayed, long overdue teaser trailer for MOTW has been completed.
I don't want to give too much away for it just yet, but I can say that earlier this week, some last minute pickup shots were done to flesh out earlier material that has been shot.
With the footage now wrapped, I'm waiting on one last element: the music needed for the trailer and then I can begin to edit the footage. In fact I've already started working on a rough cut.
So it won't be long now before the teaser is finally released.
In other news, in case you've noticed the blog site has changed its look somewhat with a new header and an updated poster (with both listing its new release date of 2008) Special thanks once again goes to Bobby of Waveride Entertainment for making the changes.
I'm also looking into setting up a MySpace page as well as an official website for the movie, but the website probably won't be up till next year as we get closer to starting production.
That's the latest right now. But stay tuned as we get closer to the debut of the MOTW teaser!!


