As Abram in The Lost Within
Hello Family and Friends!
I wanted to squeeze one last update in here in 2017 to wish you a Safe and Happy New Year! :) As we move ever onward into the future, I'm so glad I get to share my adventures with you. It's certainly been a surprising year for me! Entering 2017, I never thought that this would be the year to retire from office life and venture into the unknown. I knew that I wanted to. I just didn't think I was quite ready to pull the trigger yet. Well, just over a week from now I enter my first full year as a full time actor. I'm a little scared. And a lot excited. Let's see what happens! And to you my Family and Friends I wish all the Love and Prosperity you can possibly stand in 2018! And one scoop more. :) Now to the goings on! 
THE FOLLOWER ON FACEBOOK
Please take a moment and LIKE and FOLLOW THE FOLLOWER on FACEBOOK! We're going to be introducing a new member of the CAST and CREW every so often and we'd like you to meet everyone! Starting with my good friend TIM GOODWIN as ELIJAH! Director/Actor: Tim is an accomplished Hollywood actor with major appearances in both television and film. Tim has appeared in most of JCFilm's productions. 
THE MOVIE BREWDIO PODCAST
Earlier in December I had the pleasure of visiting my hometown of Frostburg, MD and sitting in on an episode of The Movie Brewdio Podcast with my Frostburg homie, actor, director, writer and teacher JW Myers. We talked about a bunch of stuff ranging from the old days all the way up to the near future. We had some bullets to cover, but the conversation meandered all over the place as good conversations often do. We talked so long he broke it up into two parts. :) There's still a lot more for us old pals to talk about. We realized that over the years we've never actually had the opportunity to just sit down and catch up. And as we caught up there were a few tangents that we simply didn't have tome to explore. So I look forward to swinging back up the road in the very near future to continue our conversation... and to try some of his curious Kombucha tea. Here's the link to PART ONE of my TMB podcast appearance: Michael Sigler on The Movie Brewdio Podcast - Part One! 12/13/2017 Here's the link to PART TWO of my TMB podcast appearance: Michael Sigler on The Movie Brewdio Podcast - Part Two! 12/13/2017
MORE ABOUT MY HOMETOWN OF FROSTBURG, MD
37 amateur filmmakers, a handful of cameras, 2 weeks in a small town in Appalachia in the year 2012. "A Day in the Life of Frostburg (2012)" film tells the story of life in one day in the Appalachian Mountain town of Frostburg, Maryland in the year 2012. The film looks at the wonderful within the ordinary and the everyday wisdom of people around us. The film was shot by a group of 'citizen filmmakers' working independently and together; a unique approach to filmmaking that lets people tell the story of life in their town from the inside out. Over 2,200 clips (nearly 30 hrs of video) were shot during a several-week filming period and then edited together in just 3 weeks to make a 30 minute documentary. As part of the Frostburg Bicentennial celebrations, 'A Day in the Life of Frostburg (2012)' premiered at 4 times/locations in the city filling each venue to standing room only. Due to popular demand, the entire film has been released for free online. A Day in the Life of Frostburg - Interdependent Pictures - Part 1 of 2 (14:58) A Day in the Life of Frostburg - Interdependent Pictures - Part 2 of 2 (14:53) 
THE LOST WITHIN -- NOW AVAILABLE!
JUST A REMINDER!! THE LOST WITHIN is now available for Rental and Download! Please enjoy and please help spread the word! Thank you! Here are a few shots from the set and from the screening at the Campus Theater in Lewisburg, PA: 
THE PERFECT DAY IS COMING !!
JUST A REMINDER!! The National Release of THE PERFECT DAY is scheduled for JANUARY 3, 2018!! Here's the LATEST TRAILER:
UPCOMING
I've just gotten my hands on some footage from an INDUSTRIAL that I shot earlier this year. I'll get that up soon! And I'll have updates on several big projects that should see release sometime in the New Year, including two I haven't told you about yet: DAWN (JCL Productions) I was incredibly blessed to get the opportunity do a second feature with Cindy Leon and Jared Leon, the talented filmmakers who gave us Scattered and The Basement! CHOICES (JCFilms) I was honored to have been asked to make an appearance in this film based on the miraculous story of Ron James, based on his autobiography Choices: Lessons From a Repeat Offender. I was excited to be directed by Aeyron Moore with whom I had previously worked on Loophole and The Cabin! As always, I'll post any new information on MichaelSigler.com as soon as I possibly can. Again please have a HAPPY and SAFE (and WARM) NEW YEAR! Let's take 2018 head-on and chase down our dreams together! :)
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Hello Family and Friends!
Happy Birthday Wanda Elizabeth Plummer! I'm greeting you today on what would have been my sweet Mom's 91st birthday! We don't mourn her loss because she's not lost! We know exactly where she is! And we live with the joy of knowing that we'll see her again. Instead we celebrate and give thanks for the time we had with her and for the wonderful life she made for my sister Susan and me. If you had known her (and maybe you did!) she would've made you smile. She would've made you laugh. And she would've made you spaghetti and meatballs. Have you ever looked at me incredulously thinking, "What?!?" Well, that was her, too. That's where I got it. Most of all she would have prayed for you. She was a woman of God who loved the Lord and cared about the people He placed in her life. Mom's faithfulness got me through some rough patches when my own faith was lacking. And I'm sure Sissie would tell a similar story. We love you, Mom. And we all miss you terribly! We'll see you soon. :)
TWO BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!!
THE FOLLOWER
Since last we spoke, I had the privilege of filming THE FOLLOWER in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio with JCFilms! I got to work with some old friends and I had the sincere pleasure of making some new ones! So many talented people were involved that I couldn't even begin to name them here all at once. Here are a few photos of our fearless crew. I'll include more later as further developments... well... develop:
HEADSHOTS
We have winners. The front-runners held on wire to wire for the win. Here are the headshots you'll mostly be seeing for the foreseeable future:
ARVOLD EDUCATION SELF-TAPE WORKSHOP
I attended a mind-blowing workshop last weekend on the topic of Self-Taping, which is the new normal - especially here in the Mid-Atlantic where we are pretty much on an island somewhere between New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. The workshop was led by Erica Arvold and Richard Warner from Arvold Education and was hosted by Katie Killacky at Capital Coaching Studios. Now, I've been successfully self-taping for several years and figured this would be mostly review. But I thought it would be a good opportunity to get to know Erica, Richard and Katie better. And of course I was excited at the prospect of working with them in a workshop setting. I was certain to pick up a few tidbits here and there. And then... my head exploded. Literally. Okay, not "literally" literally, but you know what I mean. There is so much more to the art of self-taping than I could've imagined. It's a completely different genre. We covered at least a semester of information in two full-day sessions. And they provided us with the materials for weeks or months of additional learning on our own. I can't say enough good things about this workshop. Listening to Erica and Richard pepper each topic with personal experiences and insights was fascinating. Richard especially is a storyteller. A gifted communicator. He'll charm you with his stories and anecdotes. Our brains were so full and we were so occupied with study and discussion and exercises that I only thought to get one picture. I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't get more - especially with Erica, Richard and Katie - but I did get one with my movie wife Erin: :) 
If you feel you may need to up your self-tape game then contact Capital Coaching Studios. If not for the knowledge, do it for the muffins. :)
A CHRISTMAS TREE MIRACLE (2013)
A few years ago an old friend from our Frostburg days - JW Myers - directed a lovely Holiday film entitled A CHRISTMAS TREE MIRACLE. Written by another Frostburg homie - Ty DeMartino - the talented cast features Kevin Sizemore, Terry Kiser and Jill Whelan. It is a lovely story in the classic American Christmas tradition and was awarded the All Ages Dove Approved seal by The Dove Foundation. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it for you and your family this Christmas. It was filmed entirely on location in the West Virginia Panhandle and SE Ohio, so I would especially recommend it to my new friends in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. I've already told a few of you about it. Well, here it is! :) You can find it THREE WAYS this Christmas! A Christmas Tree Miracle usually airs on the UP Network. That's channel 338 on DirecTV. Make sure to check your provider for the UP Network wherever you are. Keep in mind that it may air a few times throughout the Holiday Season. I've already DVR'd it! :) Call me old-school, but I prefer watching a network broadcast rather than streaming. It just feels right. But if you are more of the new-fangled fancy-pants technological type, don't worry! We've got your ticket, too! A Christmas Tree Miracle is available for streaming on Amazon and is FREE with Amazon Prime! A Christmas Tree Miracle is available for streaming on YouTube if that's your thing! I love YouTube for many things! Feature-length films is not one of them. Trailers? Yes! Shorts? Yes! SLINGSHOT VIDEOS? Yes!! Features? No. That's just my opinion I could be wrong. :)
BTW, ACTM was before I started acting again after a 20-year absence. In fact, this film - and it's sibling THE PLEDGE - were in large part responsible for my return to acting. I stopped by the set one day in Wheeling, WV and forced myself into frame. I dare you to try to find me. Here's what I looked like way back then: :)
Photo by Ty DeMartino.
And if you're ever in Wheeling, WV stop by Ye Olde Alpha and try the Stuffed Banana Peppers! Holy Cow! :)
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