Some answers to some of our popular questions

steet :



steet : How did you get the prestigious directing place of the films?

PW : I was just finishing up directing on the Hercules TV series and interviewed for the job.
I don't know who else interviewed for the position but it is usually a question of being a good fit for the show and also being available when they were ready to start. I was very lucky.


steet : What was concretly your job in the production of the Balto sequels?

PW : The script was written before I was hired, so my job was to hire and direct the artists in creating the show.


steet : Were there any deleted scenes? Any interesting changes between the original scripts and the final cuts?

PW : The original Balto 2 script was a little bit longer, so we trimmed some scenes for time, but otherwise it changed very little.

For Balto 3 Kodi do not help rescue his dad in the orginal script. I pitched the idea of Steele being the one who volunteers to go help Balto on the rescue since in the original draft Kodi wouldn't go. I thought it would be interesting for Balto and Steele to be out alone together, you would always be wondering if Steele would betray Balto!

The dog alert was added and the flashbacks to Kodi as a puppy were added in Jenna's song.
The opening song visuals originally told more of the story of Kodi, getting promoted from the dog in the back to the front, and also the opening began with a postman addressing a letter, we follow the letter as it gets sorted, then bagged in a sack, then placed on a sled to get delivered. There are some elements of this in the final. The close up of the letter stamped airmail at the end of the movie was really just a pay off for what was set up in the beginning.
The ice bridge sequence was added too.

steet : What was the real reason for the voice actors change? Low budget?

PW : Budget and availability of certain actors.

steet : Was Aniu meant to be the White Wolf from the original Balto? Was it a new character, or was she already planned by the team working on the original Balto?

PW : Yes, she was the White wolf from the first movie.


steet : Why did Balto eyes turned white in Balto 2?

PW : That was a mistake on the character model. There are so many things to keep track of on a movie production that sometimes the most obvious things get overlooked.
We fixed that in Balto 3!

steet : Does Dusty have a crush on Kodi or Ralph in Balto 3? Many fans say that Dusty looks a lot like Aleu, was it intended?

PW : Well, there was an implied relationship between Dusty and Ralph in one scene.
I'd always hoped we could work on more of that in the story, but there wasn't time.
Yeah, I guess Dusty does look a little bit like Aleu, but it was not intentional.


steet : Do you have any idea about what pushed Universal to make sequels?

PW : No, I'm sorry I don't.


steet : What were the budgets of the sequels? If you're not allowed to tell, was the budget for Balto 3 higher than for Balto 2?

PW : I'm sorry, but I cannot share with you this information.



steet : Maybe you know already, but Universal isn't planning to make another sequel; in answer to our petition, they said that 'not enough people bought the last one to make it attractive to produce another'. What is your feeling about this?

PW : I don't know what the sales figures were exactly. I have some idea, but I don't know what Universal considers enough of a success to warrant a sequel.
I really love the Balto movies, I wish they would make more!


steet : Partly due to that answer, some of us are trying to make a Balto 4...Of course not a whole film, only a trailer of a few minutes, and without any budget. No budget...isn't that what you're trying to do with your current project? So, how does things go? Is it really possible nowadays to make a film with nearly no budget?

PW : Yes, much easier to make a film with no budget nowadays. Cameras are much cheaper, and you can do most of the production work on a home computer.
By the way, we have changed servers, you might have noticed that projectnolight.com is down. If you go to www.projectnolight.org you will be redirected to my company web site, I'm currently reposting the old podcasts.

steet : Thank you very much for answering.

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Wolf QueenTCP(AF), April 02, 2006 at 11: 24

cool article;)

TameWolf03, April 02, 2006 at 13: 01

Wow! That's awesome steet. It's so cool that Phil Weinstein answered those questions for you. I thought that info on the deleted scenes was quite interesting, and also it's cool that several questions that many Balto fans had, have finally been answered...I was right about Aniu being the same wolf from the first movie! hehehehe :P

Margirita(Tiger), April 02, 2006 at 14: 16

sweet!

kiba ~*white wolf*~, April 02, 2006 at 14: 24

cool!:cool:

Railwolf, April 02, 2006 at 16: 11

I kenw there was somthing bettwen Raph and Dusty.

lone_silverwolf05, April 02, 2006 at 16: 48

Really Cool!!!

CatWhoHas14Tails, April 02, 2006 at 19: 02

Man, this was nifty information! I don't like the Aniu/White Wolf idea, but I kinda figured that Aniu was supposed to be the white wolf from Balto one, but I'm still sticking to what I think. But I hope people get this "Balto 4" thing going! I'm rarin' to go! Haha

wolf-lion, April 02, 2006 at 19: 37

O_O is good steet :P thank you this article

Lakoswolf, April 02, 2006 at 20: 25

Finally the question of the white wolf is answered!

A Wanderer, April 02, 2006 at 20: 44

very nice. thanks

wolfgirl(AFP)GAMMA, April 02, 2006 at 21: 08

Awesome article:P

meekotigercool, April 02, 2006 at 23: 01

Well,for me I really don't want another Balto movie, because you saw what happend to The Land Before Time it's just for the money right?:icon98: :icon78:

snowdrift, April 02, 2006 at 23: 35

thanx alot! Alot of my questions were answered! Like for instance, i wasn't sure if Dusty was with Kodi or Ralph. But I was right about the Aniu thing. :P Well, It was nice talking to you...BYE!:P Be cool...:cool: lollol Bye

balto30, April 02, 2006 at 23: 48

Wow!Well, I always thought there was somthing with Dusty and Ralph! And we can stop arguing about Aniu/White Wolf! Hurrray!

redwolf03, April 03, 2006 at 02: 29

HA! I knew Aniu and the white wolf were the same character! :) Yes, now we have some questions answered! I'm so HAPPYYYYYYYYYYYYY! :P

Evo, April 03, 2006 at 03: 47

nice

Evo, April 03, 2006 at 03: 48

nice!

Silver_Wulf91, April 03, 2006 at 04: 09

Very intresting. I'm still sticking to the idea that the white wolf in Balto one was not Balto's mother, but in the later movies they just did that. But whatever, the information is still really cool. :cool2:

Little Doggy, April 03, 2006 at 15: 07

awesome

Kodiwolf-BF-RMW, April 03, 2006 at 18: 17

Thank you... it answered so many questions.:P But I cannot believe that Aniu is the White Wolf, it still doesn't seem right... but that's the way it is.:P ;) THANK YOU soo much, Steet for creating it and Mr. Weinstein for answering!!

Kodiwolf-BF-RMW, April 03, 2006 at 18: 17

And i am so glad that the last one was a big joke, I nearly went berserk!lol

ice husky, April 04, 2006 at 07: 15

Wow, steet! Thanks so much for being courageous enough to ask these questions for us. And thanks, Mr. Weinstein! You have answered a lot of burning questions in the Balto community. Thanks for having such great relations with fans! We really appreciate it!

TrixieWulf, April 04, 2006 at 08: 14

MY RALPH/DUSTY THING WAS TRUUUUUUUEEEEEE!!!!!! LONG LIVE THEM TWO!!!! (((But i think she deserves Kodi...)))lol

Juuchan17, April 04, 2006 at 15: 58

Well, I'm satisfied. A couple of things were cleared up (at last!), even though they may not sound exactly right to some . . . Thanks to Mr. Weinstein and Steet for making this possible! I do agree that this information is very well appreciated by all Balto fans!

Catadventure, April 04, 2006 at 16: 13

Wow... Many questions answered finally. Steele would have been really good in Balto 3. I really appreciate this info. Thanks Steet for getting it and PW for answering!:)

Josie E., April 04, 2006 at 19: 34

WOW! I hope he makes a Balto 4 soon.

Erosion Wolf, April 05, 2006 at 01: 06

It answers many questions, but as far as I'm concerned, I don't a B4 will be possible :cry:

kiba ~*white wolf*~, April 06, 2006 at 00: 47

i knew it white wolf = aniu USA USA !!!! lol :P but this is cool !

Aslan-DMP, April 08, 2006 at 16: 25

I knew Aniu was the White Wolf!!!:howl:

Writewolf(DVWSP), April 08, 2006 at 23: 50

maybe there is hope for B4.......

DarkGrayWolf-AWP[AF], April 10, 2006 at 22: 12

COOL!:o :P

sahara-SWP-(AF), April 12, 2006 at 17: 22

very good info!but i always do hope that they make a balto 4.and it's great that phil weinstein awnsered the questions:P

Eyvind, April 13, 2006 at 09: 40

Yes I'm finally sure about that Dusty and Ralph thing!!:love: I knew they had something going on. But how come nobody knew about the white wolf thing? After I watched the 2nd one I knew :o

BALTO_CLAW, April 13, 2006 at 12: 50

STEET, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR Phil Weinstein. WHY IS BALTO SO FRIENDLY IN BALTO 1?

Balto678, April 14, 2006 at 06: 03

Phil wouldn't be able to answer that. He directed Balto 2 and 3. Not balto 1. Anyway, thats kool that you got an interview from the director of the sequals to balto. This DID clear somethings up. Somethings i was hoping were true were proven to be wrong(like the Kodi<3Dusty thing)Ah well, that wont stop me from writing fan fics, or doing RP's about the relationship.

Flash, April 14, 2006 at 21: 28

You forgot to ask them why hey have changed so drasticaly the animation and drawing template from Balto 1, other than crew was changed.

Dusty_love_Kodi, April 17, 2006 at 09: 43

But that is not fair! Dusty and Kodi are meant to be together! And Ralph is soooo mean!:( :cry:

Eclipse, April 18, 2006 at 15: 24

That is so Cool! I never thought that you could ask a director like that for an interview... I think I'm just overwhelmed that you did it!

aleu_rocks, April 24, 2006 at 12: 55

cool, it answers many of my qs, but.. i wish it said what happened to steele... lol oh yea, i hope they make a B4 though it does not sound possible... :cryeyesout: aw well... theyre making a trailer which will be good! (well, BS is, anyways...) sadness... :cry:

red wolf, May 10, 2006 at 02: 54 Member

well, it answer many questions that i have, but i said that there are many Balto fans and if universal studios want to win a lot of fans and people who admirate their job they HAVE to acept create more balto´s movies, this story CAN´T finish here :howl:

aleu 101, May 20, 2006 at 03: 35 Member

guys we have to work together and sighn something that says we need more balto we just need enough people to sign it:p

shadow_wolf22, May 21, 2006 at 07: 19 Member

I'm with aleu 101 , but thery got to be more people. :cry:

wolf00, October 11, 2006 at 23: 36 Member

Oh wow!

pooky1402, March 23, 2007 at 07: 18 Member

Wow! I really enjoyed reading this! It is soo cool that Phil answered those questions!

Fifi, January 22, 2008 at 22: 59 Member

AWESOMENESS!

Tsumeato {Wolf ‘Fang’}, April 12, 2008 at 15: 53 Fan News editor

Awesome!! Dusty loves Ralph!

MayaHuskee™, August 13, 2008 at 21: 38 Member

Just coz Weinstein meant for "Aniu" to be the White Wolf from the original movie doesn't mean that the director from the first movie meant for the white wolf to be his mum!

Saphire Wolf {Star}, October 06, 2008 at 23: 44 Member

oh wow! great! I am glad about the confirmation of the white wolf, but I never thought that it was true...

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