Nakausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Jerrold Tarog hinggil sa kanyang desisyon na i-direk ang isang episode ng Shake, Rattle & Roll XII para sa Regal Entertainment, Inc.

"I just thought it would be fun to do after spending months doing post [production] for SY (Senior Year).  Decent naman 'yung script kahit hindi groundbreaking," pagtukoy ni Direk Jerrold.  

Senior Year is Direk Jerrold's indie film about a batch of graduating high school students.  Dahil ginagawa niya noon ang "Punerarya" episode ng SRR XII, na-move ang mga naitakdang premiere screenings (noong Setyembre at Oktubre) ng Senior Year.   

ARTISTIC COMPROMISE?  Sa tatlong full-length features na nagawa na ni Jerrold Tarog—Confessional (2007), Mangatyanan (2009), at Senior Year (2010)—ang identity niya bilang isang serious filmmaker ay agad ngang na-establish.

Ang Senior Year ay isa sa limang independent films na pinili para sa 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival's "Tribute to Indie Films—Philippines Premiere."

Bukod pa rito, nakilala rin si Direk Jerrold bilang isang premyadong direktor ng short films—Carpool at Faculty—at naprangalan na rin siya para sa mahusay niyang music scoring, editing, at sound design sa iba't ibang proyekto.

Dagdag dito, hinirang din siya bilang full-fledged actor sa kanyang film debut, Confessional.

Now that he has agreed to be part of a "commercial" thriller franchise like Shake, Rattle and Roll XII, para sa episode na "Punerarya," natanong siya ng PEP: isa ba itong compromise sa kanyang makasining na gawain?

Sagot ni Jerrold, "Wala namang artistic compromise, since I accepted the project for fun."

In "Punerarya," Jerrold is dealing with characters who turn into wolves, or wolf-like creatures, as a result of an ancient curse.

Sa nakaraang SRR series noong '90s, may episode na dinirek si Peque Gallaga ("Ang Guro") na tumukoy rin sa kuwento ng isang teacher turning into a wolf. Ginampanan 'yon ni Edu Manzano, with Manilyn Reynes as his student.

Gaano ka-similar ang "Punerarya" episode sa naturang Peque Gallaga episode na meron ding wolves o wolf-like creatures?

"As for similarities with Peque's episode, I don't know anything about it since I haven't seen the episode," wika ni Jerrold. 

"Plus, it's really not my concern because, as I said, I'm just doing this project for fun. No statements about Pinoy cinema or anything."

SAME PRODUCTION TEAM. Smooth-sailing ang naging pag-shooting nina Jerrold Tarog at mga kasama niyang artista at technical staff para sa "Punerarya" episode na sinulat ng scriptwriter na si Onay Sales.  

Mukhang namang totoong nag-enjoy ang lahat sa shooting na ginanap mostly out of town, sa Dasmarinas, Cavite, ng di lalampas ng 10 araw, sa pagitan ng Oktubre 5 at 26, 2010.