So it’s been over 2 years since I filmed Causality Scheme and it’s now finally done.  It’s almost like I never made the film - it seems like it’s just been so long ago that it was like a distant memory of a film that I had once watched.  Yes, it may have been a distant memory, but now the time has finally come.  Causality Scheme, the most talked about indie film in Illinois (well, at least by my friends and family), is about to be premiered!  

I’ll be hitting some festivals in Dallas and in the Chicago area.  I’m also going to be keeping an eye out for certain festivals that are looking for my type of short film as well.  I’m also going to attempt at festival submission overseas as well.  I’ll have to check on subtitles there though!

Causality Scheme was a story that came to me from Joseph Schantz, a friend of mine.  He brought me an unfunished three page story that he had jotted down over a weekend.  He was a part of the group of people that I invited over to my house to come up with an idea for Bohoc Productions’ 2nd film.  Joe was quiet pretty much the entire time, but then come Monday, he handed me this gem.  I was extatic - I was floored - I wanted to film the movie right there and then!  Well, I wanted to do this one right (thank God I did!).  I decided to find a screenwriter and find actual locations that we would be able to use, and we even built a set.

What didn’t I do that I wish I had done you ask?  Well, I wish I would have storyboarded.  There were some continuity issues that I ran into when I first put together the rough cut of the film.  I had to completely scrap the entire script and start from scratch because the flow of the film was WAY too fast.  I felt like someone was pushing me with their cane from behind me to go faster and go faster - that’s honestly how I felt when I watched the movie the 1st time.  That’s when I knew I had to find an editor that wasn’t me!  Sarah Gersh took on the job.  I had met her through my uncle.  We met and decided that we can work together on the film.  It took on a new life once we had a new set of eyes looking at the movie now.  Well, it still took another year to complete the job, but I have to say that I am finally proud of saying that I filmed this movie.  Seriously… after seeing the first cut of this movie I was going to quit as a filmmaker.  I was so disappointed.  That’s probably why it took me so long to finish it.  I shelved it and didn’t take if off the shelf until after meeting the film’s current editor Sarah.

Causality Scheme was a collaborative effort.  There were quite a few screw-ups and luckily they don’t show in the final product.  I just wonder how many good movies that I like now started off like mine did.  If you think about it, I wonder what Scorsese thought when first seeing Taxi Driver’s first cut… did he like it?  I might have to scour the special features on the DVD to check.

Causality Scheme is a good movie - even by my standards it is good.  Obviously the budget of a few hundred dollars shows in the production quality but still, for the amount of money I spent on making this movie, you’d think it would look horrible.  It doesn’t!  I think it looks great!

Well, keep an eye out.  I’ll be screening at festivals all over the US and I will also offer the DVD on Amazon.com as well to purchase.  Please stop by to view the movie or even pick yourself up a copy of the DVD once we get it ready to purchase.  The storyline of Causality Scheme is SO good that you really need to watch it a few times (or 10) to really get all the little things that is in that film.  Can you understand it?  I can, but you have to pick out the clues!

Good Luck!