Cast Interview: Frances Rodriguez

Please check out our latest I Love You Because Cast Interview with Frances Rodriguez, who portrays Amy in the film. Frances is a school teacher with aspirations of becoming an actress.


And don't forget to check out the I Love You Because Facebook Group Page so you don't miss out on special behind the scenes interviews, photos and production blogs, so you can follow along on our journey as we make this film.

Thank You!

One of the biggest frustrations involved with producing an independent film is money: specifically, a lack of money. Since we first discovered we would have the opportunity to adapt Tom Kline's play and produce it as a film, there was a certain item Jason and I knew we would need to ensure that the film could hold its own as a professionally produced film in a highly competitive market. This item usually costs from a few thousand dollars to $10,000 or more, so there was no way we would be able to afford it and would just have to do the best we could without it. Then in mid December, we found this item selling significantly cheaper than we had seen before. We're talking a few hundred dollars; and it looked just as good as the ones selling for $10,000. Now, however, we were faced with another dilemma: where would we get the money to pay for it. Jason and I still have props, set supplies and costumes to purchase for the film. But just when the standard low budget film producers' disappointment set in, two different friends gave us money for Christmas and told us to put it towards I Love You Because. Their combined gifts were just enough to cover the cost of this particular item.

So, we are sending out a big thank you to these friends, and our sincere gratitude. Your support has enriched the production value of I Love You Because, and it will be a better film for it.  

Behind the Scenes Interviews from our first day of production!

Check out these special behind the scenes interviews with some of the actors from the trick or treating scene in I Love You Because!

I Love You Because Production Day 2

In the play 9 Months, which I Love You Because is based on, there is a lot of talk about birthing videos, and in researching the film, I watched a lot of birthing videos on YouTube, which led to the writing of a scene in the film in which Sean (Travis Johnson) shows Kevin (me) Paddy (Leon Jones) and Ian (Kenny Forthun) his wife Amy's (Frances Rodriguez) birthing video. But, before we could film that scene, we had to film footage for the birthing video, so today, we had Travis and Frances out to our offices to film.


Since the birthing video is only seen on a tv, and will only take up a few seconds of screen time, we knew we would not be filming it in an actual hospital. This is where writing our own films comes in handy, because even at the writing stage, we had it planned out how the scene would be shot, and didn't have to wait until pre-production to figure out how to shoot the scene. We simply designed the scene in the script so that all the dialogue would be filmed in close ups, with the camera held by Travis, with instructions to turn the camera back and forth between their lines so that the camera is on him for his dialogue, and on Frances for her dialogue. Because of this, we were able to get around filming in a hospital, because not enough of the room will be seen in the frame for anyone to be able to tell where the birthing video was filmed. In place of using an hospital room to film the scene, we just waited to paint the bedroom of our apartment set (the original color is white) until after filming the birthing video, and-except for anyone who reads this blog post-no one will know the difference. By doing this, we were not only able to save a lot of time, money and hassle, but were also able to get two sets out of one.

Travis Johnson as Sean and Frances Rodriguez as Amy

Cast Additions

Tonya Tufts Denmark, Frances Rodriguez, and Megan J. Moore have joined the cast of I Love You Because!

Prepping for Production Day 1

Dressing the set for our first day of filming!

Cast Introduction Video #2

Please watch our latest cast introduction video featuring Kenny Forthun, and in which we also thank our most recent supporters Paulo Bethencourt,Jan Sheldon, James Schultz, Emily Powers, and Sara Reeves. Thanks everyone for your support!

First Look: Cast members

Kenny Forthun as Ian, one of Kevin's friends and drummer in their band.

Leon Jones as Paddy, Kevin's friend and lead singer in their band.

Travis Johnson as Sean, Kevin's friend and guitarist in their band.

Cast Introduction Video #1 Travis Johnson

This week we'd like to introduce you to Travis Johnson. Travis is a loving husband and father working toward his dream to become an actor. 

First Look: First Look: Some man candy for the devoted fans of I Love You Because

First Look: Some man candy for the devoted fans of I Love You Because

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•  Cast members from I Love You Because (Leon Jones, David Brown, Travis Johnson and Kenny Forthun.)

Feed Actors Today

For this week's update video we had some of the great folks from Feed Actors Today come in and explain why it's so important to support independent films.

Feed Actors Today

New Video!

Hello everyone! Please check out our latest video, in which we take you back to the early 90's with an homage to Kate Moss and the CK Obsession commercials, with our lovely model Samantha. 
We make these videos for our fans, so please take the time to watch the videos and let us know what you think. And don't forget to contribute if you can, and if you can't please share with your friends!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Please check out this short horror film we made just for Halloween Nightmare at Sleepaway Camp on Friday the 13th Part 12! We put a lot of work into this video, so please let us know what you think and share it with your friends.

The script for our upcoming film,  I Love You Because, which is based upon the play 9 Months by T. J. Kline, has been locked for production. We'll be posting more information soon as we near the end of pre-production and begin the casting process. So be sure to check back here often for audition information!