An Anomaly of the Theory

Francisco Productions Presents

A Jeremy Profe Film
Produced by Rafael Francisco
Starring Walter Vincent and Corey Wright
Written and Directed by Jeremy Profe
Released: 2010
Runtime: 15 Minutes
An Anomaly of the Theory (2010) on IMDb

Synopsis:

Hugh stands on the ledge of a roof top ready to leap off. Erwin pleads for him to reconsider his decision. After all, they had only met 10 minutes prior when Erwin walked into Hugh’s bar. Erwin seemed to be just like any other customer but his quirky habit of flipping quarters drew Hugh into a conversation neither of them could have predicted. The topics flow from coin tossing to quantum physics, and from physics to Hugh’s uncanny life. Step by step the conversation brings them ever closer to the inevitable conclusion of exactly what Hugh is; a revelation that could push a man to the cusp of his own mortality in search of the truth.

 

Production Notes:

Beginning a production – An Anomaly of the Theory originated from Jeremy Profe. An autodidact in the field of film making, Jeremy brought the film to the attention of longtime friends the Francisco Brothers of Francisco Productions before the script was even complete. After one read Rafael Francisco was on his way from California to the East Coast to head up the project as the producer.

“It’s because of the script that this project took off the way it did” explains Francisco. “From the first version I read it never had to change, it was all right there. It was such a small script to have a plot that deep. I kept going over it in my head and every time something new clicked”

Away we go – Once pre-production began Profe signed on as the director. According to Executive Producer Gabriel Francisco, Jeremy had to direct. “If anyone else was at the helm they might miss something. Everything is so logical; it builds so much; if you miss something the whole movie would fall apart.”

Profe planned for budget constraints from the beginning by keeping the scope of the film small utilizing only 2 sets, and 2 characters for the entire film, but Rafael Francisco would not allow his production values to suffer for a lack of scale. “I don’t know what we would have shot the movie on if it weren’t for Rafe, but it wouldn’t have been a Red” says Profe of the Red One camera Francisco Productions procured for the film.

My kingdom for a Hugh – “Casting was a nightmare” says Profe who insisted on being present for the entire casting process. He explains “It was 1000⁰ in that studio and we had no fans and no air.” With only 2 actors in the film, both needed to be perfect for the project to achieve its full potential. Profe explains “We lucked out and found Corey (Wright) within minutes. He was fantastic, we were all nudging each other behind the table; he was that good. But after hours of auditions, we had no Hugh.”

Rafael recounts “Walter (Vincent) was a last minute thing. We added him to the end of the auditions to fill studio time. We hadn’t even seen his reel. We had no idea what to expect.” Gabriel adds “He walked in looking nothing like his headshot and so confident you’d think he already had the job. He snaps right into character, he fully understood the character and the emotional content… amazing.”

15 minutes in 2 days – The first day of the shoot was an outdoor shoot on a rooftop in Patterson, NJ. The shot called for clear weather. “Of course it rained” explains Profe “what else could we have expected, but in the end it worked out better than clear weather. The clouds complemented the feel of the scene. They improved the final product.”

The second day was done in a bar where 13 minutes of the movie had to be shot in 10 hours. Everyone had to perform perfectly. Murali Pallikonda reconfigured every shot in minutes providing as much shooting as possible. “Walter and Corey took Murali to task on how quickly he could set up” says Profe “Once they were in that zone, they were nailing scenes on the first take. We were doing 3 takes as safety shots rather than out of necessity.”

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