March 7, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Eileen Chaio
(626) 278-8511
eileenchiao@gmail.com
Cal Poly Student Filmmakers Premiering
Romantic Comedy April 9 at the PAC
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- A team of Cal Poly students will hold a premiere
screening of their romantic comedy, complete with a pre-show concert,
on
Saturday, April 9, at the Performing Arts Center.
The premiere of "Leave it to Chance" will run from 7
to 10 p.m. in the
Performing Arts Center. Parking will be available at the Performing
Arts
Center parking structure.
The evening premiere will offer the first screening of the film,
a live
concert of various musical artists on the soundtrack, and a chance
to
meet the director, cast and crew. The group of Cal Poly students
wrote,
produced, directed, acted in and promoted the independent feature-length
film.
Tickets for the "Leave it to Chance" premiere are $22
for adults and
seniors, $17 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased
at the
Performing Arts Center box office or online at www.pacslo.org.
For more
information about the film and musical artists, visit
www.leaveittochance.info.
The student film crew includes director/writer Bernard Badion;
director
of photography Benjamin Kantor; graphic artist David Stychno; producer
Eileen Chiao; and technical producer Michael Taylor. The cast includes
15 major parts and more than 70 extras.
"This is not a movie that anyone can make using a regular
home
camcorder," said producer Chiao. "This is being produced
like a
high-budget independent film. We just have to stretch our dollars
more."
Students have already financed $10,000 in production costs for
expenses
including an XL2 digital camera and other video equipment, lighting,
city filming permits and promotional materials. Production costs
so far
have been financed predominately by Badion and Kantor themselves,
as
well as by fund-raisers and donations from businesses and several
sponsors.
After the premiere, the group plans on entering the film into many
festivals nationwide, said Chiao.
Shooting started on Nov. 24, 2004 with filming on the tree-lined
sidewalks of Murray Street in San Luis Obispo. Most of the film's
scenes
are set at local houses in the San Luis Obispo area. During winter
break, the filmmakers also shot scenes in the director's hometown,
Sunnyvale, and on the Boreal slopes near Lake Tahoe. When classes
were
in session, the students filmed during weekends and holidays. Recent
scenes were shot in downtown San Luis Obispo at the Mission Plaza
and
Novo Restaurant.
About the film
The romantic comedy, "Leave it to Chance," explores love
and life among
today's Asian Americans. Set in a small California town, this film
follows two young college students, Kailin and Charlie, after an
unexplainable breakup. Charlie is unable to let go of the past or
Kailin. Their friends seem to help guide the couple apart by providing
plenty distracting events. The film follows what happens as Kailin
and
Charlie realize they have left their happiness to chance. Visit
the film
website, www.leaveittochance.info,
for more details and a preview clip.
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Editors: For more information about the film, to schedule an interview
with members of the cast or crew, or for pictures of film production,
please contact producer Eileen Chiao at (626) 278-8511 or
eileenchiao@gmail.com.