DreamCatcher Productions

About Us

Who am I and why am I Here?

I'm Joe Scherrman owner of DreamCatcher Production LLC. I've been associated with the family business, Scherrman's Implement & Appliance and Scherrman's Implement, since the early 1970's. We have five generations of Scherrmans working this, sales and service, corporation.

Over the years of promoting our business, Dyersville and North East Iowa, I realized I had my own dream to fulfill and a lot of stories to tell.

I have over thirty years in the family business and in helping promote the Dyersville area and Eastern Iowa. What you might not know is that I have a dream to fulfill and a lot of stories to tell.

The one way I know how to tell stories is through film. The first award winning film I made was in 1971 called "A Dream is What You Make of It." Since then, family and the family business took up most of my time. Other than the occasional video taping of parades, sporting events and some school plays, my career in storytelling was put on hold.

The Ghost Players

After the movie Field of Dreams, which is located 3 miles from my house, I heard about a bunch of my friends entertaining people at the movie site. Off I went, video taping the mad cap episodes of the Ghost Players interacting with the people visiting the now famous site. I started supplying a PA System at the Field of Dreams for background music and as the crowds grew, I supplied wireless microphones so that the Ghost Players could be heard.

The Ghost Players' notoriety grew, and when the Ghost Players were asked to go on the road, I was invited along. During this time, I accumulated hundreds of hours of video, shot in cinema vèritè style; I call it fly on the wall shooting, capturing the story without being noticed or intrusive.

Through the years, the Ghost Players became more than ambassadors for the Field of Dreams, they have become ambassadors for Dyersville, NE Iowa, the Midwest, baseball, and the United States. This documentary will show not only the effects on the Ghost Players, but also the effect the Ghost Players have had on others. The underlying story is about second chances in life.

In order to make this documentary I had to learn the trade. I started video taping for hire, producing corporate training videos, event, and wedding videos. I joined the Iowa Motion Picture Association and the Iowa Screen Writers Association.

I have learned a lot. I have produced some award winning videos. The corporate training video I produced for Kaiser Contract Cleaning won the 2006 award for Excellence by the Iowa Motion Picture Association. I have had my video, called b-roll, shown on most network and cable channels. Some of my footage is featured in the Field of Dreams 15 Year Anniversary DVD.

In order to complete the Documentary about the Ghost Players from the Field of Dreams, I started DreamCatcher Productions, LLC.  This has allowed me to offer complete video services and enjoy the work I love.