Fred discovers a dead body in an alleyway. Already emotionally fragile he begins to doubt his sanity. Then the telephone starts to ring....."Bystander" was produced in the spring of 1998 as part of the degree course in Media Production at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. It was shot on the DVCpro digital video format, with with sound recorded on DAT, titles generated in Adobe Photoshop and edited and mixed on AvidExpress. It was the first all digital film made at the university.
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| cast | |
|---|---|
| fred | peter hardaker |
| stranger | james condon |
| customer | james wells |
| woman | lynn romartinez |
| passers by | fiona white julie mackie sandie malia susan condon |
| ...and | jo gaches |
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crew |
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| writer/director | dylan pank |
| producer | john caro |
| cinematographer | andrew macleod |
| editor/sound recordist | andrew lowes |
| 1st camera assistant | colin hanson |
| additional camera assistants | natasha tilley paul wiseman jonathon forster |
| sound assistants | jonathon forster
john allen |
| continuity | paul wiseman
john caro natasha tilley |
| stills | john caro
dean bowen |
| production assistants | fernando moros
dean bowen |
© university of northumbria at newcastle 1998
The film 100, directed by Dean Bowen may
have been inspired by the Bystander shoot.
