Project Detail

Stand Up

Synopsis

Told through a single stand up comedy routine, John J Jones performs to an unforgiving audience. As he loses their interest, his body rebels against him, and the truth behind the one-liners leaks through the cracks. This is car-crash comedy at its most compulsive.

Details

Year
2009
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 50 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Joseph Pierce
Producer
Jessica Levick
Editor
Brian Welsh
Screenwriter
Joseph Pierce
Director of Photography
Stuart Bentley
Production Designer
Thomas Weaving
Sound
Dominic Fitzgerald, Mark Underwood
Composer
Gareth Lockrane
Principal cast
Daniel Rigby, Paul Putner
Sound Recordist
Helen Mcgovern

Genre

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)14 9467 1234

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Hemant Sharda
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)14 9467 1234

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