The Understudy
A short ghost story about just how far an actor will go to get the leading role in a community play. Following the untimely death of the leading man, Jack, the understudy, struggles to fill his dream role, only to find his predecessor wants it back...
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Aaron TrussDirector(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story, Little bit of Something Else, Employee of the Dead
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Aaron TrussWriter
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Joe AcresWriter
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James ShovlarWriter
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Aaron TrussProducer(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
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Joe AcresProducer(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
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James ShovlarProducer
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Todd StammersProducer
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Todd StammersKey Cast"Jack"
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Joe AcresKey Cast"Hillary"
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Aaron TrussKey Cast"Tarquin"
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Joe StammersKey Cast"Stage Hand"
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James ShovlarKey Cast"Jeff"
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Dan YatesSoundCounterpart
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Francesco GuasconiSound
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Dan TrussSoundCult of VHS
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Toby CampenMusicShortflix, Backbone
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James ShovlarDigital ImagingBlack Mirror, Peaky Blinders, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy
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Brittany LuptonDigital Imaging(K)nox: The Rob Knox Story
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Horror, comedy
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Runtime:12 minutes 35 seconds
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Completion Date:October 26, 2020
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Production Budget:200 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9 2K
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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The Rob Knox Film Festival 2021London
United Kingdom
September 22, 2021
Best Comedy -
The Misty Moon International Film Festival 2021London
United Kingdom
October 24, 2021
The Dudley Sutton Award -
Corti In Cortile 2021Catania
Italy
September 15, 2021
Italy
Aaron Truss studied film and video production at Thames Valley University, with over eleven years experience in digital editing and post production in the film industry; creating original social and online content for IMAX, Dogwoof, BFI and Sony Pictures.
As a creative editor, Aaron has worked on documentary shorts such as ‘Inside the Hatton Garden Job’ (Signature Entertainment), ‘Dad’s Army: Legacy’ (Universal) and ‘The Making of the Limehouse Golem’ (Lionsgate). He also produced the anti-knife crime film, ‘Cold Kiss’, which premiered at BAFTA in 2010, featuring Ray Winstone and won the ‘Best Short Film Under Five Minutes’ award for Taxi Joe’s music video ‘Something Else’ at the Rob Knox Film Festival 2019.
Aaron's latest production, (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story is set to release soon and will focus on the growing knife crime epidemic in the UK. Focusing on the death of Harry Potter actor, Rob Knox, the film will feature interviews with his family and friends, as well as Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Tom Felton, Dani Harmer, Blake Harrison and David Yates.
In 2008, a group of university students put together a short zombie comedy entitled 'Employee of the Dead'. The film starred Rob Knox (Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince) who was murdered a few weeks later in a knife attack.
After 13 years (and a lot of drinks), we decided to get together and make another short horror comedy. We were granted access to one of the oldest theatres in South London, The Bromley Little Theatre, where it was agreed we would help raise awareness for the arts during the pandemic. This also mean't we were extremely limited in terms of time, budget (if there was one) and equipment.
The Understudy is a combination of our love for classic horror movies, the love for our fallen friend and for the love making movies.