The Bystander Effect

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After a short phone call with his sick father, George travels to see him in hospital. On the tram, George encounters Laura and awkwardly tries (and fails) to spark up a friendship by helping her with her crossword, which she is rather skilfully managing to do incorrectly. They are interrupted by fellow passengers, Clyde and Mick who take great interest in the graphic novel he is reading. Using Laura’s newspaper as ammo to emphasis his unwelcome remarks, Clyde keeps upping the ante on a defenceless George who is just truing to help them with his knowledge of public transport infrastructure. While George is teased, bullied and subsequently, sandwiched, Laura eventually defends George by ’accidentally’ and somewhat violently tripping Clyde. George & Laura make a swift exit together while Clyde is left, humiliated, with a bloody nose. George and Laura have a pleasant encounter, before Laura hops on the next tram.

Written & Directed by Julian Neuhaus in collaboration with Bus Stop Films participants.

The Bystander Effect was produced by Bus Stop Films, post-produced by Ironbark Films and supported by Panavision, AFTRS & The Sydney Tramway Museum

Person using a rotary dial telephone, wearing glasses and a striped shirt.
Blurred motion shot of a road with a moving vehicle
Off-center view of a tram cable against a blue sky with the text "The Bystander Effect" in yellow.
Person with glasses reading comic book, "Sharks and Piranha Jurassic 600 BC"
A woman in vintage clothing and a hat sits on a train, reading, with a man in glasses seated behind her.
People on a vintage tram, one person reading a document, another leaning in, with vintage clothing and decor.
A person with their face pressed against glass with a ticket poster.
A man wearing a cap and striped shirt joyfully raises his arms inside a vintage tram with wooden interiors. A woman with a hat is seated in the foreground, and there are vintage advertisements posted on the wooden paneling.
Close-up of a person's foot wearing a red high-heeled shoe.
Two people sitting on a bench in vintage clothing, with one holding a handkerchief, in a vintage-style setting with a retro advertisement and a green trolley in the background.
Woman in vintage attire standing on a yellow streetcar, wearing a hat with netting and white gloves.

Poster

"The Bystander Effect" movie poster featuring two people standing in front of a vintage tram, with cast names Connor Tattersall, Kat Hoyos, and Harrison Keen listed at the top.

The Bystander Effect | Behind the Scenes

An inside look at the inclusively-made process behind ‘The Bystander Effect’

Credits

Director - Julian Neuhaus
Cast - Connor Tattersall, Kat Hoyos, Harrison Keen, Josh Robson, Richard Cotter, Morrison James
Executive Producer - Tracey Corbin-Matchett
Producers - Dianna La Grassa, Cyna Strachan
Producer Attachment - Dana Bradshaw
Writer - Julian Neuhaus
Co-Writers - Nathan Basha, Reginald De Leon, Ryan Dippel, Marcus Drego, Seamus Garvey, Joseph Murad, Sam Riesel, Nicholas Singh, Michael Slevin, Arthur Thein
Director of Photography - Shane Parsons
Production Designer - Alyssa Cook
Costume Designer - Meredith Laverty
1st Assistant Director - Michael Santos
2nd Assistant Director - Jack Allen Keech
1st Assistant Camera - Christine Anderson
2nd Assistant Camera - Sarah Williamson
Stunt Coordinator - Scott Witt
Script Supervisor - Michael Wray
Hair & Make-up - Kuldeep Kaur
Editor - Julian Neuhaus
Original Music - Caleb Jacobs
Gaffer - Nathan Grant
Lighting Assistant - Heather Louise
Sound Recordist - Martin Demian
Art Department Assistant - Josh Kind
On-Set Support Workers - Katherine Munro, Aydin Miles, Nicole Lille
Additional Cinematography - Julian Neuhaus
2nd Unit Camera Assistant - Aydin Miles
BTS Stills & Videography - Alexander Hartnell, Emily Sutcliffe
Colourist - Rohan Merril
GFX Compositors - Shane Parsons, Julian Neuhaus
Post Production & Title Design - Ironbark Films
Post Sound by ZigZag Post
Sound Design & Mix - David McCarthy
Foley Artist - Shauna Doyle
Extras - Blake Townsend, Reginald De Leon, Harry Newton, Zach Driver, Nathan Basha, Ryan Dippel, Marcus Drego, Joseph Murad
Production Assistants - Nathan Basha, Reginald De Leon, Ryan Dippel, Marcus Drego, Joseph Murad, Sam Riesel, Nicholas Singh, Michael Slevin
Thanks to - The Australian Film Television & Radio School, Panavision, Sydney Tramway Museum, Peter Kahn, Bill Parkinson, Fay McCabe, Frank Cuddy, Marty Murphey, Jacinta Marshall, Natalia Stawyskyj

Inclusive Producer Attachment supported by NSW Government through Screen NSW

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