Murder For Dummies (Episode 01: Victim)
Back in the nineties, ventriloquism was bigger than the Spice Girls and Princess Diana put together......you remember that, right? Of course you do. It definitely happened. When beloved British ventriloquist Keith Flapp was found murdered in his West End dressing room in 1999, it devastated the nation. Today, a documentary filmmaker tries to solve the case... but wait: does EVERYONE she's interviewing have a motive?
MURDER FOR DUMMIES is a dark comedy murder mystery series, cunningly disguised as a true crime documentary, developed by and starring multi award winning comedy troupe CASUAL VIOLENCE.
The series is created and written by James Hamilton, head writer of Netflix's DOGS IN SPACE ("A total blast... consistently smart and deft", The New York Times) and upcoming YA animated series JENTRY CHAU VS THE UNDERWORLD, executive produced by and starring Ali Wong.
Every episode of Murder for Dummies is directed and co-produced by J.W. Roberts.
J.W. Roberts has more than fifteen years' experience as a director, editor and VFX artist.
He has partnered with award-winning comedy troupe Casual Violence for over a decade, creating acclaimed horror-comedy short films including BEAR HUGS, LOST IN THE POST and THE GROT IN THE GROTTO, all of which are available to watch on Alter.
His credits span directing and producing short films, commercials, documentaries, corporate videos and branded content, for companies including the BBC, Channel 4, E4, Vice, Casual Films, Grain Media, Gunpowder & Sky, Serious, and Avalon.
As a VFX artist, he contributed to Oscar and BAFTA winning feature films at the world-renowned VFX house Framestore, including the iconic first shot of Two-Face from The Dark Knight.