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DramaComedyDocumentaryAnimationExperimentalMusic
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
Mark Jenkin
average rating from 18 members 
       
drama | 2003 | South West | 6 min
Published 15 Mar 05
A man becomes trapped on a garage forecourt by a continuous stream of traffic.
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A man becomes trapped on a garage forecourt by a continuous stream of traffic. Minutes, hours, days pass. Eventually one night after looking up and down the busy road for the millionth time he accepts his fate...
short fact
“Having just completed my second low-budget feature The Rabbit I’m now developing the third.”
crew
  • director Mark Jenkin
  • writer Mark Jenkin
  • producer Mark Parry
  • director of photography Steve Tanner
  • sound Justin Stacey
  • director's assistant & production manager Simon Harvey
  • camera assistant John Crooks
  • sound designer & dubbing mixer Ben Hood
  • stills photographer Steve Tanner
  • script editor Stephen Loach
  • production accountant Mark Failles
  • runner Adam Webster
  • runner Brett Harvey
  • cast
    • Man Colin Holt
    • Attendant Paul Farmer
    • Male Card Player Henry Darke
    • Female Card Player Sophie Denney
    • Female Driver Cynthia Jenkin
    • Male Driver Daniel J. Hutley
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    digital
    © 2003 Mark Jenkin

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    comment by Josh  Gamston
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    posted Jul 19, 2005

    The acting in this movie was very poor. There was too much facial expression and it didnt look realistic. I liked the way the angles are filmed although they could be better. Nice movie id rate it 5/10. 5 for the storyline, and the other 5 for the poor acting and characters. I think that it is great in black and white though id give that 10/10 because it makes the movie storyline seem more alive. Good Luck

    Josh Gamston

    comment by Ben  Wharton
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    posted Mar 18, 2005

    Mark -

    Good photography, good performace, sharp sound design, simple idea.

    I think more an exercise in good direction rather than good character development.

    A career in pop videos or advertising where concise story-telling is the discipline seems like your territory.

    Good luck.

    Ben


    comment by Simon  Wates
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    posted Dec 14, 2005

    Although I only WATCH films I'd say that this idea was a brilliant comment on people's minute by minute stress. Maybe a longer and more elaborate film could be made introducing more emotion and evolving the notion of acceptance of one's situation.

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    funded by
    UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund in association with South West Screen

    distributed by
    Short Circuit Films
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