Clock Opera 'Man Made' by Ben Reed

  • Clock Opera 'Man Made' by Ben Reed

David Knight - 19th Mar 2012

Just an everyday story of a teenage wannabe Freddie Mercury impersonator and her gay grandfathers, set in Port Talbot on 26th October 1988 - that's Ben Reed's video for Clock Opera's Man Made...

Very quirky it is too - involving a trip to the coast, masks made of pancakes, and a disquieting denouement...

Watch 'Clock Opera 'Man Made' by Ben Reed' here

Credits

DirectorBen Reed
ProducerRyan Drawbridge
Production CompanyHSI London
Director of PhotographyNic Booth
Clapper LoaderK
GafferMark Holowenia
Production AssistantDermott John
ColouristSimona Harrison
CommissionerMike Mooney

David Knight - 19th Mar 2012

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