Institutions - Channel 4

Mission Statement
"The public service remit for Channel 4 is the provision of a broad range of high quality and diverse programming which, in particular:
demonstrates innovation, experiment and creativity in the form and content of programmes;
appeals to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society;
makes a significant contribution to meeting the need for the licensed public service channels to include programmes of an educational nature and other programmes of educative value; and
exhibits a distinctive character."

Funding
It’s a privately run commercial station. Through the sale of on-air advertising programme sponsorship
It can also sell shows that they have rights for, for example; Lost was sold to Sky 1.
It can also receive government funding, in 2007 the government granted them £14,000,000

public service broadcasting

Includes radio, televison and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public.
Like we just said Channel 4 recently received 14,00,000 and that was from the television license, so this makes Channel 4 a Public Service Broadcaster.

Complementary Channels
‘More 4’ - 2005
‘E4’ - 2001
‘Film 4’ - 1998
‘4 Music’ – 2008
‘Channel 4 + 1’ - 2007

Internet Presence
It has its own website; www.Channel4.com
In November 2006 they launched Channel 4 on demand (4OD). Which allowed viewers to watch any programme off the Internet.

Audiences
Because it’s a terrestrial channel it appeals to a wider audience.
Though it has specific programmes for specific audiences as such; skins aimed at 16-25 yrs, Countdown aimed at 50 yrs and above.

Homework on chosen T.V program media st

The link for the spooks preview >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjJ7AnCxv5M

For the homework that Mr Wroe set for us i decided to use a preview of spooks (a British T.V drama) as the program to study and see where camera shots and techniques are used to create various emotions and feels for the audience.

First in the scene is a close-up of the womans face showing the tension in the camera shot. Their is also a slight point of view shot where we see the phone then a mid shot of the man talking after, this is changed on the camera by a panning shot from the phone to the man. There is then a two shot with the boy and woman with a midshot of the man in the background. There is also a long shot when we see the man outside of the house, this gives a good introduction to characters because we are able to see there whole image so we can sterioype them to what they are easily in that one shot.

Media Studies Graffters

In our lesson over semiotics, media Languages, codes and conventions with Mr Wroe we watched Graffters (a British T.V drama). We saw that the difference in camera shots have a greater effect of tension and excitement for the audience. Rather than having one shot of a camera it provides variety and gives the audience a chance to see the characters point of view. Some of these camera shots include two shots, zoom-close ups and tracking shots. I think the panning shot and point of view (POV) worked well when one of the characters had to be cleaning the dishes and it was focusing on the dishes from the characters eyes only moving the camera angle from where he was standing.


For homework i am going to find another British T.V drama and consider these shots and devices and post them on my blog for more awareness of this subject