film4

The controller of Film4 is Tessa Ross and Film 4 is owned by Channel Four Television Corporation.
Film4 was launched in November 1st 1988, (the company was called four films up until 1998). However it was later changed to Film Four. This was to combine with the new digital TV channel of the same name. In 2002, the company cut its staff and budget considerably due to large losses and was made a part of channel 4 drama once again.
In 2002 Tessa Ross became the controller and head of both film 4 and channel 4Drama. Then in 2006, the name film4 production was created for the any produced films as part of the TV channel.
When the channel became free, it also returned to digital terrestrial as part of the free view brand, and became completely free-to-air on satellite television.
Because of this change there was an increase from 300,000 subscribers to 18 million households who received it for free. The broadcasting hours changed to 12:45 - 08:45, and advert breaks were included for the first time. The first film to be broadcasted under the new format was the British television premiere of Lost in Translation. Film4 remains the only free film channel available on digital terrestrial television.
From 23 May 2009, the broadcasting hours were changed to 11:00 - 04:00, with it broadcasting teleshopping or screen saying that it will resume at 11:00 during the hours it was down.
On 20 July 2010, Film4 HD launched exclusively on Virgin Medias cable television platform on channel 429
On 1 November 2010, Film4 partnered with FilmFlex to launch 4oD
The film4s budget averages at about $20million and produce around 4-5 films a year

Editing

Parallel editing is used to show that the boy and girl are related and have a strong relationship. We can see through the parallel editing that they lead very different teenage lives, showing binary opposite characters. She is coming home; rebelling against house rules and he has been in his own bed. This conforms to Levi Strauss' idea that all narratives have opposites. The two narrative threads come together as she reaches the window and the cut aways show that she relies on him to cover up for her.


A sense of disequilibrium is shown as the protagonist awakes in his bed before the alarm in silence. This is shown by using a reverse zoom from a close up of the protagonists face revealing that he is lying awake in bed. also his positioning in between the male and female portrays the youth as sexually inexperienced. The montage of the workout, which used short action shots, shows that the protagonist is concious of his looks. This conforms the sterotype that teens are concious of their appearence. work out is shown in compressed time.

Sound

The dialogue between the father and the son shows a reversal in audeince expectations. We see the father shouting and swearing at the teenager, which is normally something we would expect to hear from the teenager. The father's aggressive reaction to the diegetic rock music plays to the stereotype that teenagers play loud music and are inconsiderate to older people. His reaction also plays to the stereotype that teenagers frustrate their parents.


At the beggining of the clip we hear ambiant sound of birds singing, and diegetic sound of churchbells ringing. These sounds are used to create an atmospherical feel and they also suggest that it is early as these sounds are often associated with morning.

Camera Angles+Movement

The idea that teenagers are curious about sex is reinforced through the over the sholder shot used when he is looking at the older woman getting dressed through the window over the road. The shot is hand held so that the audience can have the same experience as the teenage main character. The following close up shot shows a lack of expression suggesting that this is routine and he has become disaffected by the image. This conforms to the stereotype that teenagers' lives are surrounded by sex and it plays a big part of their life.

The high angle shot used to show the girl looking upto her brother and then followed by the brother looking down at his sister, this shows that she is in a vunerable position from which we can tell from her worried face. It shows her relying on her brother and this conforms the stereotype that younger siblings rely on older brothers/sisters. also from this we see the brother is in power.

Mise En Scene

The mise en scene of the protagonists bedroom challenges and conforms to stereotypical views about youth culture. The establishing shot suggests that the series targets a teenage audience and it will follow the life and experiences of a teenager. The duvet cover shown is of a double bed with a naked man and woman, suggesting that this age group is sexually charged. The protagonist is positioned in the middle of the two bodies suggesting that he is sexually inexperienced. It could also be suggesting that he is alone and confused about his sexuality, which conforms to teenage sterotypes.In this shot natural lighting is used to give a sense of realism so the teenage audience identifies with the life of the protagonist.

The Mise En Scene of the protagonists bedroom suggests that he likes to keep things tidy, this challenges the stereotype of teens being messy.

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