Channel 4 Television and British Film Culture: an assessment of the broadcaster's film policy and programming, and its impact on British film culture.

第四频道电视和英国电影文化：对广播公司的电影政策和节目及其对英国电影文化的影响的评估。

• 批准号: AH/H027955/1
• 负责人: Justin Smith
• 金额: $ 62.73万
• 依托单位: University of Portsmouth
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2010 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FH027955%2F1
• 关键词: Channel; Television; British; Film; Culture

In 2007 Channel 4's 25th birthday was marked by a number of reappraisals of its broadcasting legacy. Yet its innovation in film sponsorship & programming scarcely received mention. At a time when Channel 4's future as a public service broadcaster is again in the media spotlight, this project directs attention specifically to its unique contribution to film culture in Britain. Following the completion of their AHRC-funded project 'British Cinema in the 1970s' (on which Dr Justin Smith was Co-investigator), film & television historians at the University of Portsmouth are ideally placed to embark on this new research which adopts an original historical approach to the relations between television & film.In the wake of the 1977 Annan Report, Channel 4's charter made the promotion of film part of its working remit. Film on 4 broke new ground in directly funding feature film production for television broadcast & selective cinema release. But Channel 4's coverage of film culture (from magazine programmes to avant-garde seasons, from cutting-edge documentary to experimental animation) went further still in realising its ambition to promote diversity & minority interests. It also established a distribution arm (Film 4 International). From 1998 to 2006, it pioneered a subscription film service on its digital network (Film4) - another innovative enterprise in the context of a rapidly changing global television marketplace.This 4-year project assesses Channel 4's impact on British film culture over 25 years. It will consist of 2 elements. The substantive part of the study, at the University of Portsmouth, will comprise 2 full-time PhDs, a major conference & website. The first doctoral project will research film policy, commissioning, programming & scheduling; it will provide the institutional & economic context & map the extent of Channel 4's broadcast coverage of film. The second PhD will attend to Channel 4's sponsorship of original feature film. It will survey films produced over the period & focus upon a number of case studies (incoporating their production histories, financial packages, distribution & exhibition arrangements & critical reception) in order to assess the cultural & aesthetic influence of Channel 4's films. Channel 4 has agreed to assist the project in facilitating interviews with current & former commissioning editors for Film. The conference (in yr2) will invite academics, TV & film industry personnel, & policy-makers, to debate the responsibilities & approaches of public service broadcasting to film culture in Britain, from the advent of Channel 4 to emerging internet film download environments. The conference proceedings will be published on a UoP website will which also showcase the project's work to a wider public. The final project outcome (in yr4) will be a monograph by the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr Justin Smith, entitled Channel 4 and British film culture.The second, subsidiary, element of this project, sub-contracted to the Research Executive (RE) at the British Universities Film & Video Council, will be to produce a database of Channel 4's weekly Press Information Packs (1982-2004) under an agreement with Channel 4. Reporting to the PI, the RE, alongside the PhD students, will develop methods of interrogating this data primarily in order to gather information about film programming & broadcast film reviews. But, with agreed input from Channel 4, they will also reflect on the methodology used & demonstrate the wider potential of this digital resource for future media researchers. The database & full research context will be published (in yr3) & maintained on the BUFVC's website for the benefit of the UK HE community after the main project is completed. The project's findings, via book & web publications, will reach an audience across & beyond academia. The conference will provide a forum for opinion formers & policy makers to debate the role of public service broadcasters in film culture.

在2007年，第4频道的25岁生日以其广播遗产重新评估了。然而，它在电影赞助和编程方面的创新几乎没有得到提及。在第4频道作为公共服务广播公司的未来再次成为媒体关注的时候，该项目将注意力集中在其对英国电影文化的独特贡献。 Following the completion of their AHRC-funded project 'British Cinema in the 1970s' (on which Dr Justin Smith was Co-investigator), film & television historians at the University of Portsmouth are ideally placed to embark on this new research which adopts an original historical approach to the relations between television & film.In the wake of the 1977 Annan Report, Channel 4's charter made the promotion of film part of its working remit.电影《 4》在直接资助电视广播和选择性电影院的直接资助故事片制作中打破了新的地面。但是，第4频道对电影文化的报道（从杂志节目到前卫的季节，从尖端纪录片到实验动画）进一步发展，以实现其雄心勃勃的野心，以促进多样性和少数派利益。它还建立了分销部门（电影4国际）。从1998年到2006年，它在其数字网络（Film4）上开创了订阅电影服务，这是在迅速变化的全球电视市场上的另一个创新企业。这项4年的项目评估了第4频道对25年来对英国电影文化的影响。它将由2个要素组成。该研究的实质性部分是在朴次茅斯大学，将包括2个全职博士，这是一个主要的会议和网站。第一个博士项目将研究电影政策，调试，编程和调度；它将提供机构和经济环境，并绘制第4频道对电影的广播报道的范围。第二次博士将参加第4频道的原始故事片的赞助。它将调查在此期间制作的电影，并关注许多案例研究（使其生产历史，财务包，分销和展览安排以及关键接收），以评估第4频道电影的文化和美学影响。第4频道已同意协助该项目，以促进与电影的现任和前任委托编辑的访谈。该会议（在YR2中）将邀请学者，电视和电影行业的人员和政策制定者，辩论从第4频道到新兴的互联网下载电影环境，从英国的公共服务广播到电影文化的责任和方法。会议记录将在UOP网站上发布，该网站还向更广泛的公众展示了该项目的作品。最终的项目结果（在YR4中）将是首席研究员（PI）的专着，贾斯汀·史密斯博士（Justin Smith），题为第4频道和英国电影文化。第二个项目的子公司，该项目的要素分包给了英国研究主管（RE）在英国大学电影和视频委员会的研究主管（RE），将与第4频道的每周频道的数据库（PII）数据库（PII）汇总，该数据库与Information and Information an Ans an An Ans an Ans an An Ans an Ans an An an An an An an An an An an An an An an An an Ans an An an An an An an An an An an An an An an An an An an An an 4）（1982年2月4日）。与博士生一起，将开发主要询问此数据的方法，以收集有关电影节目和广播电影评论的信息。但是，借助第4频道的商定意见，他们还将反思所用的方法论，并向未来的媒体研究人员展示该数字资源的更大潜力。数据库和完整的研究环境将（在YR3中）发布，并在BUFVC的网站上保存，以使英国社区的利益在主要项目完成后受益。该项目的发现，通过书籍和网络出版物将吸引学术界的观众。该会议将为舆论构成者和政策制定者提供一个论坛，以辩论公共服务广播公司在电影文化中的作用。

项目成果

The Two Faces of Channel Four: Some Notes in Retrospect

第四频道的两个面孔：回顾的一些笔记

• DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2013.823024
• 发表时间: 2013
• 期刊: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
• 作者: Blanchard S

Making Film Programmes for the BBC and Channel 4: The Shift From In-House 'Producer Unit' to Independent 'Package-Unit' Production

为 BBC 和 Channel 4 制作电影节目：从内部“制片人单位”到独立“打包单位”制作的转变

• DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2013.823028
• 发表时间: 2013
• 期刊: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
• 作者: Kerr P

'What We're Trying to Do is Make Popular Politics': The Birmingham Film and Video Workshop

“我们正在努力做的是大众政治”：伯明翰电影和视频研讨会

• DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2013.823025
• 发表时间: 2013
• 期刊: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
• 作者: Long P

Roadblocks and Roads Not Taken: Fords on Water (1983), Coast to Coast (1987) and the British Bi-racial Buddy-Road Movie

路障和未走的道路：水上福特 (1983)、从海岸到海岸 (1987) 和英国双种族好友之路电影

• DOI: 10.3366/jbctv.2014.0228
• 发表时间: 2014
• 期刊: Journal of British Cinema and Television
• 影响因子: 0.9
• 作者: Franklin I

Britain's Channel 4: A TV Provider Caught Between Private Sector Funding and Its Cultural Mission

英国第四频道：一家陷入私营部门资金与其文化使命之间的电视提供商

• DOI: 10.3366/jbctv.2014.0227
• 发表时间: 2014
• 期刊: Journal of British Cinema and Television
• 影响因子: 0.9
• 作者: Bock G