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.

2007年，第四频道25岁生日，标志着对其广播遗产的重新评估。然而，它在电影赞助和节目编排方面的创新却很少被提及。当第四频道作为一个公共服务广播公司的未来再次成为媒体关注的焦点时，这个项目特别关注它对英国电影文化的独特贡献。在完成了他们的AHRC资助的项目“1970年代的英国电影”之后，（贾斯汀·史密斯博士是共同研究者），朴茨茅斯大学的电影和电视历史学家非常适合从事这项新的研究，该研究采用了原创的历史方法来研究电视和电影之间的关系。在1977年安南报告之后，第四频道的章程使电影的推广成为其工作职责的一部分。Film on 4在直接资助电视广播和选择性电影发行的故事片制作方面开辟了新天地。但第四频道对电影文化的报道（从杂志节目到先锋季节，从前沿纪录片到实验动画）在实现其促进多样性和少数人利益的雄心方面走得更远。它还成立了一个发行部门（电影4国际）。从1998年到2006年，它率先在其数字网络（Film 4）上推出订阅电影服务-这是在快速变化的全球电视市场背景下的另一项创新企业。这个为期4年的项目评估了25年来第4频道对英国电影文化的影响。它将由两个元素组成。该研究的实质性部分，在朴茨茅斯大学，将包括2个全职博士，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;它将提供制度和经济背景，并绘制第4频道的电影广播覆盖范围。第二个博士将参加第四频道对原创故事片的赞助。它将调查这一时期制作的电影，并重点关注一些案例研究（纳入其制作历史、财务方案、发行和展览安排以及评论性接待），以评估第四频道电影的文化和美学影响。第四频道已同意协助该项目，以促进与现任和前任电影委托编辑的采访。会议（在第二年）将邀请学者，电视和电影行业的人员，和政策制定者，讨论公共服务广播的责任和方法，以电影文化在英国，从第四频道的出现，新兴的互联网电影下载环境。会议记录将在UOP网站上发布，该网站还将向更广泛的公众展示该项目的工作。最后的项目成果（在第四年）将是一个专题研究员（PI），博士贾斯汀史密斯，题为第四频道和英国电影文化。第二个，子公司，这个项目的元素，分包给研究执行（RE）在英国大学电影和视频理事会，将根据与第四频道的协议，制作第四频道每周新闻信息包（1982-2004）的数据库。向PI报告，RE将与博士生一起开发询问这些数据的方法，主要是为了收集有关电影节目和广播电影评论的信息。但是，在第四频道同意的投入下，他们还将反思所使用的方法，并为未来的媒体研究人员展示这种数字资源的更广泛潜力。在主要项目完成后，数据库和完整的研究背景将在BUFVC的网站上发布和维护，以造福英国高等教育界。该项目的研究结果，通过书籍和网络出版物，将达到跨和学术界以外的观众。会议将为舆论界和政策制定者提供一个论坛，讨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

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

'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

Queer Youth and Media Cultures

酷儿青年和媒体文化

• 发表时间: 2014
• 作者: Franklin, I