Channel 4 broadcasts documentaries such as:
Coppers (2010)
A documentary that attempts to capture the work of the police in the UK. The camera follows them in their day-to-day routines and allows the audience to understand how the police force works.
The Family (2008)
An observational documentary that captures everyday family life of different families in the UK.
The Secret Millionaire (2006)
A documentary that follows a millionaire as they go undercover into struggling communities and choose individuals to give away tens of thousands of pounds to help them exceed in their current lifestyles.
Seven Days (2010)
Follows and documents the lives of individuals living and working in Notting Hill.
How The Other Half Live (2009)
A documentary featuring two families; one rich and one poor. The programme focuses on the children of the two families. The child from the poor family will send a DVD to the rich family in order for them to see what life is like for them. The rich family will normally then send money to the poor family in order to help them improve their way of life.
3 Minute Wonder (2007)
A short slot in Channel 4 prime-time programming that allows first-time directors to broadcast their 3 minute TV programmes in an attempt to help new talent break out in the very competitive television industry.
| Taken from http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyViewing |
Channel : Channel 4/S4C
Weekly views (000's) : 38,924
Reach : 67.9%
Av. Weekly Viewing (time per person) : 01:54
Share : 6.3%
Channel : BBC3
Weekly views (000's) : 16,614
Reach : 29.0%
Av. Weekly Viewing (time per person) : 00:23
Share : 1.3%
Channel : More4
Weekly views (000's) : 11,499
Reach : 20.1%
Av. Weekly Viewing (time per person) : 00:17
Share : 0.9%
Taken from http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammes?
Channel 4
w/e 29 Aug 2010
| 000's | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BROTHER: THE FINAL (TUE 1959) | 4,287 |
| 2 | ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER (WED 2205) | 3,617 |
| 3 | ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER (THU 2203) | 3,513 |
| 4 | ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER (FRI 2100) | 3,309 |
| 5 | BIG BROTHER (MON 2203) | 2,977 |
| 6 | ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER (FRI 2237) | 2,782 |
| 7 | ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER (SAT 2100) | 2,750 |
| 8 | HURRICANE KATRINA: CAUGHT ON CAMERA (THU 2102) | 2,248 |
| 9 | ULTIMATE BIG BROTHER (SUN 1959) | 2,216 |
| 10 | CUTTING EDGE: MY NEW BRAIN (WED 2102) | 2,144 |
As shown in the table above, during the craze that was Big Brother, the programme received the most viewing hits on Channel 4. Excluding all Big Brother programmes in the chart, the two other most popular programmes on Channel 4 were both documentaries. Channel 4 is reknowned for its broadcasting of documentaries and for this, the programmes get more recognition. It is evident that if the documentary addresses public interest, for example; people were intrigued to know how it would have felt to experience Hurricane Katrina and because it was such a global catastrophe, they tuned in to the documentary 'Hurricane Katrina: Caught On Camera', then the documentary is more likely to recieve higher viewing rates.
Channel 4
w/e 6 March 2011
000'S
1 FILM: TAKEN (2008) (SAT 2103) 3,716
2 EMBARRASSING BODIES (FRI 2100) 3,244
3 ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE (MON 2100) 2,891
4 JAMIE'S DREAM SCHOOL (WED 2101) 2,539
5 COME DINE WITH ME (MON 1659) 2,529
6 COME DINE WITH ME (FRI 1659) 2,521
7 COME DINE WITH ME (TUES 1659) 2,501
8 COME DINE WITH ME (THUR 1659) 2,447
9 COME DINE WITH ME (WED 1659) 2,280
10 HESTON'S MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (TUES 2102) 2,224
As shown in the viewing figures above (taken from http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammes?) Come Dine With Me was the most commonly watched programme on Channel 4 during the week stated above. However, what I found most noticeable and in relation to my own media production was that the film Taken was the most watched programme during that week by a clear margin.
Taken (2008)
(Image and information taken from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/)
Taken is a film written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and directed by Pierre Morel which tells the story of a father's struggle to save his estranged daughter after she is kidnapped whilst on holiday and sold into the slave market. The former spy relies on the skills he picked up during his service at the CIA to help uncover the whereabouts of his daughter and track down her kidnapper.
The popular viewing rates of such a film that tackles issues similar to the ones that I wish to portray in my own short film suggest that it will be a great hit amongst viewers on Channel 4. Although Taken stars many famous actors that may or may not attract certain audiences to watch the film, it is the way that the film approaches the issue of kidnapping in such a realistic and shocking way that truly makes the film a hit. Channel 4 is also renowned for airing short films before the beginning of certain programmes in order to give new-time directors the chance to be recognised amongst the general public.
Country: France, USA, UK
Language: English, French, Albanian, Arabic
Release Dates:
France 27 February 2008
South Africa 12 September 2008
UK 26 September 2008
USA 30 January 2009
Egypt 4 March 2009
Greece 18 June 2009
Japan 22 August 2009
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend
$24,717,037 (USA) (1 February 2009) (3,183 Screens)£1,165,986 (UK) (28 September 2008) (396 Screens)
PHP 4,522,977 (Philippines) (15 March 2009) (30 Screens)
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