Tuesday 3rd December 2019



No Offence -


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the three main protagonists are all women, which subverts stereotypes.
they are all walking - action shots - shows theme of the show
police line do not cross - shows that it is a police drama
woman on the left - most important - lerad


what can you predict about:

genre 
crime drama
comedy

representations 
predominantly white - links to setting - one of them is polish
females in charge

setting
gritty/Scummy setting - lots of crime to investigate
Manchester - up north
very realistic setting - grey, tired looking

characters
subverts stereotypes of women
invested in their work
predominantly white
main woman - using insults 'div' - slang. sarcastic

narrative





No Offence - institution 

AQA-

public service remit - to provide info, and provide content that is available across a wide variety of age groups

no offence can be studied in the context of C4s commitment to be innovative and distinctive


channel 4 - 
a focused statutory mission
guaranteed channel prominence
no requirement to make a commercial rate of return
the result:
innovation and risk taking without cost to the taxpayer
creation of a range of new companies
provided valuable, globally attractive output
forerunner of initiatives to simulate innovation and growth in the wider UK economy



Only broadcaster with a significant public service broadcasting (PSB) remit to be entirely commercially funded
only PSB in the world to enjoy a high share among the 16 - 34 age group
only major broadcaster in the world to source its programming entirely from external suppliers
tries out more new ideas each year than any other channel in the UK
sticks with the ideas that show some promise
relies least on long running 'schedule bankers' to underpin its competitive position in the UK market, effectively having to reinvent itself every few years.


educating Yorkshire
one born every minute -  voyeurism

body image - Gok Wan
undateables -  disability - typical of channel 4's work



Paralympics - tongue and cheek advertising campaigns

meet the superhumans - 90 sec film-




a series can cost £1 million an hour to make

drama builds a stronger emotional bonds than any other format
enhances audience affection and loyalty contribution to UK cultural life.











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