By Rhianna Biggs

CHANNEL 4 REMIT Channel 4’s isn’t like most production companies as its main concern isn’t about making money but providing a good public service as their audience's satisfaction is their primary concern.The conditions of the remit specifies that they must: • Demonstrate innovation, experiment and creativity in the form and

content of programmes.• Appeal to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society.• Makes a significant contribution to meeting the need for the licensed

public service channels.• To include programmes of an educational nature and other programmes

of educative value. • Exhibit a distinctive character.• Broadcast programmes from many independent production companies,

including a high proportion from Europe.

HISTORY OF FILM 4The company was first established in 1982 under the name Channel Four Films and it’s main aim was to produce diverse and challenging films for the Channel 4 station however there was a small number of films that got exhibited in cinemas.

Period of financial success lasted between the years 1992-97, films that made this list were:• The Crying Game (1992) – took $62m in US, Four Weddings and a Funeral

(1994) - $240m worldwide• Trainspotting ( 1996) - $16m (US) £12m+ (UK)

However, in 2002 this company suffered a huge loss, nevertheless it survived and managed to produce huge successors like:

• Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - $377,910,544 worldwide

• 12 Years of Slave (2013) - $178,375,486

FILM 4 ETHOS Their ethos was:

• To develop (new) British Talent and be a leader of innovation in the British Film industry

• To invest around £500,000 per film, at a rate of around 20 films a year

• To support international (including American) independent film-makers by co-investing in innovative and interesting foreign films.

• To offer a platform for British and independent cinema on terrestrial television by committing to showing each one of Film Four Productions films on Channel 4 and it’s sister station Film Four.

WHY I CHOSE FILMFOUR PRODUCTIONS

• I chose this particular company because of its ethos “to develop (new) British Talent and be a leader of innovation in the British Film industry.”

• I believed from their array productions, my film would fit comfortably among them as they’ve produced a lot of low budget independent films and they have done films of similar genres to mine such as Psychopaths.

• They’re primary concern is their audience and so is mine, my film has a very niche audience as it is quite an abstract and sophisticated piece that makes you think as I didn’t want to spoon feed my audience like many films do.

• Moreover, I was inspired by many of the programmes that they’ve produced on Channel 4 such as Random acts and Black Mirror.