Analouge broadcasters Presentation

I don't think ITV have a sombre ident, I think their still logo used during technical faults doubles up as the sombre ident. As for ITV using listings, it's been that way since 2003. I think the logic behind it is to advertise their shows rather than just saying 'Sorry, computer did it'.

Lake and possibly Bike would, IMO, work as sombre idents for ITV1.

The music isn't really "sombre" though.

What about slowing Urban Basketball down (including the music) so only the flowers are seen, or even use one of the more subtle breakbumpers, like the bike one.

the thing i like about the BBC compared to ITV is it's dignity. the bbc mostly are not afraid to put their hands up and say we f cked up compared to ITV unless they have a Real big cock up then they just show a scrappy programme menu and play jazzy music.


BTW how do you upload images directly into the post?? :

Say you wanted my BBC1 red endboard posting, you would do this:
Click IMG
Enter picture location (the URL)
Click IMG
voila:
http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/1866/bbc20one2010247686ar.jpg
It should look something like this when you're writing your post:
(img)http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/1866/bbc20one2010247686ar.jpg(/img)
But with these [ ] around the img, ie [img], rather than this (img).
(I used the brackets to show you without double posting the endboard.)

If you have a menu, and you just tune in, its like, this has been on a long time. I know there would be regular announcements, but still.

Good point jugalug, i think breakdown captions give a instant explenation to whats going on, where as a listings graphic doesnt.

i also hate the blandness of listings graphics. they are not animated and i couldnt live with them for a long period of time, even with music

Ah!! the music used in the breakdown on the youtube video is terrible. would prefer silence

There should be a third option - programme slide.

If the BBC hadn't introduced breakdown slides, it would have been more difficult to kill off the former.

Programme slides still exist during the weekday education slot on BBC2 and during Sign Zone on BBC1, sure it's not everywhere but programme slides don't say as much as a breakdown slide can. Besides, them programme slides are a bit old hat now aren't they?

I think it would make sence to use a hybrid between a 'cockup slide' as I like to call it and a porogramme menu. That way it still informs the viewer that there are problems, but also shows what there is coming up.