Seems a bit stupid for CITV to come back for only 10 minutes- even more stupid for it to go out in 16:9. It was only on for 10 minutes and the whole thing (minus 30 seconds of trailers) was 4:3, so the programme went out in cropporama. Why not just put it in 4:3? There was no need for any aspect ratio switching. That was an advantage of it going out with the ITV1 brand- the other is that it would be DOGless as well as that if we actually SEE the credits they go out un-squeezed.
I'm suprised they don't allow for the ITV Generic credits when they show promos. I would still have preferred it if they just put Girls In Love out with ITV1 branding. I think it works out better than shoving on CITV wrapping for one hour.
I don't know why they bothered insisting on CiTV progs using the Generic Credits set in the first place. They're virtually unreadable once they've been squashed to make room for a promotion. Even those that still use their own sequences (ie, My Parents Are Aliens) look worse.
Actually, why bother sticking credits on in the first place when its obvious CiTV don't want you to be able to read them? I'm sure if they chop all credits off for all programmes they could possibly read out at least three emails!
What they could do is like DiGGit used to do, and I think Diggin 'it do also, where the programmes credits run as part of the programme at the end, in the last 30 seconds or so, they run at the bottom of the screen.
It could work, followed by a short bit of the titles (like they use to go in an out of breaks), and then the production endcap. They could even do like they've done with the MPAA credits and have the whole credits available on the website.
I don't know why they don't just use the ECP credits properly, instead of what they do now, they cut off the far left and right of the credits but then squash the remainder. Maybe special thin trailers could then be made to play at the side. MPAA's credits are centered so shouldn't be that much of a problem either
Has anyone seen how Toonami do their ECP's?
If not, and if you can have a look, I always notice one at the end of the 3:30pm edition of he-man and the masters of the universe.
What they do is squash the credits horizontally rather than vertically so they still run for two thirds of the screen, whilst on top that have a nice computer animation of circuits and stuff with a little monitor thing that glides on, shows clips of next and later, then goes off, quite nice, little, and would suit CiTV.
I think a horizontal roller (or do they call those crawlers?) running across the bottom of the screen would be better, although it looks as this credit squashing idealogy looks set to stay for the foreseeable future, now that Nickelodeon and Boomerang are doing it.
Mind you if they're doing it on the kiddie channels then how long before squashy-credit syndrome comes round on mainstream telly? ITV are partway there already with their current style. I see the EastEnders omnibus credits have gone all squashed credits now as they're not in an ECP friendly style to start with. I hope the credit squashing doesn't replace a well designed ECP style.
IMO though, anything's better than ITVs generic style. IMO It's stupid that programmes cannot have their own credit style, and it becomes even stupider when those shows are repeated on other channels and the credit style bears no relation to either the programme or the channel that's being shown (plus the ITV URL is usually blurred out, which can look a mess).
I am still a fan of the old style (pre 2001) itv ecp. They were lovely to view, weren't moved and shrunk, and could be used to advertise programmes easily, with people able to read them at all times.
Anyway. Back to CiTV. Has anyone seen this promo thats doing the rounds at the moment, and in some funny time slots.
It's these two guys (bouncer types, one of which is Scuzz's Mullet Man!), saying if you watch TV your telly's gonna get it, then they show two girls watching MPAA, they pull up in an ice cream van, one serves ice cream to the two girls, whilst one guy gets rid of their TV, they return with a sign of the CiTV logo with a circle and cross over it. And they then repeat that if you watch CiTV your telly's gonna get it.
This IS an itv promo, as its shown inside the breaks, but it's a bit stupid to try and turn off viewers, isn't it? It's something CiTV should have run about CBBC, but not themselves, it's like shooting themselves in the foot!
In case anyone is intersted, UK Gold are showing the last seires os 2Point4 Children, whichs tars Alex Kew- AKA Josh from MPAA. It's quite funny watching it as he looks & sounds totally different from what he did in MPAA.
In case anyone is intersted, UK Gold are showing the last seires os 2Point4 Children, whichs tars Alex Kew- AKA Josh from MPAA. It's quite funny watching it as he looks & sounds totally different from what he did in MPAA.
I'm glad he's changed and has got better acting skills, as if you watch him on 2point4children, and early MPAA, he does this wierd eye movement every so often looking at the cameras, unless he couldnt remember lines and had idiot boards or an autocue by the cameras. He seems to have got over that now though.
What I dont understand is how, why and what were they thinking when at the end of the penultamet series, when Declan first came in after being part of a theiving gang as a scruffy weedy boy who looked like Oliver Twist, compared to Alex Kew who was supposed to bet the same boy in the next series.
I hate those promo's with the kids talking about Animates!
I don't honestly see what everyone loves about Micheal. He's a nasty piece of work - has everyone forgot about when he was on CBBC and was laughing at some little kids singing. He was imitating it and being really bitchy, he did it because he thought the camera wasn't on.
Funny that in both shows, Alex's character came from a foster family.
I think the first kid who played Declan in 2point4 Children was better. He was a bit more believable. They really made it look like he had spent most of his life living on the streets and had been kicked about a bit.
