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Potential new Channel 4 idents launched

Oct 31st, p6 onwards (September 2017)

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WL
W1LL
They're nice, but they seem more suited to E4 or one of C4's sub channels rather than their flagship channel.
DB
dbl
I like 'em. Gives the blocks a bit of personality. The previous set, although visually impressive (and a lovely score on the 'Waterfalls' ident) could easily get lost on the average viewer.
DE88, Jeffmister and UBox gave kudos
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A former member
I have to agree, the last lot never told you, "you're watching Ch4" In the world of branding is no good having something visually impressive if you can't convey your channel to the viewer.
BR
Brekkie
How big must have that bloody fly been to create this giant!
KU
Kunst
Joe posted:
I don't like them as much as the previous set. There's no real mystery or intrigue to them, which both that set and the one before did.

Agreed.

Funny, if the previous set of idents had been skipped and we'd gone straight to these, I'm certain everybody would have been complaining.

Sorry, but I don't see how.. I mean, there would have been complaints, but certainly less than when they presented the previous set

These idents have personality and scream "you're watching Channel 4", something the previous set didn't
DJ
DJ Dave
Great idents. I have to admit I never really took to the previous set. The Football one was filmed in Liverpool, not too far from where I used to live as a student in the late 90s.


One of them front is shot in New Brighton, I like them much better then the last lot and as someone said, I nod to 1982!
KU
Kunst
I have to agree, the last lot never told you, "you're watching Ch4" In the world of branding is no good having something visually impressive if you can't convey your channel to the viewer.

Definitely visually impressive, heck, I even liked the concepts of some of them, but lacking in the personality field
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A former member
The 4Score rendition is going to grate - even within a 45s ident it is too repetitive.
JF
JetixFann450
I would say they should add more to this set for it to not go stale. This is the same for any new ident set that comes out to this day. Even if it doesn't tell you 4 immediately, the 4Score tune should.
MR
mr_vivian
Joe posted:
I don't like them as much as the previous set. There's no real mystery or intrigue to them, which both that set and the one before did.

Agreed.

Funny, if the previous set of idents had been skipped and we'd gone straight to these, I'm certain everybody would have been complaining.


Mysteriously dull after the first month. However, everyone will get sick of the fourscore theme arrangement. I told them to mix it up a bit and have various versions of fourscore.
BR
Brekkie
I would say they should add more to this set for it to not go stale. This is the same for any new ident set that comes out to this day. Even if it doesn't tell you 4 immediately, the 4Score tune should.

Based on the last set I'd be surprised if there were additions, though this set is probably easier to add too.
LL
Larry the Loafer
I have to agree, the last lot never told you, "you're watching Ch4" In the world of branding is no good having something visually impressive if you can't convey your channel to the viewer.


More of Channel 4's personality came out in the last set than these ones IMO. They were head turning, ominous, somewhat edgy. The witch doctor bird dance thing, as head scratching as it was, couldn't placed on any other channel. They highlighted the "something different" that Channel 4 prides itself on.

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