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new idents/presentation (January 2007)

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MA
marbles333
I don't need dragons, flames and traditional colours to remind me I'm Welsh, this move brings S4C in line as a modern and diverse broadcaster in the digital age. The previous look was great don't get me wrong, but it was tired after 13 years of service, itself surviving the 1995 corporate identity change. S4/C makes perfect sense to me, although it would be better without the /, and the Gill Sans phase was definately over. I recognise many of the scenes in the idents (although the majority are in South Wales), and the unified presentation package is a godsend compared to the willy nilly mix of different coloured ECP's, breakbumpers and promos they had before.
We actually recieve Channel 4 primarily from an English transmitter as opposed to S4C, and that certainly doesn't bother me. Its there if I choose to recieve it.
BTW I saw a signboard ad for a new programme on S4C last week with the new S4/C logo before the overhaul. Don't ask me what the programme was (I can't remember), but it seems to be a common thing among broadcasters.
JO
Joe
After seeing the videos, my opinion of them has improved; I think 'Chairs' is very original. But I still hate that logo!
DA
dafydd
With the news of the intention to launch a children's channel (won't this just remove a huge chunk of programmes that appear on S4C digidol during the day and early evening?) I wonder if it will be branded SP/C - Sianel Plant Cymru Smile
TV
TVDragon
Well the ident videos are available on the website, so some other pres

Rather a lot of next/coming up/menu slides being used, sometimes in place of an ident/clock
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0701.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0702.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0703.jpg

Promos
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0704.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0705.jpg

Break bumper
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0708.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0709.jpg

Endcap [logo looks better with colour added]
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0710.jpg

The owl [we discover from a station promo] means subtitles, a PC means you can watch again online -- and in the future podcasts and mobile broadcasts will be symbolised.
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0706.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0707.jpg

Caught the station referred to as Sianel Pedwar Cymru twice now -- never heard that before.

The schools dragon has been replaced by fast moving multicoloured lines with not unpleasant electronic music.
DA
dafydd
And they've got a bloody big DOG as well.. aargh! The only main terrestrial channel that still disfigures their output with a DOG.
MA
marbles333
dafydd posted:
And they've got a bloody big DOG as well.. aargh! The only main terrestrial channel that still disfigures their output with a DOG.

Only on S4C Digidol mind. Do you think it will dissapear after DSO?
TV
TVDragon
dafydd posted:
And they've got a bloody big DOG as well.. aargh! The only main terrestrial channel that still disfigures their output with a DOG.

Mind you it only features on the digital service -- pretty much standard these days.

New weather
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0711.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0712.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0713.jpg
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/s4cpres0714.jpg
DA
dafydd
TVDragon posted:
Mind you it only features on the digital service -- pretty much standard these days.

Standard for who? BBC ONE, TWO, ITV 1, Channel 4 and Five don't have one. It makes the channel feel like one of those cheap satellite channels.
ST
steveboswell
dafydd posted:
TVDragon posted:
Mind you it only features on the digital service -- pretty much standard these days.

Standard for who?


Standard for the digital channels, ie: BBC Three, Four, ITV2, E4...

Bozz
DA
dafydd
steveboswell posted:
[Standard for the digital channels, ie: BBC Three, Four, ITV2, E4...

You mean digital-only I suppose. (I still fail to see the logic of why it's at all necessary and I have emailed S4C about this).

After this rebrand however it appears that some presentation on the digital platform has merged with analogue. At the moment, they are showing some analogue trails on digital as well as doing a combined announcement "X now on S4C digidol.. and on S4C.. Y" with colour-coded slides.
MD
mdtauk
That Pres is clean and refreshing, even better looking than Channel 4's

Idents still seem a bit meh...
TI
This Is Granada
marbles333 posted:
dafydd posted:
And they've got a bloody big DOG as well.. aargh! The only main terrestrial channel that still disfigures their output with a DOG.

Only on S4C Digidol mind. Do you think it will dissapear after DSO?



After switchover, all channels will have Dogs, BBC 1 and 2, ITV1, C4, Five.. Only cheap and shoddy FTA satellite channels like 'Sumo TV' 'TTV2' 'You TV' etc will have no Dog cos there so c**p, they don’t even have enough decent content on the channel never mind the equipment to have a Dog!


Regarding S4/C ‘s new kids channel, I imagine it will be called ‘S4/C plant’ ala ‘S4/C Kids’, with back-to-back ‘Planed Plant’ all day long!

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