Learning on ScreenPart of the Furniture
- Synopsis
- Ratings reveal how many people watch television; appreciation indexes claim to show whether people like what they see, but little is known about how people actually watch television. In 1985 Oxford University mounted a unique experiment placing a camera inside the television sets of twenty families. The results provide a portrait of the television viewer and the sort of frustrations and tensions created between the viewers themselves.
- Series
- Open the Box, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1986
- Availability
- Hire (BFI)
- Notes
- Broadcast on C4 on 19/5/86.
- Documentation
- The book ‘Open the Box’ by Jane Root (Comedia, 1986) may be purchased separately.
- Uses
- Media studies courses.*
- Subjects
- Media studies
- Keywords
- television broadcasting; television viewing behaviour
Credits
- Director
- Christopher Rawlence
- Producer
- Michael Jackson
- Contributor
- Jane Root; Paul Kerr
Production Company
- Name
Beat Productions
Sponsor
- Name
British Film Institute
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 7950
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Channel Four Television
- Phone
- 071-396 4444
- Address
- LONDON
SW1P 2TX
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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