Picture This (Channel 4)
| Picture This | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Format | Casting Show |
| Directed by | Tom McDonald[1] Tom Coveney[2] |
| Judges | Martin Parr Brett Rogers Alex Proud |
| Narrated by | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Donna Clark[1] Sam Anthony[1] |
| Producer(s) | Tom McDonald[1] Renegade Pictures[3] |
| Editor(s) | Jan Younghusband[1] |
| Running time | 48 minuets |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original airing | 6 January 2008[4] |
Picture This is a cross-platform project from Channel 4, London about photography, in collaboration with independent TV producers Renegade Pictures and Flickr, the photosharing website.[4]
Picture This comprises a short reality television series following the progress of six up and coming photographers as they are guided by a group of established photographers and gallery owners, and a website (www.channel4.com/picturethis) which is designed to help people improve their photography in a friendly, constructive environment.
The TV show takes the form of a constructive competition judged by photographer Martin Parr of the Magnum Photos photo agency, Brett Rogers of the Photographers' Gallery and Alex Proud of Proud Galleries.[4]
The TV series consists of three hour long episodes, first broadcast in the UK in January 2008.[4] The project was commissioned by Jan Younghusband[1] and Adam Gee.[4]
The six competitors were Aron Brown, Lucinda Chua, Elizabeth Gordon, Jay Mawson, Carolyn Mendelsohn and Edward Thompson.[1] Elisabeth Gordon eventually won.[5] The prize for the winner was an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead and a book publishing deal.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Press Release", by the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
- ^ "IMDb", article in Internet Movie Database.
- ^ a b "Renegade Pictures", Page of created formats
- ^ a b c d e "Inside some of Channel 4's new media projects", 'The Guardian' article about the new media aspect of the show, 21 December 2007
- ^ "List of articles", about the exhibition of Elisabeth Gordon's photos at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
External links
- Elizabeth Gordon winner
- Dying to Drink, Born to Recover exhibition catalogue, Elisabeth Gordon, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
- Lucinda Chua
- Carolyn Mendelsohn
- Edward Thompson
- Jay Mawson
- Aron Brown
- The Photographers' Gallery
- Proud Galleries, Photographers section
- Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art exhibiting gallery
- Joy Gregory, mentor to contestants
