Archives for dispatches
Rich and On Benefits
Michael Buerk reveals the world of benefits for pensioners for Dispatches. We used an old cut-out style graphic to explain the benefits to give it a light-hearted approach. The characters are brought in with small sticks and offbeat movement to keep it quirky. The colours and type echo old Saul Bass shorts. The information is brought in with scrolls which were also printed and used within the show.
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Secrets of your Supermarket Shop
As food prices rise, what’s the best way to reduce your weekly bill at the supermarket? Channel 4 Dispatches conducted a nationwide fruit and veg experiment to find out if you could save money by heading to the market stall, the shop next door, or even just a different branch of the same supermarket down the road.
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Secrets of Your Car Insurance
Dispatches reveals the secrets of car insurance that all drivers should know. Harry Wallop investigates claims that major insurers cash in when you have a crash, through maximising profits, lucrative referral fees and rebate deals, sometimes at the expense of doing what’s best for you and your car.
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Secrets of the Taxman
The undercover team report on tax avoidance in a surprisingly light-hearted romp. TDD produced quirky graphics and illustrators to keep the tone a little lighter. On 9th July, Channel 4.
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Dispatches
Extracts from the programme – 21mb Can you trust your bank? Production: ITN Director: David batty Jon Snow plots the fall from grace of our banks This programme used the twitter feeds from a number of Jon Snow’s tweeted queries, asking the public if they could trust their banks, and if they could trust the government with the task of regulation. Taking general street views from both Yorkshire and London, we tracked the footage and composited this with in-vision twitter feeds. Extracts from the programme – 34mb Secrets of the Taxman Production: Vera productions Director: Katie Churcher Just what are
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