Summaries

Exploration of the madness of modern communications and TV deploying the metaphor of the madness of King George the Third.

Red was King George the Third's most favorite and powerful color: red for anger, red for love and red for madness. Is the madness floating over the court of King George the Third the same insanity guiding a country with the highest amount of TV channels in the world? Is broadcasting and communication in the 21st century enthralled with the same madness raging at the court of King George the Third? Some of the leading broadcasters in TV, web and communication strategists are arguing and commenting about broadcasting in the 21st century.—Alex Altman

Details

Keywords
  • facebook
  • democracy
  • red
  • reference to jimmy savile
  • old nick
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
  • Reality-TV
  • News
Release date Oct 27, 2016
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Trafalgar Square, St James's, London, England, UK
Production companies EdgeImageBank Pictures Alt Films Fund SwissScot Films Investors

Box office

Budget $155846

Tech specs

Runtime 4h
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Red was King George the Third's most favorite and powerful color: red for anger, red for love and red for madness. Is the madness floating over the court of King George the Third the same insanity guiding a country with the highest amount of TV channels in the world? Is broadcasting and communication in the 21st century enthralled with the same madness raging at the court of King George the Third? Some of the leading broadcasters in TV, web and communication strategists are arguing and commenting about broadcasting in the 21st century.

The film opens at the court of King George the Third. Broadcasting is just like a painting being fed to a court or a nation; it tells a story and this story is "RED by James Hogan" a documentary about 21st century broadcasting within a 21st century background in its setting and design where the past meets the present and the future.

The film in monochromatic red is 4 hours long. A 60 minutes version will exist in full color and without any animation.

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