Thursday 13 February 2014
ill manors research
1) Research all the Institutions involved in the production of Ill Manors. List them with a summary of what their contribution to the film was.
This movie was distributed by revolver entertainment. The distribution company is responsible for the marketing and advertising side. Also they choose when to release the film on cinema screens and on DVD. The institutions that were involved with ill manors were BBC films and film London microwave.
2) How much did Ill Manors cost to produce (its budget)?
The budget for this movie was £ 100,000
The box office was 453,000
3) How was Ill Manors funded?
In 2010 plan b released his album and this went towards the movie from sales.Also the money he made from tours went to the movie. Also Ill manors was funded by BBC films and aimimage as these production companies work on projects.
4) What is the target audience for Ill Manors?
The demographics of Ill Manors music video I think is around group D / E as it appeals to more of the working class and people who live on estates, ones who can't afford a better life. The age group would obviously be for teenagers as it's about the riots that many teenagers caused. The video it self shows teenagers and younger, not grown up men or women. As it's many boys in the video, you would think it appeals more to men however, many girls would be attracted because there is some girls but also because some boys in the video are attractive thus, pulling a womanly audience; especially girls who like the "bad boy" look. This video appeals to a wider audience, ethnicity wise it appeals to both black and white people because the video contains both races however it doesn't have Asians, This movie could be for Indian/Asians as lots there is high majority of Indian/Asians in London who study with black and white people and they could relate these characters to their friends. The psychographics group that may watch this could be reformers.This is due tot he fact they are looking to change not only themselves but the society around them.when We first see the movie we believe that the target audience are just teenagers. The primary target audience are teenagers who are in the same situation. Then we see a interesting piece from Edward saying that this movie isn't just for the people who are thugs- who took part in the riots. It's also aimed at the opposite meaning how these people are brought up and why they come into these situations which is absolutely true. The pyschographic group could also be stragglers as they could relate to the music video.
5) Who is the main distributor of Ill Manors?
The main distributor for this movie was Revolver entertainment, this company raised the most funds for the movie as they promoted the movie and put it in cinemas. The distribution rights were sold to revolver entertainment.
6) How was Ill Manors promoted using the broadcast platform?
The movie was promoted in a variety of way. He went on talk shows and singing the ill manors soundtracks on live lounge and the music being played on the radio. Also he had radio interviews where he talked about himself and the movie itself. Lost my way soundtrack was play on bbc radio 1 in May 2012 year of the release. Also he preformed at the BBC live lounge singing one of the ill manors track. Lastly a album launch party took place where different musicians were invited- the party was private.
7) Compare this with a big budget blockbuster. What are the main similarities and differences?
The similarities with Ill manors and Sky fall is that both movies are British and the movies release dates were both in 2012. Both the movies had London premiers.
Both of these movies have massive differences. Sky fall is one the most anticipated movie world wide, whereas ill manors isn't a movie which attracts an world wide audience. The figures for both movie where completely different budgets. Ill manors had a budget of £100,000. Box office was at 453,00. Skyfall's figures where completely different with a budget of $150 million with a massive box office at $1,108,561,013. Also the actors from Skyfall had big pay cheques, whereas the actors from ill manors didn't get much as the movie didn't make that much money,so the actors didn't make much. Lastly the genre for ill manors is crime drama, whereas skyfall is a crime fiction.
8) How does the trailer for Ill Manors hook audiences into the narrative and pose questions that the film will answer (Barthes: enigma codes)? Identify 3 ways/techniques. Use your notes on the trailer to help.
The fast pace engages the audience as its building up tension, within the trailer we see sneak peaks of the narrative. With this trailer we see most of the main actors and we don't know who there are and what they have done which builds a enigma code as we want to know more about the actors and we want to know why the characters are in the position and in the movie we do see some of the characters history. We hear Plan B rapping in the the trailer- but plan b is rapping. He's telling some of the story in that song but not the full story. This creates a synergy as he's promoting the movie and his must at the same time.
9) How does the trailer for Ill Manors balance plot and spectacle?
When we see the trailer we understand the plot more as it has a song which explains whats happening, and we hear dialogue from the most important people who tell us more about the narrative. They talk about drugs and crack heads in the trailer, therefore we would be able to understand what happens in the movie. We also see images of the location so we understand where the movie is.
10) Think about the certificate of Ill Manors (18 certificate). Research film certification and outline what is deemed acceptable for this certificate. What is the difference between a 15 certificate and an 18 certificate?
The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is the agency which classifies the certificate rating of films in britian, they rate all films and judge what certificate they should be by whether the content is suitable.
The BBFC rates films into the following categories: U PG 12 12A 15 18 R18.
15 rated certificate allow moderate violence, gore and sexual activity, but not too frequent and must be relevant. Drug taking is not banned but should not be promoted.18:
18 rated certificates allow gore, violence, sexual activity and drug taking. again, not to be promoted.
This movie was distributed by revolver entertainment. The distribution company is responsible for the marketing and advertising side. Also they choose when to release the film on cinema screens and on DVD. The institutions that were involved with ill manors were BBC films and film London microwave.
2) How much did Ill Manors cost to produce (its budget)?
The budget for this movie was £ 100,000
The box office was 453,000
3) How was Ill Manors funded?
In 2010 plan b released his album and this went towards the movie from sales.Also the money he made from tours went to the movie. Also Ill manors was funded by BBC films and aimimage as these production companies work on projects.
4) What is the target audience for Ill Manors?
The demographics of Ill Manors music video I think is around group D / E as it appeals to more of the working class and people who live on estates, ones who can't afford a better life. The age group would obviously be for teenagers as it's about the riots that many teenagers caused. The video it self shows teenagers and younger, not grown up men or women. As it's many boys in the video, you would think it appeals more to men however, many girls would be attracted because there is some girls but also because some boys in the video are attractive thus, pulling a womanly audience; especially girls who like the "bad boy" look. This video appeals to a wider audience, ethnicity wise it appeals to both black and white people because the video contains both races however it doesn't have Asians, This movie could be for Indian/Asians as lots there is high majority of Indian/Asians in London who study with black and white people and they could relate these characters to their friends. The psychographics group that may watch this could be reformers.This is due tot he fact they are looking to change not only themselves but the society around them.when We first see the movie we believe that the target audience are just teenagers. The primary target audience are teenagers who are in the same situation. Then we see a interesting piece from Edward saying that this movie isn't just for the people who are thugs- who took part in the riots. It's also aimed at the opposite meaning how these people are brought up and why they come into these situations which is absolutely true. The pyschographic group could also be stragglers as they could relate to the music video.
5) Who is the main distributor of Ill Manors?
The main distributor for this movie was Revolver entertainment, this company raised the most funds for the movie as they promoted the movie and put it in cinemas. The distribution rights were sold to revolver entertainment.
6) How was Ill Manors promoted using the broadcast platform?
The movie was promoted in a variety of way. He went on talk shows and singing the ill manors soundtracks on live lounge and the music being played on the radio. Also he had radio interviews where he talked about himself and the movie itself. Lost my way soundtrack was play on bbc radio 1 in May 2012 year of the release. Also he preformed at the BBC live lounge singing one of the ill manors track. Lastly a album launch party took place where different musicians were invited- the party was private.
7) Compare this with a big budget blockbuster. What are the main similarities and differences?
The similarities with Ill manors and Sky fall is that both movies are British and the movies release dates were both in 2012. Both the movies had London premiers.
Both of these movies have massive differences. Sky fall is one the most anticipated movie world wide, whereas ill manors isn't a movie which attracts an world wide audience. The figures for both movie where completely different budgets. Ill manors had a budget of £100,000. Box office was at 453,00. Skyfall's figures where completely different with a budget of $150 million with a massive box office at $1,108,561,013. Also the actors from Skyfall had big pay cheques, whereas the actors from ill manors didn't get much as the movie didn't make that much money,so the actors didn't make much. Lastly the genre for ill manors is crime drama, whereas skyfall is a crime fiction.
8) How does the trailer for Ill Manors hook audiences into the narrative and pose questions that the film will answer (Barthes: enigma codes)? Identify 3 ways/techniques. Use your notes on the trailer to help.
The fast pace engages the audience as its building up tension, within the trailer we see sneak peaks of the narrative. With this trailer we see most of the main actors and we don't know who there are and what they have done which builds a enigma code as we want to know more about the actors and we want to know why the characters are in the position and in the movie we do see some of the characters history. We hear Plan B rapping in the the trailer- but plan b is rapping. He's telling some of the story in that song but not the full story. This creates a synergy as he's promoting the movie and his must at the same time.
9) How does the trailer for Ill Manors balance plot and spectacle?
When we see the trailer we understand the plot more as it has a song which explains whats happening, and we hear dialogue from the most important people who tell us more about the narrative. They talk about drugs and crack heads in the trailer, therefore we would be able to understand what happens in the movie. We also see images of the location so we understand where the movie is.
10) Think about the certificate of Ill Manors (18 certificate). Research film certification and outline what is deemed acceptable for this certificate. What is the difference between a 15 certificate and an 18 certificate?
The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is the agency which classifies the certificate rating of films in britian, they rate all films and judge what certificate they should be by whether the content is suitable.
The BBFC rates films into the following categories: U PG 12 12A 15 18 R18.
15 rated certificate allow moderate violence, gore and sexual activity, but not too frequent and must be relevant. Drug taking is not banned but should not be promoted.18:
18 rated certificates allow gore, violence, sexual activity and drug taking. again, not to be promoted.
Double page spread text.
'You will only die or go into jail'- The slogan of the new TV drama on E4 starting on the 11th march
Hi This is KSIOLAJIDEBT! and today we have something special for you, interviewing the main star from dilemma.
So how are you?
I'm fine- tired to much press work today
thank god you was last someone of the journalists irradiated me today
Thank you! Anyways....How was filming?
I loved every single minute of filming. Its not normal that is say that , but with dilemma it was a joy. It was absolutely fantastic- Working with Arvinder was a dream, he is a man with a fantastic work ethic and that is why this show will be success. He does everything himself- he wants to edit and do all the camera work.
What do you think of the drama's name?
I think its very effective but its very short. This is the fantastic thing about this show the title sums up all the story. It was very clever idea which i really like. Very clever!
Why did you want to be part of this very low budget project?
Arvinder Chana is my good friend- i've know him since i was 14. I like a big challenge and you get high amounts of credit when the challenge is done and you feel so relaxed and good about yourself because you wasn't in it for the money, you was in it because you wanted to be in it. i enjoyed every minute.
Is there any other reason why you wanted to be in 'dilemma'
When Arvinder told me about the idea I was very impressed. Almost like my situation when i was 16- obviously not involving drugs. With my situation I had the choice to go to acting or sign a contract with the Brentford. I opted with acting because football is a hard business very hard to play at the top. So.... the reason why I was in this production is because I could relate to it.
How was it like working with the other actors- Tristan Deane, Armond sukhpi
They both are fantastic individuals and work fantastic together- i love every single minute working with my two friends. We're from the same agency we've worked on projects before. It gave me the extra bit of confidence working with these 2 as I already know these 2. This lead to better performance on set. This was down to Arvinder he knows how to get the best out of me and this certainly did. Loved working with these 2. They have very successful futures lined up.
You're an amazing actor! Whats next?
I need to take a break know- filming was very long days to shoot 1 scene. I need a rest and I will probably go on holiday, watch some football matches around the world. I will be back and hopefully be filming season 2 if this is successful. If i get offers from other TV shows its something i would accept in the future.
We all wish you a massive good luck!
Thanks it was a joy to be interviewed by you. I love your YouTube videos.
Wednesday 12 February 2014
Ill Manors Research.
Media Forms:
Media Representations: How is gender/ethnicity/age represented in the video?
What techniques does the video use to establish the setting and engage the audience?
They use Mis-en-scene really well in this music video as the clothes that the actors where wearing represent gangs and violence in this country. When the audience first see the music video they will know that this movie is about violence, prostitution, riots etc. This is because of the way the people in the video are represented- represented like thugs. Throughout this music music video we see real life footage to make this movie more realistic and this could attract more people if the movie is more realistic. London in the media is presented as one of the best places to live, as its the capital of England and its presented as a safe place to live no danger. Plan b wanted to show how life is in London for the less fortunate as these people don't get help and don't get any support. What Plan b wanted to show the audience is that with out help and support this is what it leads to- being a hood-rat causing violence. So he wanted to show the harsh reality that doesn't get noticed and doesn't get noticed. The question is why did these teenagers riot in 2011? I think Plan b explains it in the music video/the movie. These teenagers have nothing to do in the summer and they get zero support from the government. So when 1 person went looting, then the trend was building. What Plan B intended to do with this music video is that he wanted to make the society understand why people rioted in 2011 and how bad conditions are in parts of London. This could also engage to all the people who watched the Olympics as foreign people probably think the country doesn't have any violence as London was presented like there is no trouble and everyone loves the government/country,However it isn't like that far from that.
Media Representations: How is gender/ethnicity/age represented in the video?
Age is represented in this video because when you're watching you only see teenagers and All the characters in this music video probably only have one parent and the parent may be likely to be on drugs, so they don't care about their children. Young kids who are represented as gangsters/thugs ,whereas we don't see normal teenagers ,older aged pensioner or middle aged adults.This reinforces the dominant representation that all teenagers are trouble and cause problems. Then you see around two girls and the rest are boys which again reinforces the representations that the media create about teenage boys. The media over exaggerate which creates "moral panic" which basically means the society start to panic and fear the younger aged group and teenagers. Many of the teenagers are represented in hoodies whereas someone like David Cameron who is dressed in a suit and looks smart is a binary opposite of how different statuses and backgrounds are represented in society. All these people in this music video are seen as a threat in the society. When you see the them on the street, you're are likely to cross the road because you don't know what they are capable of, they could attack you or steal something from you. This reinforces the The hypodermic needle theory because all this information is injected into their heads but the information isn't always right. In this music video we mainly see black people and this connotes the dominate representation of black people, living in estates involved with drugs. These are the people that we see in the music video. Also the very interesting thing is that plan b challenges these stereotypes as we see white people causing havoc. This was a very good technique used by plan b.
Media Institutions: In what ways is the video typical of music videos and what values does it promote?
This video is typical for a music video as it has the fast cuts which make it more live and entertaining, quick editing which cuts from the riots to them and Plan B singing, the actual content of the video shows it's a music video with the people going crazy, fighting and the two young children dancing in the front, the main focus is on Plan B, who is a rapper. Also, in the beginning of the video it has that parental logo which used for many music video and at the end it has the copy right and says warner music which again shows it's a typical music video. The video values promote Anti-government as it;s a protest song and they don't like David Cameron as shown in the video, support for the working class as many people who live in estates would be from the working class and lower, they have counter hegemonic ideas that basically mean they're against the rich and need more equality in society. I think all this negativity comes from the reaction towards what the media say about them because, like I mentioned above the media does over exaggerate which makes the teenagers angry because it's not all true. The sayings/lyrics suggest that teenagers are always causing problems in the country and are always in the wrong. In these types of music videos the shots have to be at a high pace as it worsen the situations and makes it more serious as there is a lot to show. This music video creates the story line and with the edits from 2011 shows how realistic the movie is. Also having a message in the music video.
Media Audiences: Who does this text/artist appeal to and why?
Media Institutions: In what ways is the video typical of music videos and what values does it promote?
This video is typical for a music video as it has the fast cuts which make it more live and entertaining, quick editing which cuts from the riots to them and Plan B singing, the actual content of the video shows it's a music video with the people going crazy, fighting and the two young children dancing in the front, the main focus is on Plan B, who is a rapper. Also, in the beginning of the video it has that parental logo which used for many music video and at the end it has the copy right and says warner music which again shows it's a typical music video. The video values promote Anti-government as it;s a protest song and they don't like David Cameron as shown in the video, support for the working class as many people who live in estates would be from the working class and lower, they have counter hegemonic ideas that basically mean they're against the rich and need more equality in society. I think all this negativity comes from the reaction towards what the media say about them because, like I mentioned above the media does over exaggerate which makes the teenagers angry because it's not all true. The sayings/lyrics suggest that teenagers are always causing problems in the country and are always in the wrong. In these types of music videos the shots have to be at a high pace as it worsen the situations and makes it more serious as there is a lot to show. This music video creates the story line and with the edits from 2011 shows how realistic the movie is. Also having a message in the music video.
Media Audiences: Who does this text/artist appeal to and why?
The demographics of Ill Manors music video I think is around group D / E as it appeals to more of the working class and people who live on estates, ones who can't afford a better life. The age group would obviously be for teenagers as it's about the riots that many teenagers caused. The video it self shows teenagers and younger, not grown up men or women. As it's many boys in the video, you would think it appeals more to men however, many girls would be attracted because there is some girls but also because some boys in the video are attractive thus, pulling a womanly audience; especially girls who like the "bad boy" look. This video appeals to a wider audience, ethnicity wise it appeals to both black and white people because the video contains both races however it doesn't have Asians, This movie could be for Indian/Asians as lots there is high majority of Indian/Asians in London who study with black and white people and they could relate these characters to their friends. The psychographics group that may watch this could be reformers.This is due tot he fact they are looking to change not only themselves but the society around them.when We first see the movie we believe that the target audience are just teenagers. The primary target audience are teenagers who are in the same situation. Then we see a interesting piece from Edward saying that this movie isn't just for the people who are thugs- who took part in the riots. It's also aimed at the opposite meaning how these people are brought up and why they come into these situations which is absolutely true. The pyschographic group could also be stragglers as they could relate to the music video.
Tuesday 11 February 2014
1) Embed the Ill Manors music video on your blog;
2) Type up the question and answer that your group discussed in the lesson.3) Research the Ill Manors track and soundtrack album - Record companies? Sales? Music reviewers' response? Post the research on your blog - minimum of 350 words.
4) Read/answer (on your blog) the Ill Manors MEST 1 Section A style outline/questions. Spend a minimum of twenty minutes on each one. media terminology.
3)What similarities and differences are there between the music video and the lecture in terms of promoting the film to the audience.
2).
In both video Ben Drew talks about about: chavs and youths. Who live in bad estates and in a bad environment. Ben Drew is showing the audience why these people are called chavs and how life really is for 'chavs'. Ben Drew is trying to get to the audience telling them how hard life is in 'chavs' situations and he's trying to tell the audience that these people are presented in a bad way in the media. Ben Drew is trying to tell these people that the word has been misunderstood and tell the audience why these people are in these situation and he believes that the word has been thrown around way to easily and people are labelled with this word easily. At the Tedx lecture he talks about the history of the movie and how he got the money to produce this movie and this could lead the audience to watch the movie as the budget was very low and it was very method on how he got the money. The main difference is that in the music video Ben Drew was informal- the way he communicates with the audience. In the music video we hear swear words, whereas in the tedx lecture we don't hear Ben Drew using bad language.
3) Research the Ill Manors track and soundtrack album - Record companies? Sales? Music reviewers' response?
The record label for this company is Atlantic and this album was recorded in the Sanctuary which is a studio in London. The length of the album is 46:11. The rating this album got from Digital spy was a 4 star and 5 star by Telegraph. Also this album got a rating of 4 from the guardian. The reviews for this Album are mixed by the people. Some people like this album, but some people do dislike this album.
Ben Drew used different Techniques to promote this album. He performed live and he went to talk shows to talk about the album and the movie. He performed at the BBC radio 1 live lounge which is a live session. he promotion was helped further as a free download of one of his songs was available for those who had signed up to the official mailing list. The album was then nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize, becoming the first soundtrack album to be nominated. The album also came first in the UK albums chart of 2012, and was in the top 10 of Irish albums, and Australian albums.
Ill Manors: TEDx Lecture
Embed the video on your blog and write up the answers we discussed in class:
- What are Plan B's beliefs/politics? What are his values/ideologies? Explain.
- Who is the target audience of the TEDx lecture? Demographics? Psychographics? How do you know? How does this compare to the audience for his music/films?
- What does Plan B say about the media? Explain how this can be linked to Cohen's media theory of moral panics? Read this summary of moral panics and the definition from Wikipedia and use them in your answer.
1. Ben Drew Values the teenagers who aren't brought up properly- the children who didn't have a safe childhood. This is because he was in the same positions as those youngsters when he was an teenager. He believes that the U.K media will never praise the youngsters who are surrounded by gangsters and not brought up properly, he believes is not fair. He told a story to a newspaper about recording ill manors and he said something about the East London youths and the newspaper didn't include all the praise he had for them they were only looking for the bad things, as it will be an opportunity to talk about them as they don't like these types of people, headlines about what they've done wrong. Plan B ideology is that everyone should be treated in the same way- it doesn't matter about your background, ethnicity or where your brought up you should be treated the same. He believes that they should be equality between everyone as where all the same people.
2. The target audience for this Ted talk is adults and people who are studying at universities. The age from 21- 50. As we saw in the audience they were many older people reason being: They are interested about Ben drew's life as they want to find out how he got to the top. The demographics for this Ted talks are A B C1, reason being that these types of people will understand what he's talking about and are educated enough to understand him and understand what he's beliefs are and when he believes in these things. These are the types of people who have a negative view on him as the media presents him in the worst possible way and these people want to hear what plan b says about his critics and want to know what the type of person he is. The lecture is targeting reformers as they believe in freedom, personal growth and social awareness.
3. Plan B talks about the gangs in London.Plan b’s views on the media are that of bias and unfair. He was approached by a newspaper so he could tell them about a story about the gang, however the newspaper twisted this story, as the newspaper don't want to represent gangsters in a positive way. This can be linked back to Cohen's theory of moral panic as this representation has created an anxiety in the public.
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