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.