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.
Ill manors was distributed by Revolver
Entertainment which is responsible for marketing the film, they chose the
release date and marketed it well on Dvd, Blu-ray and in cinemas. The
institutions involved were Film London Microwave, BBC films and Aimimage who
funded for the film.
2.
How much did Ill Manors cost to
produce (budget)?
The film was produced with a low budget of
£100,000 and the film raised £453,570 in the UK box office.
3.
How was Ill Manors funded?
The film was funded by Film London
Microwave who started the production in 2009. Later funded by BBC films and
Aimimage as they fund low budget films.
Plan B also went his ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’ tour for his
music in 2010 which went towards the funding of the film.
4.
What is the target audience for Ill Manors?
The target audience for Ill Manors are
mainly 15-25 year olds who could relate to the narrative and who come from less
privileged backgrounds. These people would fit under the psychographic group of
‘strugglers’ who seek escape from the lives they live. The film would appeal to
teenagers and adolescents who live in council estates and live in a rough area,
who would result to violence, drugs and crime.
5.
Who is the main distributor of Ill
Manors?
The main distributor of Ill Manors was
Revolver Entertainment as the rights of the film were sold to them in April
2005. The film made a great profit as it was made with a budget of £100,000 and
made £453,570 in the UK box office.
6.
How was Ill Manors promoted using the
broadcast platform?
Ill Manors was promoted in various ways,
mainly through Plan B’s music and the soundtrack of Ill Manors. On 11th
May 2012 Ben Drew premiered his album tracks ‘Lost my way’ and ‘deepest shame’
during a performance on ‘Later with Jools Holland’. The track ‘Lost my way’
then played for the first time on BBC radio 1 in May 2012. In June 2012 Plan B
then performed a live session in the BBC radio 1 live lounge. An album launch party event also took place
in July 2012 with other musicians invited such as Labrinth.
7.
Compare this with a big budget
blockbuster. What are the main similarities and differences?
Avengers Assemble was a blockbuster hit in
2012. The similarities between Avengers Assemble and Ill Manors are that they
were both released at the same time in May/June 2012. In both the films they follow six or more
characters and their different stories. The differences are that the budget for
Avengers was $220 million; it made $1,518,594,910 in box office. However the Ill
Manors budget was £100,000 and made £453,560 in box office.
Avengers Assemble is a movie based on Marvel
superheroes which have had individual movies and programmes about each superhero,
the genre for this is action fantasy, and the genre for Ill Manors is crime
drama.
8.
How does the trailer for Ill Manors hook audiences into the
narrative and pose questions that the film will answer?
The trailer engages the audience because it is
fast paced and shows snippets of the narrative. All of the characters are shown
which would intrigue the younger target audience as they enjoy faster paced
narratives. By showing all the characters this creates enigma code as the audience
wants to know who is who and why they are acting the way they are in the
trailer. The trailer poses questions that the film will answer because it shows
violence and when watching the film we then find out why acts of violence are
being carried out. There is also a voice over of music which is Plan B rapping;
this also tells the story because throughout the film his music is like the narrator.
This would appeal to 15-25 year olds who are from the psychographic group of
strugglers and are from deprived backgrounds as they would probably listen to
rap music to inspire and relate to the music.
9.
How does the trailer of Ill Manors balance plot and
spectacle?
The dialogue used in the trailer helps the
audience to understand the narrative which puts the plot into narrative and the
visual content and images used in the trailer help put it into spectacle.
10. Think about the
film certificate of Ill Manors; outline what is deemed to be acceptable for
this certificate.
In an 18 certificate movie strong language can
be used with no limit to it, the use can be aggressive, frequent and
accompanied by violence. Very strong crude and explicit sex references can be
used at 18. Explicit uses of violence and gore can be used and shown in detail.
What can be used in an 18:
·
very
strong violence
·
frequent
strong language (eg 'f***') and/or very strong language (eg ‘c***’)
·
strong
portrayals of sexual activity
·
scenes of
sexual violence
·
strong
horror
·
strong
blood and gore
·
real sex
(in some circumstances)
·
discriminatory
language and behaviour
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