Ill manors review
ill manors is a excellent debut film directed Ben Drew, also know as Plan B. Although not having directed any other film he has been featured in several music videos and therefore knows a lot of the filming industry and is clearly shown through incredible shots and clever editing. His music is considered very controversial due to its content and perfectly so as this film is also very controversial and he has cleverly incorporated his music in this thrilling production and cleverly narrates the films using powerful and meaningful lyrics.

Their are several main character of the narrative each telling a story how ever the protagonist Riz Ahmed known as Aaron in the film is a young adult male stuck in between a constant dilemma of doing right or wrong due to his surroundings he's forced to take a life of violence drugs and struggle. he is know for the very popular film 4 lions as Omar and his role in Shifty as Shifty. Ben also used many other unknown actor such as Ed as Ed Skerin, Keith Coggins as Kirby, Natalie Press as Katya, Lee Allen in the role of Chris and Anouska Mond as Michelle.

Ed and Aaron are two men doing their best make money essential through drug dealing however Ed is portrayed as a heartless man with no conscionce and Aaron although having the same occupation is the complete opposite. Chris is a feared gangster on the streets of east london and was the apprentice of Kirby prior to his long prison sentence of possession of narcotics. he is now back to reclaim his turf and belongings. Katya is a russian mother whom is homeless and is in run from sex trafficker and michelle is a Crack whore she begins her relationship with katya based on sympathy which leads to a new equilibrium. Jake is a teenage kids who is easily influenced and persuaded to join a local gang through betraying a dear friend and murder. An explosive ending is finalised through the use of a baby that is thrown from place to place landing in to each of these peoples hands even being sold at one point but result in salvation.

this film is a Crime drama and from seeing the convention of the film and objects used to represent this theme it's clear that this film is a gritty rough gangster film. therefore it does fit my expectation although street gangsters in the film aren't all what are expected in the film from the cliche driving in a car and shooting opposing gang members gangs in this film aren't all that ruthless. the mood i would describe when talking abut this film is on the edge and hair raising.

Due to my preference of hip hop i din't personally like the music although flowing with the narrative parallel and again was meaningful and relatable. Plan B's music created and intense feeling making you want to question more about certain character and made you relate to them more.

Ill manors is aimed at in my opinion Males between the ages of 15 - 30 living in London disregarding the age restriction and in terms of psychographic it's aimed at reformers. i would recommend this film because it's a very well made film and has a very good narrative.

www. we completed all the filming and can start on the editing
EBI. some of the scenes were shaky and need to be redone

where are going out to film again and re do the shoots ant the same time and hopefully with playing with the settings this can result in better quality shots and some of the scene were to grainy so this would be goo if we can get better quality

5 magazine Covers

Plan B x T.E.D Lecture

Plan B believe that the U.K government doesn't do anything to keep the youths of the street and have no care for them as people and like racist people are to the coloured, rich people segregate themselves from the youth and the lower class simply because of their ego and appearance. He believes in taking a chance in today youth to find talent and a great example of this was his film Ill manors due to the fact that apart from Actor 'Riz Ahmed' the rest of the actors/actresses in the film had no acting experience at all however were still good at it. He believed at look at the youth in a different sense and what helped him do this is his experience from living in the rough areas of east London therefore he was able to connect to the youth in a way they understand and can have a larger effect and is the reason he can reach further into these areas to speak to actual gang members unlike all the other politicians. In the lecture he speaks about the riots and doing so he quotes a former gang member,"If you ask how we became a society where young people think it's OK to rob and loot, I respond how did we get to a society that cares more about shops and business than the lives of young people?" this show that his primary value is the life of the young - how they live and survive.

The target audience of this lecture was most aimed at the elderly and the more mature society so that they are able to understand why the youth are doing things that cause trouble. basically the same target audience as the movie. The psycho-graphic target group would be reformer as they would want to understand the youth preceptive so that they can do more or do as much as they can to help them and believe in personal growth, this is different to his target market for his music which 14- 20 as this are the group of people that listen and are the people the connect to him. the age of the target group would roughly be around between the ages of 15 - 30 would realistic even though the age restriction is 18. he wants to

Plan B's view on the media is negative as the majority of the industry portray youths to be antisocial and violent also they are shown to look dirty all the time hence the continuous display of teens in joggers and hoodies. they are also portrayed as being unintelligent and untrustworthy one headline the stood out to him in the newspaper are 'Council Estate kids are the Scum of the earth' and this conveys exactly what he is preaching and this link to Cohens theory because people in the music video are portrayed as dangerous and there for it scares the people watching and they feel they have to do something so the media start to publicize teenagers and criminals and thugs.

Title of publication:

-        The title of this magazine is slightly obscured by the head of the protagonist from the obvious main character from the Programme Doctor Who and the font that they have used is the font used as the title of the programme giving the sense that the magazine is special and unique to all the other in sense making it a collectable. The typography title of the magazine is large compared to the rest of the typography on the mag thus making it the most important and this make the reader look at this area of the magazine first then it leads the eye down as reading the title leads the reader to the ‘Name Check’.

Slogan:

-        This slogan serves its purpose as it sum up the content of the mag in a line. The slogan on this magazine is very similar to the font of the title and this then help keep the appearance of being futuristic. The slogan is very simple and very cliché so this makes it very easy for the reader to remember in a way it very catchy because of the simplicity. They have highlighted words like 50 years to show the age and create a value to the programme and this is them emphasised by the colour that has been used ‘Gold’ this may refer to the Golden age on the value that gold have and this connects to the reader especially if the readers are slightly older as this may be nostalgic. The lettering of the slogan is in capitals letters and although being small it shows the importance of the 50 years.  The slogan is at the top of the magazine and this also adds to its importance.

Central Image:

-        The central image consists of the doctor from ‘2013’ and previous and show all three generation of the doctors at the time and therefore at the time the doctor in the centre between the other two was the newest and this is evident as a light glow behind his head show he’s more superior  and more relevant giving him a god like image, the light then bleaches out the other two doctor lightly this could mean that he out shines them, and this is emphasised by him standing ahead of the other two doctors .Compared to the previous doctor behind the centre protagonist, they seem slightly rough this give the reader a refreshing feeling and gives of a sense that the series with this actor in it is better and more improved. All three actor look directly towards the camera and this to the reader make them feel part of the legacy that has been created by them. The shadow created by the main doctor cover the previous doctor and this in sense show that these actor are over shadowed by a new replacement.

Flash / Cover Lines

-        THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR -  this shows part of the main focus as the text size of the typography is large making it the second largest convention and therefore catches the readers eye then leading them on to the lower half of the magazine what emphasis this is the use of White lettering and this is completely different to the rest of the cover because the image used for the cover is fairly dark, the white lettering give of a sense of futuristic feeling staying with the theme of the ,magazine cover.

Free Offer:

-        The magazines offer 12 free collectable cards for the anniversary of the programme to engage the reader on to the doctor who magazine more and in the magazine company the typography used to advertise them is in capital letter and gives of a sense of excitement to the reader.

Colour Scheme:

-        The colours used in the magazines are Red, Blue, Black, White and Gold these colour are used to give of a futuristic feeling again flowing with the Doctor Who theme. There isn’t many colours used in this issue so that the composition of this magazine doesn’t appear to be too busy and this allows the reader to easily focus on the cover with out them being confused or even so that their laziness doesn’t get in the way of them understanding the cover – it makes the magazine look clean cut. Colours such as Blue are seen as iconography as this colour represent the phone booth which it self is iconic to Doctor Who.

Name Check:

-        These boxes give further information about what is inside the magazine that may interest the readers such as stories and articles this info may appeal to another audience that isn’t the primary target. In this magazine the Name Check consists of the free gift, competition, and bumper issue of the magazine.

Language:

-        The language consists of many different typographies including the sizing of the font which s all very different the larger the font to larger the focus there is meant to be on them the font and colour also determine this as of the font has a certain style to it may appeal to the readers more and make them focus on a certain section of the magazine first in this case it is the title of the magazine which is large; has a stylish font and is coloured. The day of the Doctor has a ring to it possibly because it almost has alliteration.

Competition:

-        In the name check there is a section that shows a chance to win a box set of the Doctor Who series, books and CD’s how ever what specifically is given away in the magazine isn’t clear as it says what is given away which excites the reader and make want to enter how ever doesn’t give away how to enter the competition and them forces them to buy the magazine to find out.

Direct Address and Asking Questions:

-        The magazine doesn’t exactly directly address the reader whoever the Doctors in the magazine cover directly look at them and this makes reader feel apart of the magazine. It doesn’t include any Question.

 Barcodes, Date and Price

-         The barcode, date and price are small as the cover editor didn’t want the magazine doesn’t exactly directly address the reader whoever the Doctors in the magazine cover directly look at them and this makes reader feel apart of the magazine. It doesn’t include any Question.The ‘real’ Target audience the target audience is clearly fans of the programme Doctor Who as the cover of this magazine is dedicated to 50 year that the programme has been running

1) What does this tell us about Plan B's intentions in making the film?


it tell us that his initial audience wasn't to target the youth that are relatable but to also targeted an audience that would be interested in the the issues in these type of societies (reformers). he wanted to portray atmospheres similar to this in a realistic way and instead of glamorising London he tried to break societies perception of a perfect, modern, classy environment when only it central London like this.

2) What do we learn about the production process for Ill Manors?
The production process for ill manors was very hard because it was actually filmed in east London and therefore most of the area that were perceived to be crack den,brothels or gang related area were actually all of these things and wasn't a safe environment for the team. on occasion they were stop by gangs to leave the area and stp by police because they were filming in a crack den.3) What can you tell about the possible target audience from this short documentary?

4) Does the film successfully do what director Ben Drew (Plan B) set out to achieve? Explain your answer with reference to both the film and the making of documentary.

Typical codes and conventions for trailers:

-Directors name (if they are well known e.g. Quentin Tarantino) 

 -Quotes from magazines 

 -Name of Film at the end only 

 -Names of Actors 

 -Release Date 

 -Where it can be viewed 

 -Most exciting and dramatic scenes 

 -E-media Links 

 -Age Certificate 

 -Name of Producers/ Production Companies

Distribution:

-YouTube 

 -Radio 

 -Television 

 -Cinema 

How does Ill Manors use trailer conventions?

Ill Manors uses many conventions in their trailer such as Quotes from magazines to convey to the audience that their film is worth watching and they have used quotes from magazines that suit their target market the most like ‘Men’s Fitness’ this is aimed at a males audience in between the ages of 20- 30. Another conventions used in the trailer is the use of