Institution

The Studio that produced Ill Manors went by the name of "Film London Microwave" also BBC Films and Aimimage had a part to play. These institutions have very low budget, but were able to make a good film.

How much Ill Manors cost to produce (its budget)?

 The film "Ill Manors" cost only £100,000 to make but made a sale of 453,570 on box office.

How was Ill Manors funded?

Plan B went on tour for two years (2010 and 2011) to help fund Ill manors.

What is the target audience for Ill Manors?

The audience is for youth from about 15- 35 even though the age rating was an 18. It is about the life that a lot of youth find interesting so they would watch it also it is targeted at C1-E psychographs as that is low middle and working class people. The unique selling point is the gritty raw personality of London as an area. Also the jargon used by Plan B makes it appeal to youth.

Who is the main distributor of Ill Manors?

The main distributor of ill manors is revolver entertainment as the rights to the film were sold to them in April 2005.

How was Ill Manors promoted?

The film “ill manors” was promoted through revolver entertainment as they were given the rights to the film. However, along with this factor, another was the fact that ill manors was helped to become big through the music videos by plan b to help promote the story line as well as what the film was about.

 Compare this with a big budget blockbuster. What are the main similarities and differences?

The story line was the same as a big blockbuster movie because it had a protagonist and the protagonists survives whilst the other characters either die or go to prison. A difference between them is that the characters in the movie weren't well recognised actors but just normal people acting.
How does the trailer for Ill Manors hook audiences into the narrative and pose questions that the film will answer? Identify 3 ways/techniques.

The trailer for ill manors promotes the film and appeals to the age demographic aimed at by this film, the 15 - 25 year olds. This is done through the use of a music video as teenagers are more likely to watch music videos therefore getting a point across in a music video is an effective way of communicating to this demographic. The trailer clearly portrays the lives people who have been brought up in deprived areas such as council estates and the effect it has had on them whilst they were growing up. This hooks the audience into the narrative because, it gives the audience a realistic insight of how people from deprived areas are coping and the problems they are facing every day of their lives. Also, the voice over of Plan B almost raping instead of telling the story in just words in the trailer is effective on the audience. This is because it could highlight how he directed/produced the film and it also conveys to the audience that Ill Manors is a reflection of his life when he was growing up in a council estate.

 How does the trailer for Ill Manors balance plot and spectacle?

The trailer for ill manors shows different characters as well as different scenes. This therefore represents the amount of different story lines in the film and the fact that they all link and cross in one way or another. Also the use of different spectacles in the trailer therefore hooks an audience.