ILL Manors film researchh

·         Research all the Institutions involved in the production of Ill Manors. List them with a summary of what their contribution to the film was.

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

The budget for the film was £100,000 which was a small budget compared to other films.The film however raised £453,570 in the UK box office.

·         How was Ill Manors funded?

The film was funded by film London by the Microwave scheme which fist launched in 2006 and the schemes was put in place in order challenge film makers to be able to shoot a d full length film with a budget of up to £100,00 and in-kin support. The schemes is open to all film makers working in documentary, fiction, animation, and to artists working with the moving image.

·         What is the target audience for Ill Manors?

The target audience for ill manors is I believe is 15-25 year olds

·         Who is the main distributor of Ill Manors?

The main distributor for ill manors was revolver entertainment

·         How was Ill Manors promoted?

Ill manors was promoted in many ways one such as through TV spots, websites social media websites such as Facebook and twitter and through his album. The Album was new approach as it is not as common but plan B used the album to help promote his film which has shown to be very successful as it went straight to the top of the UK album charts during its release in July 2012.

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

The film I choose is skyfall, the similarities are that like any other big block buster that a premier did take place. The different is that for ill manors the premier took place in the US at Sundance film festival and also at the greater Manchester film festival. Whereas big block buster would do it in Leicester square having its on spate event to promote the film.  Skyfall on the other hand da much bigger budget of $150 - $200 million which raised in the Box office to $951,323,067, whereas ‘Ill Manors’ budget was much less £100,000 which raised to £453,570 in the Box office. The similarities between ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Ill manors’ are that they both contain violence and some of the same props such as a gun, both films connotes danger and realism however ‘Ill Manors’ is a film that highlights lives of individuals who have been brought up in dangerous neglected areas during childhood whereas James bond is an traditional action based film with a hero and a villain.

·         How does the trailer for Ill Manors hook audiences into the narrative and pose questions that the film will answer? Identify 3 ways/techniques.

     One technique that I believe has been used is enigma codes the trailer asked questions such as “what influences …. The choices you make ?” this is helps draw the audiences because it asks rhetorical questions that only the film can answer and therefore attracts audiences to watch the film. The use of dialogue and text on the screen is another way that enigma codes has been used, it uses statements that draw the audience to watch the film such as “ we are all products of our environment , some environments are just harder to survive in.” this is another example of enigma codes because audiences want to know more if they can relate to it, it also makes audiences want to know what environment but most of all attracts them to watch it due to the realism of what is being shown. Another way is through the use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound, the music helps attracts audiences to watch film. This has been done through the use of Plan B song ill manors the instrumental is used halfway through the film in order to attract audiences and but also to keep the attention of audiences that are watching the film.  The final way that the trailer attracts audiences is through the video itself , the clips that are used have a big impact on the audience seeing guns and drugs attracts the audience the establishing shot of London is another factor that I believe attracts the audiences to watch it. By seeing London and drugs and guns can be seen as a way to attract audiences to watch the film by them wanting to find out what is happening in the streets of London. The use of showing several character helps introduced the audiences that can attracted them to watch the film which link to the male and female gaze, that audiences may see someone they like which may attract them to watch the film. The use of showing character and following the scene with a child suggests that is a narrative of the film but a narrative of the character as well which helps attracts audiences because they want to find out more.

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

      The trailer uses the dialogue to help explain the narrative and the video to help as the                   spectacle and attracted the audiences

·         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?

      A 15 certificate involves strong violence and language but does not show a lot of any drug use is allowed however it must not be promoted or encouraged to be taken. Any sexual context is allowed but if sexual violence is involved it must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification. An 18 certificate film would have very strong violence and language which is likely to be continuous in an 18 certificate film, also strong sexual activity/context is likely to be shown. Gruesome, strong blood scenes and real sex, crude and explicit sex references are allowed. Overall Ill Manors would be an 18 certificate as it contains context from an 18 certificate such as violence, strong language and real sex references therefore would be suitable for audiences who are 18 and above. Although Plan B had aimed for the film to be for 15-25 years old it means that the audiences that are 18 and above will be able to see it in cinema which means that ill manors would have lost potential customers.