Ill Manors: Broadcast platform concluded

1) What does this tell us about Plan B's intentions in making the film?
This tells us that Plan B's intentions in making the film was to share and show to the audience of how the youths and the people that live in council estate areas are neglected by society such as the Government. Essentially, Plan B wants everyone to know about this so some changes might start to occur with the poor environment of the council estate areas. Lastly, the movie was produced to reach out to the audience to take away the cruel ideologies that they have of these council estate people and the youths.

2) What do we learn about the production process for Ill Manors?
We learnt that the production process for Ill Manors was quite complicated and difficult at some times. Firstly, they had a low budget which meant that producing the movie would be harder as they have less money. Also, during the production process, there would be people distracting the shooting which would consume time. It was difficult for them to film in location.

3) What can you tell about the possible target audience from this short documentary?
The target audience is certainly the people and the youths that experience the same things that is reflected in the movie. It is relatable. Also, it would target middle class people or higher because they can realise the environment that these people are living in and what they are facing regularly. Essentially, its targeted towards people that are unaware of the presence of the cruelty that the youths in London go through. Also, the youths and the people that experience this would feel attracted to it as they would want to see how their problems and themselves are portrayed in the movie.

4) Does the film successfully do what director Ben Drew (Plan B) set out to achieve? 
The film does successfully do what the director Ben Drew had set to achieve. His main intentions and purpose of making this film was to spread the message of the council estate people and the working class people that are suffering because the society such as the Government don't pay attention to them as much so they aren't as recognised in the media. With this, it sort of promotes the chaos that has been happening with the working class people that live in council estate areas and how the youths are becoming corrupted. The purpose of the film will then be realised by the society which will mean that the society will know about the problems with these youths and elderly people. Moreover, some of the scenes in the film is set out excellently which reaches out to many consumers and it's target audience which are the people that experience the same thing and the middle class people.


1) What is SBTV? Research the channel and explain how it became successful.

SBTV is a multi-faceted company that was founded by Jamal Edwards and is run by a small group of youths that work on web-based contents, generally with a new music angle. Moreover, SBTV have always been consistent with only one content which helped the company to increase in fame because it reached out to many people. Also, it has became succesful as they tend to interview bigger rappers in the UK which would get more attraction. Lastly, the target audience of this channel would be younger adults and teenagers that are into urban music produced in the UK.

2) What is the audience appeal for an interview like this? How does the opening of the clip emphasise this appeal?
The audience appeal for an interview like this is that it creates a sense of realism through the handheld camera as clearly seen and the presenter in the video who directs us and tells us many things. Also, there is a sense of personal identification and relationship which is Blumler and Katz - uses and gratifications with the presenter. Lastly, the video is unusual as the presenter enters the studio in an illegal way which would have more audience appeal.
 
3) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?
In this interview of Plan B, he is represented as a positive but also partly negative too. At times, he represented as a hardworking person but also, a lazy and careless at times too. He is mainly shown as a hard working person as he tries hard to produce the best production that he has ever made.
 

1) What is SOHK.TV? 
SOHK.TV is an online channel that targeted at a group of people that love films. Moreover, this channel features exclusive interviews with movie stars or any other celebrities, creative insights and inspirations.

2) Why is Ill Manors a good fit to promote on SOHK.TV?


3) What kind of audience would subscribe to SOHK.TV? Is it a different audience to the main target audience for Ill Manors? Why might this benefit Ben Drew and the institutions behind Ill Manors?


1) What is the history of the Jonathan Ross show? What channels has it appeared on? Why has Jonathan Ross been a controversial media figure in the past?
The Jonathan Ross show is hosted by Jonathan Ross which has been broadcasted on the channel, "Itv 1" since 2011. Jonathan Ross has been a controversial media figure in the past because he uses offensive language which has an influence on the society. But however, his show is very entertaining to the public which is the reason why he is controversial.
2) Identify the target audience for this interview (demographics/psychographics) and say why.
The target audience for this interview would mainly be from A to B to C1 due to variety of reasons. Firstly, the dress code of the host and others around him during the show is quite smart and professional. Also, the show is shown to be very entertaining and makes a huge amount of revenue. Moreover, Jonathan Ross seems to have collaborated with many famous celebrities which would appeal to more upper class people. Lastly, lower class is a target audience too because he uses informal language which we expect lower class people to use more than the upper class people.
3) What is the audience appeal for a programme like the Jonathan Ross show?
The main audience appeal for Jonathan Ross's show would be that the audience receive entertainment as Jonathan Ross shares funny jokes and is very comedy. Also, it is a sense of diversion (Blumler and Katz) because the audience escape their real life problems to watch comedy of Jonathan Ross. Lastly, the audience then create a bond with Jonathan Ross due to his way of presenting his show.
4) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?
In this text, Plan B is represented as a lower class person that didn't really receive great education due to the music genre. The music genre being "Hip-Hop" is represented as lower platform of music.
1) How popular is BBC Radio 1? Find average listening figures for the station. How has the BBC Radio 1 audience declined over recent years? Why might this have happened?

BBC Radio 1 has had listening figures of 10.44 million in 2015 but however, it has decreased with the figures of the listeners as they tend to look at more interactive and youth social media such as YouTube and Snapchat which would appeal to more younger people. This would mean less listerners as younger people have other devices such as TV to watch and listen rather than radios.
2) Who is the target audience for BBC Radio 1?
The target audience for BBC radio 1 could be from 16 to to elderly age such as 30. It is from 16 because some young and famous celebrities are interviewed at BBC radio 1 which would appeal to the younger audience.
3) How does Plan B promote Ill Manors in this interview?
Plan B promotes Ill Manors in this interview through the promotion of the music track that he made for the movie which would be used in the movie. Also, he talks about the audience appeal of this movie and how the narrative of the movie reflects upon the activities today in the reality world.
4) What representation of Plan B can we find in this interview?
In this interview, the representation of Plan B is that he is a person that cares about the society such as the council estate areas and the people and how he wants to subvert the stereotype of urban and hip-hop music. 

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