Ill Manors was filmed in Forest Gate, London directed and written by Ben Drew and was distributed by Revolver Entertainment. Ill Manors was funded by three studios the Film London Microwave, BBC Films, and Aimimage, Drew was only 21 years old when started writing his first script. The film Ill Manors took three years prior to filming, it is based upon actual events and stories that Drew heard when he was young who also used to live in an estate. Drew struggled at first to secure finance for the film and eventually his film was at production in 2009.The production involved producer Atif Ghani, cinematography by Gary Shaw, and editors for the film by David Freeman, Hugh Williams, Sortira Kyriacou, and Farah Drabu. The man characters of the film were Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Keith Coggins, Lee Allen, Nick Sagar, Ryan De La Cruz, Anouska Mond and Nathalie Press, who each play a core role in the film and their violence, as they struggle to survive on the streets.
How much Ill Manors cost to produce (its budget).
Ill Manors was produced with a budget of £100,000, the film raised £453,570 in the UK box office.
How was Ill Manors Funded?
The film was funded by three studios called Film London Microwave, BBC Films and Aimimage. Film London Microwave was part of the Ill Manors production in 2009. The BBC films and Aimimage studios were known for the low budget British film making companies.
What is the targeted audience for Ill Manors?
The certificate of Ill Manors is 18 therefore the film would have swearing, violence, sexual content, hence the audience that would be suitable for this film would be young adults (18-34). The film focuses on eight main characters who have problems in life, living in a rough estate however the audien
ce targeted would relate to the characters as the characters are young adults too (dominent).
Who is the main distributor for Ill Manors?
The main distributor of Ill Manors is by Revolver Entertainment. In order to raise funds for Ben Drew's fil. the distribution rights to Ill Manors were sold to Revolver Entertainment in April 2011. Revolver Entertainment is located in both London and Los Angeles, the company was founded in 1997 and has released independent films also documentaires.
How was Ill Manors promoted?
Ill Manors was promoted on The Guardian's website on 3rd May 2012 for its firat trailer and unveiled by Empire Magazine's website on 8th May 2012 for the first Ill Manors film poster. Furthermore Digital Spy also promoted Drew's film by two other film posters on the 18th May and 7th June 2012. The premiere of Ill Manors was on the 30th May 2012 in London and wide released to 191cinemas in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Compare this with a big budge blockbuster. What are the main similarities and differences?
I have chosen ‘Skyfall’ a big budget blockbuster to compare ‘Ill Manors’ which is a low budget film. ‘Skyfall’ is the twenty-third James Bond film to be very successful and known worldwide, alongside theme songs by famous artists such as Adele, Alicia Keys and many more. The film is an action packed adventure film with a budget of $150 - $200 million which raised in the Box office to $951,323,067, whereas ‘Ill Manors’ budget was much less £100,00 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. Both films create enigma codes which engage the audience and make them think what is going to happen next as they are curious and want to find out. Moreover there are differences between these films firstly by the budget of the films are very different, ‘Ill Manors’ was produced with a low budget funding as it was an project by Ben Drew who is a music artist therefore companies didn't want to fund him, as they thought the film would not be successful however ‘Skyfall’ has a big budget due to the props, settings, characters and many more (mise en scene) as companies know that a James Bond film will be successful they funded a lot of money to the film to be very attractive to the audience therefore they would watch it. Furthermore the characters featured in ‘Skyfall’ are much more popular known actors well known to the industry, the audience are aware of these characters as they have see them before in other blockbusters, however ‘Ill Manors’ have new characters who are new to the film industry giving them an opportunity to show their skills of acting therefore the audience don’t know these characters very well and would not be aware of the film as much as ‘Skyfall’. Lastly ‘Ill Manors’ have strong content of drug use, swearing and sexual scenes whereas ‘Skyfall’ has much more action packed scenes such as car chases, explosions etc.
How does the trailer for Ill Manors hook audiences into the narrative and pose questions that the film will answer? Identify 3 ways/techniques?
Ill Manors hooks the audience attention into the narrative and pose questions that the film will answer is because the Ill Manors trailer uses many techniques to keep the audience assumed and to create enigma codes for them to watch it. The trailer strongly portrays lives of young youths living in council estate whose lives are hard due to living and growing up around violence and drugs. This film relates to normal people lives which connects to the audience making them realise and feel sympathy for young youths also it creates realism of the daily events that happen. Ill Manors trailer uses effective non-diegetic and diegetic music to engage the audience the voice over of Ben Drew (Plan B) is very effective as he explains the narrative of the story by rapping the words, Drew is an artist known for his rapping therefore the audience will be aware it is him and he is promoting the film by his soundtrack, furthermore it lets the audience know that Drew’s life also reflects to him and the film as he was growing up. The rapping of Plan B relates to a much younger audience as they would listen to grime music therefore the target audience I think are teenagers and adults. The text used in the trailer attracts the audience’s attention as it is hard bold, stands out which suggests it is the main focus therefore we would read it. The text also explains the narrative of the film alongside with Plan B’s lyrics, the non-diegetic music matches the fast past edits towards the end creating tension and enigma code to the audience as there are events from the film cut into quick edits into the trailer to make the audience also have an idea of the film would e about. Overall at the end of the trailer the release date was shown in a large white font with a black background to make the audience remember the date it would be coming out and to watch it.
A 15 certificate involves strong violence and language but not a lot is shown, drug use is allowed however it must not be promoted or encourage drug 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 permitted. 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.
The Ill Manors trailer uses effective non diegetic music to attract the target audience. The targeted audience for this film are young teenagers/adults, I think the film would be watched by males more than females as the music used in the trailer is grime.
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