Ill Manors: the making of

1) What does this tell us about Plan B's intentions in making the film?
 The intention Plan B had when producing this movie was to show the audience a different representation of the youth of London. Ben Drew had set out to show a more negative, gritty  representation of London rather that the way most movies glamorise it. Ben Drew wanted to challenge the stereotype of teens and show the hardship reality of it. During the duration of the clip we viewed we witness the actors of the movie and the movie director being interviewed. The actors of the movie are more formal compared to the director. Whereas, the director Ben Drew's characteristics are more like the way the characters are conveyed in the movie. Therefore, suggesting that Ben Drew has a emotional connection with the movie as it's a part of him.

2) What do we learn about the production process for Ill Manors?
During the production process of Ill manors places where they filmed for instance, 'Crack Den' was actually a crack den. This shows us that the movie is real as it gets. Furthermore, the production process of the movie first started well before 2012. Ben Drew directed a short movie clip where he rapped and the clip showed what he was rapping about. Then he was told by one of his friends to make something again similar like that however, at a longer duration. We are able to see this in tact during the movie as each character has their own track dedicated to their background and what has currently happened in their life. Moreover, the budget of the film is relatively low therefore, it makes the film more authentic. As there are a few non professional actors it makes it more authentic and genuine.

3) What can you tell about the possible target audience from this short documentary?
 One of the characters in the movie 'Ed' talked about how it can be targeted to not to those who rioted however, to those who didn't but sat at home and judged them. It will be targeted towards a more middle class individuals to show what leads the youth to carry out certain actions which are shown in the movie. In addition, it is in a sense targeted to a disposed individuals. As they will have a emotional connection with the character in the movie and they can see themselves conveyed in that way.

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.
 I believe that the film does successfully do what the director Ben Drew set out to do. After the movie ended I was quite shocked about the movie in general as it gave off a depressing feeling. In addition, some scenes were quite hard hitting and made you generally think of what it would be like if you were to live in a area as such. In the documentary we are shown the behind the scenes of the movie. During the behind the scenes characters talk about how real it really is indicating that it's not drummed up or glamorised in the way London is normally shown. However, it's more realistic to a sense.