Letter to Plan B

Dear Ben Drew,

First of all I would like to say congratulations on the success of your movie ill manors and the soundtrack. Over the last past few months we have been studying in our media class about your movie Ill manors. We have watched and read upon many articles about you and the movie. We would love as a media department and school if you're able to come to our school (Greenford High School) in the up coming months prior to our controlled assessment. We would find it extremely beneficial if you were to come and talk to us about ill manors and you political view generally.

Interview -

How long have you been acting for? 

It all started when I was around year 6. I was part of our final year production and ever since then I've continued on and never looked back in an acting career. I feel really privilege to be the main character in a show such as 'The Carnage' the show is completely different to what viewers are going to witness. Let's hope that they like the acting that I've done in it too.

What's your thoughts of The Carnage? 

The carnage is a hell is a hell of a story. If the audience thinks that the starting was bad ... wait on until the series progresses. The story overall is really really eye opening in a sense and gruesome. It's literally going to be a full on blood shed of different characters as the story progresses.  The carnage is like a family behind the scenes one of the directors are my closest mates since I was 3 years old and I couldn't turn down the offer after reading the script. I felt as if I could pull this off ... no pressure.

What is it like working with a new director on the scene? 

To be honest it's really cool working with some who's new on the scene especially in directing. Daniel is one creative director alongside his team Rohail and Manraj together they have created something that has blown my mind away the way they've used bits from movies and so on is clever. Massive thank you to all three of them.

What does the future hold for you? 

In the coming future i hope to work on a British movie then moving on to Hollywood. I dream big, I think big. Currently The Carnage will run for six series so i'm honestly looking forward to the filming yet to come for it. For The Carnage I really do hope that we get nominated for an award for best series etc later on to come because the amount of work going into this is just mad.

Title - The title of the front cover magazine is "THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR" and the main headlining title is "Doctor Who". The title "Doctor Who" has a futurist feel to it from the font used and the color that is projected within the text. The grey/metallic color used contributes to the futuristic theme of doctor who. The title is placed behind the characters in the central image indicating that the audience are familiar with the Doctor Who brand as they only need to view the characters in order to identify that it's a Doctor Who magazine. 

Slogan -  The slogan is a catchy short sentence which correlates with the magazine. The slogan for this is the day of the doctor". This sums up what the magazine will predominantly be about what the 'Doctor' is viewing in a sense and predominately be about how he as a character views situations etc.  The slogan is one of the most appealing/eye catching piece o text on the magazine. 

Central Image - The central image is of three characters from the doctor who series. Therefore, indicate that they are of importance. The lighting in the background contributes to this as it allows the characters to stand out predominantly in the magazine cover. The character in the middle is projected in a sense as he has the most power and that he is in a reign whereas, the other characters in the background aren't. 

Cover Lines  -  The cover line that is used in this magazine is 'The doctors past come back to haunt him'. This links with the central image as there are the other two previous doctors in the doctor who series. Indicating that they are hear to haunt the current doctor or their is something else overall coming to haunt these three doctors. 

Free Offer -  We are able to witness free offers which are placed around the magazine for instance, 9 downloads of doctor who adventures, 12 anniversary art cards, win blu ray CD's etc. By offering multiple competitions and give a ways it allows consumers to continuously by the magazine and contribute to loyalty toward the doctor who brand/series as they have a lot to offer for their fans who purchase the magazine. 

Color Scheme -  The color scheme used in the doctor who magazine is limited it seems more natural and simple in a sense. The colors are simple and relevantly dull. Therefore, linking to the way the characters have placed themselves and in the way that they are dressed. The character's aren't very appealing however, play and extensive part in the series of doctor who. The dark dull color used conveys a mysterious atmosphere contributing to doctor who's genre and actual theme back story

overall.

Language -  The language on the front cover would need to correlate and link with the audience of Doctor Who as if it didn't then consumers wouldn't feel a connection between the magazine and them self. Using jargon that is used in the programs will ensure that the large gathering of Doctor Who fans will purchase the magazine furthermore, they would be able to identify bit and pieces whereas, other may not. In addition, it allows them just only to specifically target their own gathering not anyone else who doesn't watch it. 

The Real Target Audience -  I think that the Doctor who souvenir magazine is targeting 15 - 45 year old. I believe that their is a large target audience to this program due to the fact that it has been running for many years. Therefore, 'hardcore' old fans who grew up with it may probably still watch it do date. I believe the target audience starts from 15 year old due to the fact that it follows a science fiction story that isn't very common in programs as such today.

Bar Code, Date and Print -  The bar code, date and print is essential for a magazine to have these three commercial selling. The date will be beneficial to an individual that has been collecting the doctor who magazines over a long period of time in order to build their collection and continue on with it. 

Print Research/ Planning Task

                            

I have chosen this front cover due to the fact it will appeal to the target audience we will be predominate be targeting which is 17 - 35 year old. From that age range image is an essential part therefore, this magazine will do justice to those reading it. One particular part of the magazine that stands out to me is the lighting/gradient used for the image of Drake. This technique can be used in my magazine as I want to ensure that from the image shown there is a gloomy effect in order to contribute to the genre of the sequence I will be producing which is a thriller opening sequence.

I have chosen this front cover due to the fact that it will appeal to the target audience of my show. The image used of is rapper Jay Z. At the bottom of the magazine it say "How Jay Z Became King Of America". The sub heading used I will be adapting to my magazine for instance, Meet (main character) page 2. As the sequence we will be producing is for a 'new' show it's best to have a sub heading of introducing your character. Therefore, contributing to the double page spread in a sense.

I have chosen this front cover due to the fact it may appeal to females that watch our show and to those that watch E4 programs. In the front cover of this magazine their is a lot going on which wouldn't be happening in my front cover. In the top right hand corner of the magazine their is a competition where those who purchase the magazine are able to get free cocktails. In my magazine cover I won't be running a competition as such however, a competition where someone is able to win a free I phone etc. I will be ensure a I phone or some sort of technology is given away due to the fact that technology is a highly valued by that specif target audience therefore, it's best to use technology in competition as such.

I have chosen this front cover as Wiz Khalifa is an artist that will appeal to the target audience of 16 - 35 year olds. The front cover shows a close up of Wiz Khalifa which I would like to adapt to my magazine front cover. I would like to have a close up picture of my protagonist due to the fact to show his 'sinister' facial expression for the front cover. Therefore, contributing to the atmosphere conveyed during the front page. In addition, this will work well with a gradient used in order to dim down the colors slightly and give a life less thriller type of image. 

ILL Manors Radio One Interview

During the interview of Plan B on Radio One BBC plan B had covered how he has been hardworking over the last past months due to the lead up and stress of his movie 'Ill Manors'. HE had covered how no one had given him much support as first but now he does have a good group of directors and co workers around him. In addition, he had talked about how he is looking forward to a future in director many more movies. Plan B has said he is "playing God in a positive way" this suggests that even though the representation of council are negative he is showing a positive due to the fact he's showing the reality of what people under those circumstances go through on a daily basis or what is happening in their surroundings. Plan B had made a track which is the title track of the movie Ill Manors. He had talked about how he 'sampled' Peter Fox's track (German Hip Hop Artist). During this interview we witness BBC Radio One educated, informed and entertained their audience who are viewing the interview. BBC One's main target audience are predominantly the youth from the age range of 16 - 34. In addition, we can say it's targeted towards main streamers. Plan B had promoted himself as a hero. We are able to witness this from the way he talks about continuously talks how he tries to get kids of the street and puts them in a acting career. He had also given an example of one of the characters in the movie Ill Manors how he had taken him in and progressed him in his acting career. Radio One had played Plan B's own track for the movie Ill Manors and named it "the hottest track currently". BBC One are a radio station that use a radio playlist. The radio playlist ensures that they keep and continuously target a specific audience.

Progress Report

Individual - WWW - I've started my editing and filmed well over the weekend. I have a rough idea of what I would want to contain in my front cover

EBI - I need to complete the work that is set for Monday about the print side work.

Group - WWW - Filmed all on the weekend (1st and 2nd February)
EBI - We just need to finish editing and get our photo shoot done which will be completed on the 7th of February.

ill Manors - Synergy

 http://www.illmanors.com/#scene-0
1.) Key Features of ill manors website -

Trailer
Synopsis
Ben Drew
Stills
Videos
Buy Now
Links
Reactions

The use of these nine categories allows the audience to view all the content of ill manors. The trailer allows people to view what enigmas will take place and what events may take place in the trailer. the trailer allows the audience to get an over view of what may take place including the characters that will be in the movie. The Synopsis allows the audience and viewers of the website to get an understanding of the story. it's like a summary of what events have taken place including a minor back story of the main character. The Ben Drew tab allows people to view a back story of Ben Drew and why he has produced the movie Ill Manors. It gives those an insight in Ben Drew's career before as a rapper and now him creating a path to his movie career. The stills are simply photos of the characters in ill manors so the audience is able to get familiar with them. The videos are of the two main characters and Ben Drew. The videos of the two characters are showing the behind the scenes and themselves introducing the characters. The third video is of Ben Drew's own music video promoting his musical career. The buy now and links tab on the website are simply for the viewers to purchase the movie ill manors. The link is to ill manors twitter page including their own face book page. They clearly state how they run competitions on the pages for their viewers to take part in. Last of all the reactions are of music starts including critics, newspapers and magazine. They had laid out the reactions to be one side of all the musical stars on the left and the others the right. They've laid it out in this manner as viewers who have followed will read the left and hopefully go with the feedback they've seen from stars they potentially look up to as well.

In the interview for the Jonathan Ross show target audience is predominately a high set class of people such as B/C/C1. It show cases on a Saturday and is a typical family show to watch and is show on prime time TV. I also believe this due to the guests on his show who are A-B class Listers in terms of actors. Whereas on the other hand Soccer AM would attract a more C2, D, E viewers as they are more lower class and Soccer Am comes on at Sky1 which is free channel and attracts a lower range of famous people. The psycho graphic group I believe Jonathan Ross would attract mainly mainstreamer as Jonathan Ross comes on at prime time on a Saturday and would attract wide audiences due to the fact of the famous people on the show. On soccer AM I believe it would be mainly footballers and struggler because it is shown at 10AM in the morning and due to the way the show is set out and is not as serious as shows such as Jonathan Ross and people could seek escape from this. I believe the audience appeal would be different on each different show as in Jonathan Ross he speaks in a more serious and political way and watches what he says as he is on a big prime time TV show. However on Soccer AM he is more relaxed and speaks in different type of way as if the presenters are his mates. On the Jonathan Ross show he speaks about society and on Soccer AM he speaks more about his music.