Thursday 16 March 2017

Ill Manors blog task: official websites
















1) What examples can you find of the Ill Manors brand on the Ill Manors website homepage screengrab above?

  • The atmosphere/setting e.g the grey sky and estate buildings similar to the posters of the film.
  • The actors/characters which featured in another aspect of publication of ill manors such as billboards.
  • cross promotion used as there is links to ben drew's other projects such as his album.
  • The usage of props such as the gun which is within the semantic field of the theme and dilemmas that occurs.

2) How does the website encourage the audience to buy or interact with Ill Manors product
There are multiple 'click on' links directly or relate to ill manors and its by-products.

3) Now look at Plan B's official website. How does it use social media in terms of content and design? Why might the website designers have wanted to create the look and feel of a social networking site?

The name of the film 'ILL MANORS' is centralised and shown three times within the website with different text forms.
There is also a selected of different 'click on' of cross related products of ill manors such as the album and biography of the director himself, Ben drew

4) Scroll back through the wall to look at posts from around the release date of Ill Manors. How does this statement on Ill Manors link to other texts we have studied as part of this case study? Do you agree with his claim that he "won't justify" the riots? What does this statement suggest about the representation of young people in Plan B's film and music videos?

The statement expresses the same concerns on the ideologies and beliefs that Ben Drew highlighted during his ted-ex. The idea that we are a product of our environment and different concepts that also highly this idea such as 'nature vs nurture' and being under privileged.

5) Why do you think social media is overtaking official websites in terms of film promotion?

Firstly, this means that companies are able to reach a wider audience including those who were initially unaware of the film. Also, social media outlets automatically generate hype and anticipation for the film.



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