Ill Manors: Broadcast platform concluded

The broadcast platform involves studying a wide variety of different media texts linked to Ill Manors.

We have already studied the Ill Manors trailer, music video and TEDx lecture. Now, we need to explore some further broadcast texts to conclude our work on the broadcast platform. 

Watch and listen to the following clips/links and embed them where possible on a new blogpost called 'Ill Manors: Broadcast platform concluded'. Once you've embedded the clips on a new blogpost, answer the questions below each clip.

DVD extras
Watch the Making Of Ill Manors from the DVD extras. (Watch in class - unavailable online).

1) What does this tell us about Plan B's intentions in making the film?
2) What do we learn about the production process for Ill Manors?
3) What can you tell about the possible target audience from this short documentary?
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.


Broadcast/online
Watch Plan B interviewed by SBTV while he was editing Ill Manors.



1) What is SBTV? Research the channel and explain how it became successful.
Identify the target audience for this interview (demographics/psychographics) and say why.
2) What is the audience appeal for an interview like this? How does the opening of the clip emphasise this appeal?
3) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?


Watch this promotional film on SOHK.TV with interviews with the cast and Ben Drew.


1) What is SOHK.TV? 
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?


Television
Watch Plan B interviewed on the Jonathan Ross show.




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?
2) Identify the target audience for this interview (demographics/psychographics) and say why.
3) What is the audience appeal for a programme like the Jonathan Ross show?
4) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?


Radio
Listen to this interview with Plan B on Fearne Cotton's BBC Radio 1 show.

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?
2) Who is the target audience for BBC Radio 1?
3) How does Plan B promote Ill Manors in this interview?
4) What representation of Plan B can we find in this interview?

You will have a single lesson to work on this but will need to finish for homework - deadline confirmed by your exam class teacher.