Plan b Magazine Articles

1) Identify the target audience (demographics/psychographics) for this magazine. How is that particular audience attracted?

2) Does the article do more than just entertain? How? (Think of Uses and Gratifications theory)

3) Does this text allow the audience to participate/contribute? (E.g. leave comments) How is this different to the print version of the magazine?

4) What codes/conventions of print interviews can you find in the article?

5) How is narrative used to tell a story in each interview? Clue: what is it that keeps the reader interested in the article?

6) What synergy can you find between this text and the broadcast examples we have studied?

Men’s Health interview

men health is aimed at 18-15 year old men who are driven and life such as aspirer's and looking to be successful either in university,college and work.they enjoy looking after their appearance and enjoy working.Also they might even be huge fans of sport and support teams.The article is to entertain and to entertain as plan b is a celebrity and they would like to read and get advise of how he got to where he is and they want to aspire to be like him.This article is a bit different as the article doesn't allow any comments underneath.The interview pictures and quotes show us that its a article interview.maybe because of personal identity,they are fan of plan b and want to know and find out he keeps fit and they will put that regime towards themselves.The synergy covers his soundtrack and his film.

NME Magazine interview

NME is a music magazine which primarily targets men aged between 17-30, this target audience would be classed as BC1, lower middle class, skilled working class and working class are all targets of this magazine on Plan B. This article fulfils the gratifications of being informative as it provides information about Plan B and his releases. It also informs about current political affairs to some extent with the references to David Cameron and the Conservatives party..The article consists of images relevant to the content featured as well as a colour-scheme coherent with the NME Magazine brand. The layout is also conventional to typical magazine articles. The narrative exhibited in the article follows the bold headline: 'Plan B attacks David Cameron over last year's riots' which progresses onto setting the chronology of events leading to this unsettling disequilibrium bound to cause socio-political controversy and media attention.  The texts share the synergy of references to Plan B's debut film ill Manors and the ideologies behind it, reinforced throughout the broadcast platform aspect of Plan B's media activity.

Guardian interview

Males from ages 20-40 in particular, those who are quite confident in achieving and succeeding in the political serious world the psycho graphic group is succeeder's. In the demographic group, the readers would be B/A.In link to the uses and gratification theory, it is okay to say that Drew builds a back story and experience feel with emotions to the article, which only enables the reader to build a personal relationship with him.

The article includes hyper links to more reviews articles on the movie from different columnists but also social media on the side has been interviewed into the article, places to leave comments or follow the social sites to keep updated with any latest news of follow up features of the movie.A picture of Drew himself is included within the narrative as well as of a shot from the movie with Riz Ahmed facing a gun at his reflection in the mirror. The all doubtfully suggest the amount of attention and love a child requires during its childhood to really form a sane and what appears to be 'respectful and successful' in society.

The main focus across the media platforms remains the same, to help gain a little respect for what the society labels as gangsters. Also focuses on the representations of the disadvantaged youths of today's day and age.

GQ magazine article

GQ is a magazine that is targeted for young males. Its magazine is filled with women, music, models and news. Its targeted for the more younger adults like 18 - 30 this is because it is highly stereotypical  and is filled with music like rap and rock. Also because it has many women inside it.This article is targeted for the struggler's as it gives a sense of escapism, plan b explains therights and wrongs and also tells people that are in a youth of crime and anger that they can escape it and become successful.

This article allows comments via the social media platform Facebook, this will help create the build to the film a lot more viral and will help contribute to the success of the film.

This article promotes the film and soundtrack which is a synergy for the article.

ILL Manors Print

What are the key conventions that help you identify the print text (e.g. title, central image, review quotes etc.)?

1. What design features help identify the Ill Manors brand?
2. What examples of synergy can you find with the broadcast platform or other print examples?
3. What are the key conventions that help you identify the print text (e.g. title, central image, review quotes etc.)?

Billboard cover 

The key conventions of a the billboard advert is that its a very large and dominant for the audience get a glimpse of it.As the audience seeing it are the motorway or what not so they are going past and probably only have a few seconds looking at it.So they billboard has to automatically in the first second suggest that its a billboard advertising a film.The colour is not important but the text has to be bold and bright.So the audience can then see the title and the central image and understand the ratings of it being good.All 5 or 4's star ratings so they would know its a really good film.The design is amazing as the whole them is dark and gritty and you can see the council estate behind the central image in the background is made to look more like poverty and dangerous.Also the design of the central image is very effective as the title ill manors is being surrounded by the characters gun around it.This could imply that ill manors or the area ill manors is surrounded by the guns or violence.A key example of synergy between the two platforms is the location, which is clearly presented throughout the music video and trailer - Council house estates in London. This reiterates the setting for Plan B's narrative, while highlighting the fact that Ill Manors' will be a film to escape in and learn about the truth behind the urban world.

Album cover

The key conventions of a CD cover include a central image of the artist, followed by the name of the album - in this case, 'Ill Manors'. This is a strong way in identifying the print type as it is most common for the artist them self to feature on the cover to sell their brand identity. In particular, the bottom right hand corner holds an 'parent advisory' warning label, addressing the fact his music will be aggressive in terms on language and vocabulary. The design feature of a razor blade disecting the middle ground, which has 'Plan B' carved into it, creates the strong indication that the music one will be presented with will be raw, sharp and gritty. In addition to this, through the positioning of Ben Drew in relation to his surroundings, where he is somewhat on 'top' of his environment, underlines the fact that this is his own view towards the urban environment - a journey through his eyes, that he will take us on with this music. In particular, he is propped between the two black pillars, spelling out 'Ill', addressing the fact that he is a product of the urban environment. An example of synergy between the album cover and a broadcast platform would be the fact that this frame is the starting shot in his Ill Manors' music video, where he addresses the audience in his poetic/rapping tone about the journey into the "urban world", that he is momentarily going to take us on.

This movie poster shows the more cynical side of ill manors with the more crazy psychotic edge to it, the use of triangles and close proximity show a lot of craziness. Also how two of the central characters are smiling show a very evil look. The movie poster also uses the convention of a quote from critics that will automatically make the audience believe what they read. The use of the 4 stars also give the audience a sense of what the film will be like. The background image shows council flats, this tells the audience will be set in these areas and can attract strugglers as they may want to watch a film that relates to them. The form of synergy used is a small text underneath that features the album release of the soundtrack composed by plan b.

Plan B Radio 1

How popular is BBC 1 radio? What caused a decline in the average listening figures over recent years?

BBC radio one is broadcasted and operated by the 'British Broadcasting Corporation' who gets paid through TV licence instead of being a commercial institution. the broadcast popular music from hip hop, rap, indie, RnB, this could appeal to people that appreciate urban cultures. the recent decline was due to the younger generation preferring virtual ways of listening to music like YouTube rather listening to the radio because they have less control as to what they want to listen to.

Who is the target audience for BBC Radio 1?

Radio one taget young adult 16-29 because they broadcast music that's associated with young adult like RnB and hip hop, however figures in 2008 show that the average age is 33, this could be due to them being more accessible to radio because they own a car and drive while listening to the radio.

How does PlanB promote ill manors in this interview?

He promotes ill manors by making his interview personable, talking about his life and the struggles he faced growing up,, he wanted to recreate his struggles and educate so young teenagers in urban poorer countries don't struggle as much as he did.

What are the representation of PlanB in this interview?

This interview shows his stubbornness because he talks about how he wants things done a certain way and if that is not achieved to his satisfaction the film isn't going to be successful. He doesn't hear or listen to the views of other people. He is represented as a man with a goal determined and his only purpose not being to entertain but to educate and change society for the better.

Index

1) Ill Manors film review
2) Broadcast: Ill Manors trailer analysis
3) Broadcast: TEDx lecture, ideology and moral panic
4) Broadcast: Ill Manors music video
5) Broadcast: Ill Manors televisin and radio interviews

Jonathan Ross show

Television-

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?

The Jonathan Ross Show is a British talk show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2011 and airs on Saturday evenings following the conclusion of Ross' BBC One chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, in July 2010.

Jonathan Ross seems to challenge the ideologies in his show and always seemed to challenge this in his shows which lead to a fired up controversy.

2) Identify the target audience for this interview (demographics/psychographics) and say why.

This interview appeals to the higher class of people I can instantly say this because of Plan B's clothing tells us that this was a formal interview considering that Ben Drew is a rapper and came from what you would call the 'hood' so is more informal than usual and doesn't usually dress smartly because of his personality. Also the show usually features more higher class people and not usually people like Ben Drew. Also, the language Ben Drew uses tells the reader he is reaching for the politics and powerful people out there because of his formal language.

3) What is the audience appeal for a programme like the Jonathan Ross show?

The Jonathan Ross show attracts the affluent audience because of the people that are brought on to the show every episode but also the channel which is ITV 4 attracts the mainstream audience that watch free view TV.

4) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?

Plan B is presented as a dedicated and hard working character that is more formal than he actually is because Plan B is able to adjust to situations and can control his colloquial language and only use it in appropriate.

SBTV

Broadcast/Online-

1) What does this tell us about Plan B's intentions in making the film?

This is a short clip created by SBTV to show the audience what happens 'behind the scenes' when creating Plan B's film Ill Manors. This shows that Plan B wishes to make this movie a big hit because of his dedication that is shown throughout the clip. We see this in Plan B's mission to stay awake while working on the movie this shows his dedication and will to get this movie going. Also, he also says that he sleeps in the same room on the floor so that he doesn't waste time and is able to make working as productive as possible.

2) What do we learn about the production process for Ill Manors?

We as the audience learn that the majority of the production of Ill Manors is done by Plan B the director himself. We also learn that the production isn't as glamorous as it seems because it shows hardship and struggle when producing and creating the film. The audience know this because he says he has to sleep on the floor to make sure 'this gets done'.

2) What is SBTV? Research the channel and explain how it became successful.

Identify the target audience for this interview (demographics/psychographics) and say why.

SB.TV Global Ltd, also known as SB.TV or SmokeyBarz, is a multi-faceted company run by a small team of young people who work on web-based viral content at different music-based events. The media platform has its origins and roots in urban music. Most of its content can be seen on its own YouTube channel, which was created on 2 November 2006, or on the official SB.TV website. Much of the content includes unprofessional footage, or "street-shot" freestyle raps and music videos. However, even though its earlier uploaded videos contained entirely amateur footage, the channel's latest uploads contain professional recordings.

It was Jamal Edwards' dedication that allowed this channel to gain success. Jamal Edwards founded the channel in 2006 when he was only a teenager and started to progress quickly because of the originality of his idea.

3) What is the audience appeal for an interview like this? How does the opening of the clip emphasise this appeal?

It would have to be teenagers or young adults because it was produced by SBTV who wish or hope to attract a similar type audience. Also the humour and comedy used throughout the clip of Sean sneaking in when he isn't allowed to creates a sense of humour that teenagers can relate to or will find entertaining.

4) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?

Plan B is presented as a dedicated character because of his state when trying to create and produce the film Ill Manors. From the clip you can see his dedication clearly because he is sleeping in the same room he works at and sleeps in his shoes which shows his dedication to complete the movie. He says that he has been working like a dog the simile creates an effective image for the audience because it shows them how hard and dedicated he is in producing his movie.

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