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DVD extras
1) What does this tell us about Plan B's intentions in making the film?
His intention to make this film is to highlight the issues regarding society and how neglected the under class feel. People have pre-judged views about how these people are living; there are accusations of being lazy and not working or having a job. This film's purpose is to get rid of these horrid ideologies and show why people are living in these circumstances.

2) What do we learn about the production process for Ill Manors?
We learn that during the process that Ill Manors mainly begun from the creation of the short film 'Michelle.' This is important as in the movie, it involved the character 'Michelle' who we actually see in Ill Manors. The concept from 'Michelle' was used further by actually getting actors to play other characters who have had to live in the same dysfunctional background. The actors is also very important as Plan B got 'street kids' instead of actors to act as Plan B believes that it provides a sense of realism and identification and this is seen through the portrayal of characters like Chris who actually was involved in the world that Plan B aims to detail in the film.

3) What can you tell about the possible target audience from this short documentary?
I believe the possible target audience for the film can generally be said to be people who are unaware of the lives that some teenagers in London may have to go through. Interestingly, teenagers that live through this, will be quite interested in knowing how their life has documented in the film. Also, the fans of Plan B himself will be interested to know how his musical persona is carried onto his film directing skills.

4) Does the film successfully do what director Ben Drew (Plan B) set out to achieve?
My opinions are based upon whether it has given an enlightened approach towards the hidden aspects of Britain. The film itself contains aspects that are considered to be a stroke of genius for Plan B with the connection between the different events and how they are interlinked. The way that the rap coincides with the narrative of the film demonstrates a stroke of originality shown by Plan B. I believe that there are some events during the film that are relatable towards the people currently experiencing these events. However, there are some evident examples that suggest that the film was offering a substandard representation of Britain. Think about it closely, would this film have attracted finances and money if Plan B's name wasn't attached to it? I highly doubt it. I just believe that although the film was cleverly made and created, there are other brilliant, trained film-makers that could have directed and made a more intelligent and entertaining film. This film also gave an enhanced stereotype regarding people residing in council estates; they are deemed as lazy, trouble-causing residents. All in all, my opinion about this film is mainly positive but I can see some improvements that could have been made.

Broadcast/online
1) What is SBTV?
SBTV are an online media platform that are based on urban music. They are a broadcasting company started up by Jamal Edwards that is centred around the music scene (particularly in London), specialising mainly in the creation of music videos of upcoming and established rappers. The target audience is teenagers and young adults they are presumably from inner cities.

2) What is the audience appeal for an interview like this?
The main audience appeal of this video is a sense of personal relationship (Blumler and Katz - Uses and Gratifications) with the presenter. There is an evident surveillance line of appeal within the interview, predominantly created by the handheld camera. it is also made appealing due the almost illegal presentation of the entrance into the studio.

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

Plan B is presented as both hard working and careless at the same time as it is both showing him as someone who spends a lot of time working on this project however once it is out of his hands, he doesn't completely care. Plan B is presented as being quite an easygoing yet hardworking person. When he is approaching his deadline for the film to be edited by, it appears that he's doing his best to get the production to the level he envisaged it to be at.

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 has been broadcast on ITV1 since 2011, presented by Jonathan Ross Show. Prior to this though, Ross did have a show on the BBC called Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. There has been controversial moments in the past for things like offensive language, but more notably his direct involved in 'Sachsgate' with Russel Brand where the pair left offensive messages on Andrew Sachs' answering machine.

2) Identify the target audience for this interview (demographics/psychographics) and say why.
I believe that the target audience for the show is likely to be people from the ABC1 socio-economic. This can be said due to the fact that although the show does appear to be quite upmarket in its nature, apparent with things like the presenter himself wearing a suit, the actual content of it and humour of Ross itself provides it with a lot more of an informal touch.

3) What is the audience appeal for a programme like the Jonathan Ross show?
The audience appeal for The Jonathan Ross Show is the pure entertainment factor with those that watch it being able to receive an element of diversion (Blumler and Katz) from their everyday lives while laughing at some of the things that happen on the show. At the same time though, an appeal could be the establishment of a personal relationship with Ross always being the presenter of the show, so it's likely that the audience will grow to love him.

4) How is Plan B (the brand) represented in this text?
Plan B is represented here as although relatively uneducated, quite an articulate person. Explaining how hip-hop is often a genre victim to generalisation of music solely about fast cars and women, he makes it clear that a considerable proportion of it is actually conscious - delving into elements of life itself.

Radio
1) The listening figures have been listed as 10.44 million listeners as of 6th of August 2015. However I believe that there has been a decline in the number of listeners an this article would enforce that new media such as YouTube would be more likely to appeal to a younger audience. Especially since it would be more visually interesting. Another factor that would also present the sudden loss of figures could be the podcasts that might also be seen as a threat to radio stations as this would make figures go lower.

2) The target audience could be seen as teenagers to young adults. The age range could be depicted as 13-25 since the interview talks about young teenagers. However the station as a whole could be targeted for a young audience due to the feature of modern and recent tracks.

3) Plan B promotes Ill Manors by talking about the film and featuring a segment of the track that would be used in the film. He also talks about how the film would attract an audience and how this would relate to today. He also talks about the creation of Ill Manors and how he might pursue a career in the future with filming.


4) The representation of Plan B can present him as a person who wants to subvert the perception of urban artists. This would be due to the messages that are portrayed in the tracks and film that he was producing. In addition to this, this would also portray Plan B as someone who cares for the deprived as he would talk about it in his interview.