ill manors: Film Trailer

Q: What are the typical codes and conventions of film trailers - what information is usually provided?

• Actors/cast 
• Title of the film
• directors name 
• quotations/reviews from magazines 
• production companies 
• location
• Music/narrative

Q: How are trailers distributed? 

• TV
• E media
• cinema

Q: How does Ill Manors use trailer conventions?

A: ill manors uses many trailer codes and conventions as shown in the following: firstly, at the start at the film there is the title of the film  "ill Manors" to further establish to the audience what the film is called so they can more likely remember. secondly, another code and convention that is used in the quotation from magazine such as men's  magazine giving it reviews. This shows to the audience the movie is highly rated by film critics. furthermore, ill manors trailer also shows production companies involved before, during and after production. in addition the trailer also uses music from the movie and put it with the scenes in the trailer. lastly, at the end of the trailer the cast/actors names are shown at the end. 

Q: Who is the target audience? Does it have a unique selling point or use particular techniques to appeal to the audience? Consider the way the scenes are edited together – 

A: There are a number of different target audiences for Plan B's ill manors trailer for example one of the target audiences would be Plan B's music fans as there are elements of Plan B's songs in the trailer. Another target audience would be for young teenagers living in urban areas such as London. This would appeal to them as the can relate there everyday life to what is shown in the trailer for example gun crime, knife crime, prostitution and drugs. The unique selling point for ill manors is that they created a movie which was under £100,000 which was nothing inn the movie industry. The scenes are edited together as at the start of the trailer it is a low pace and the writing but as the music gets faster so does the cut scenes and the action.   

Q: How has the genre of the film been represented through characters, settings, lighting, colour, music/dialogue, camera shots/movements/angles and editing?

A: The  genre of the film is crime and drama. This is represented through the setting as it is located in a deprived area of London where people do anything that is necessary to survive in an urban juggle. additionally, this is also represented through the character as how they dress for example there cloths are mainly plan and dull colour so they don't stand out from the crowd. Also crime and drama  is represented by the editing is fast showing the fast paced life living in an area full of crime.