ILL Manors Website

Ill Manors blog task: official websites

Answer the following questions on your blog:

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

• The atmosphere is consistent across all types of media ILL Manors produced which which makes it a type of brand as they are known for the urban gritty surroundings. This will immediately catch the audience’s attention and this helps promote the brand.
•  The layout of the website also looks a lot like a print movie poster therefore it helps promote the movie.
• The webpage also includes the links to the main trailer in order to suture the audience into the whole Ill Manors distribution.
• The use of props such as the gun help with the brand of Ill Manors because it gives an indication of what the movie is really about and also the colour of the whole website is really gritty and urban which indicates the movie is about grime, this would attract the demographics of 16-25 because that is the core audience for gritty grime movies. 

2) How does the website encourage the audience to buy or interact with Ill Manors products?

 Ill Manors brand demonstrated through the constant use of the estate block location. This is projecting as it reinforces the genre. Similarly, the same performers are included in the official website. It also offers associations that help endorse the movie.

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 website will support to notify the viewers what the movie will be about, and the site also provides links to still pictures, behind the scenes and critic criticisms to help appeal a broader audience. Furthermore, the website also offers relations to Ill Manors social media campaign such as Facebook and Twitter; it also gives links to purchase the DVD or Blu Ray, downloadable copies.

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?

This website uses synergy to endorse Plan B's album alongside the DVD and Blue ray itself like explained above. Similarly, it is also related and holds cooperation with the trailer as all of the key characters are included and attract the similar audience. Also, the estate-urbanised location is also mentioned in many other platforms.

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

The official site these days are in the shadows of social media as consumers and viewer prefer to visit the pages on their favourite apps such as Instagram or Snapchat. These apps allow for the opportunity of user generated content to be shared where people of that specific fan base have discussions about the media extrac5t their into. This is seen as free advertisement as it generates hype.