Ill Manors ; Making Of.

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

Plan B’s main intentions when making the film ‘Ill Manors’ was to show exactly how those that live in urban estates, in particular, the youth, grew up and situations that they went through, including all the struggles, and showing all the emotions, in order to make the audience feel as though they are a part of the film. In addition to this, he also wants to make those that find it hard to understand why children are the way they are behavior wise and that such painful upbringings are the reason.

What do we learn from the production process of Ill Manors?

The production process of Ill Manors, shows the difficulty in making the actual film, and all the struggles that they faced when trying to film, due to the public, and the children of the estate. An example of this, is when they were trying to film and the youths were chucking things from the windows above. Being made with a budget of £100,000 also meant that they had to work extra hard, and Ben Drew had to bring his friends in to it in order to get a helping hand, and in order to  make it a full success, as he didn't have the money to get actual actors. Using Ben Drew's raps in the background for a majority of the music, used throughout the film, also brought the costs down for them. 

What can you tell about the possible target audience from this short documentary?

According to everything that was shown, and the messages conveyed throughout, the target audience for this is most likely to be teenagers, as it outlines the problems they face in life, and possible outcomes of doing wrong.

Does the film successfully do what director Ben Drew (Plan B) set out to achieve? 

Ben Drew was able to achieve what he set out to do as he wanted to present the lives of those that grew up feeling ‘unloved’ in an urban council estate. An example of this, could be when Chris shows the fact that he was brought up around drugs, and with his father dealing when he was younger, he soon began doing the same, and coincidentally became a big dealer known in the estate. I believe he was able to achieve what he set out to achieve as he was able to clearly represent what the youths went through and the consequences that were given due to mistakes that shouldn't have been made, for example when the black girl agrees to ‘Model’ for an unknown who she has never met, and goes to his house, unaware of the fact that there is no model, and as a result got shot dead.