In a Daily Telegraph article, Plan B
talks about other movies he was involved in, although he was acting
in them he learnt new things and it made him want to make a movie even more. He
was involved in 'Adulthood'and 'Harry Brown'
He also
talks about one of his inspirations
for music and were his style got inspired from. He said his mother used to send
my blind granddad novels on audio tapes. And he said 'This is what I need to
do, I'm going to make films for the blind, I’ll be known for doing
that'.
He talks
about why he done a soul album and he needed attention,
people didn't listen to his music before but because of the soul
album they are interested. He says“I’ve got so many songs that no one ever
hears because they don’t fit my image,” he sighs, “but I just thought I could
make this work.”
He’s not
leaving hip hop behind either. He intends to eventually release ’Stickland
Banks” second disc, ’The Ballad Of Belmarsh’, and is already in the process of combining both albums
into a long-form video. He’s also developing a film drama that should go into production later in the
year.
It’s called ’Ill Manors’ and is about London life at the rough end of
things..
Plan B talks about how he has changed his diet and his
lifestyle, he is trying to be healthier and is cutting down on the alcohol. He
also changed his genre
of music to rap because he feels he down the soul album to catch attention. And
to widen his target audience, he also got more fans because he can meet
different fan’s needs.
Plan B feels that the kids in his high school
are disadvantaged as the kids haven't been raised properly and no one
shows them love, they feel like they're not worth anything and then they walk
out of the doors of their high school, pick up the newspaper and the media's
saying they're not worth anything, the media calls teenagers chavs and scum. The society read the
newspaper and they believe kids are bad so when they come across a
teenager they already have a preconception
about them this then leads to the teenagers believing they're not worth
anything. Plan B then speaks about the riots, he believes the government
haven't done anything to prevent it, Plan B shows true dis like towards the
government.
The movie is also
promoted because of Plan B's music, the two are made into one and
they are interlinked this is called synergy. So fans that listen to his music would watch
the movie and vice versa because the two are
linked. He said it is a big achievement for him to win a MOBO but winning
two is very special. He has been nominated a few times but has never won
anything but this makes him recognise that he is doing well. He knows that his
hard work is being recognised and it motivates him to carry on.
Underneath the album image,
there's information about the album, the release date which is important as
I mentioned above, the producers which brings many fans, people
who like Plan B's other albums or even what he raps about and people who are a
fan of Labrinth and his music. The Label which is Atlantic which again could attract a wider
audience as many people might like that label because of
it's previous work.
The website speaks first about
Plan B's other albums, his last album "The Defamation of Strickland
Banks" was a soulful, if slightly hammy, concept album, which made Ben
Drew a commercial success. It then speaks about his second album which is a
"compliment" to the film Ill Manors. The website explains how both
the film and album tell a story of a group of young people living next to the
"billion-pound Olympic village in almost indescribable depravity.
The last paragraph, where
should you listen to the album? The website explains if you've been through
what Plan B's been through then you shouldn't listen to it as obviously it
would upset you however Plan B says how it doesn't matter because all music
should make you think.
http://mobo.com/news-blogs/interview-plan-b-picks-two-mobo-awards-and-talks-ego
Print:
Also, the main
image is of the protagonist Aaron (played by Riz Ahmed) who looks serious which
is highlighted, through his facial expressions as he holds the gun in a forceful way,
looking straight into the mirror. The semi-naked image of
the protagonist would
appeal to the female audience as well as homosexual individuals as well,
which could make them want to watch the film. Furthermore, the iconography of the gun is effective in highlighting the genre of the film which is urban teen drama. This is because, a
gun symbolizes violence death, blood, freedom, power
ect suggesting the film will include elements of each one. Furthermore, the typographyof 'Ill Manors' is in a bold
and striking red front which is effective, as it makes it clear for
the audience to read the film name. Additionally,
below the title of the film name in a small italic black font it states
"Plan's B, Plan's B: become a movie director" self explanatory
as the audience would clearly know who directed the film.
Furthermore, the empire magazine is mainly informing the audience about the
film therefore, it does not focus on Plan B social background compared to other
print media's which do. The demographics associated with this specialist
magazine would be A,B,C1 therefore, targeting more middle class individuals.
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