Ill Manors: print platform

Ill Manors: print platform

Men's Health

1. The target audience for the Men's Health magazine is likely to be 18 to 35-year olds. With body image being quite an important thing among young people, it can be seen why the magazine appeals to this age group. When it comes to psychographics, the magazine can be associated with aspirers since they'll be interested in knowing how they can keep aspects of themselves like their image at an optimum.
2. The article does work to do more then entertain mainly through the fact that it helps inform its intended audience on ways in which they can keep fit. This information is evident with there being a section where Plan B discusses things such as the fitness regime he undertook and effects of weight loss. Not only this but it also has aspects of the personal identity appeal, in that readers may be able to feel that certain situations apply to them such as thinking about losing weight.
3. Some of the conventions of print interviews that can be seen in this article are the use of subheadings, images and captions under them to name a few.
4. When it comes to the flow of the article, you can see elements of Todorov's equilibrium theory with equilibrium present in the beginning of it where he talks about the development of Ill MaThnors, disequilibrium where he faces the consequences of losing wait and restoration/new equilibrium where he's made more confident through his weight loss.
5. There are elements of synergy between this text and the broadcast examples in that he does talk about things like the inspiration behind the creation of Ill Manors.

NME

1. The target audience of NME magazine is men between the ages of 18 and 30. What's likely to attract them is the fact that they can get access to not just news about new releases in music, but also interviews from artists themselves that they may have an interest in.
2. The article does do more than entertain and this is seen firstly through the fact that readers may obtain a sense of personal identification with the article. This is likely going to be the case with Drew's opposition towards the government which they may be on common ground with him on. Not only this but the need for information related to music (Ill Manors LP) can also be linked in with the surveillance gratification since things like the release date for an album is something a music fan would want to know.
3. One of the conventions that the article has with print interviews is the use of quotes and images with captions.
4. Through only giving extracts of things said during the interview, the article keeps the reader interested by not letting them know where they can actually the obtain the full-length thing till the very end of it.
5. Synergy can be seen here through the fact that Drew discusses both the film and the album in the interview, but also through him donning a hoodie and holding a middle finger up on the front cover, showing this idea of defiance that we see presented in things like the music video.

Guardian

1. The average age of a reader of the Guardian is 44. With this, what attracts them will be quite different to what was the case with the previous two publications as it'll likely be more to do with the provision of general information about current affairs across the globe.
2. The personal identification gratification is the primary one that can be seen here as readers may be able to associate themselves to what Plan B says about elements of his upbringing.
3. Some of the conventions seen in this article are the use of images, quotes that actually help make up captions and a quick description as to what the article will entail.
4. Just like the article from Men's Health, this Guardian piece implements Todorov's equilibrium theory but this time beginning with disequilibrium when discussing the background of Plan B and reaching equilibrium when his plans for the future are being detailed.
5. It can be said that there's synergy between this article and the DVD extras as Drew discusses in both what it actually took to get production of the film going in terms of things like funding and other things.

Daily Mail

1. The target audience for the Daily Mail is primarily middle-lower close women. It can be seen that they are valued as the main audience since there is a whole section dedicated to females on the website - 'Femail.'
2. The main gratification that would be present in this article is personal identification, in that readers of the piece may also feel the same way about the film as the writer has detailed.
3.  A convention in this article is the use of images with captions acting in a similar way to subheadings - some of them adding to the main body of the review.
4. The main thing that'll hold the interest of most readers till the end of the article is finding out what exactly makes Ill Manors such a terrible movie, especially for an audience who are likely to be unfamiliar with a film of the sort and curious to know what they're like in terms of quality.
5. Synergy can be seen here through the fact that the picture of Riz Ahmed pointing a gun at the mirror is something that we do actually see during a scene in Ill Manors itself.