Media Evaluation

Question 2; how does your media product represent particular social groups?

My music magazine was made to target a teenage to young adult audience, both female and male, which have a keen interest in indie music. I represented this particular social group though the images used in my music magazine. Firstly, my chosen model on the front cover represents the social groups which this magazine is meant to attract and appeal to.

One of the ways this is done is though her clothes; she is wearing white and black shirt tucked into her jeans with ugg boots on and a fur ball, ball hat. This looks suggests masculine but also femininely which is stereotypically associated with female artists of indie. Additionally, not only are the clothes masculine but also laid back which is a typical traditional style of this genre also it suggests that the artist does not take herself seriously as although the shirt seems serious the hat suggest a more playful side to the model. The clothes are fashionable especially the hat, which I feel adds the genre and represents the social group quiet well; as the artist of the genre and listeners of that genre are fashionable and have a certain style. Also not only are the clothes representative for the type of genre the magazine and audience it will develop in to, it also associates with the genre of clothes all year round which I think is important as a person who is interested in indie would not only come out during one season like summer for example and I feel that this style and photo represents the social group quiet well.  

The model does not wear an a sane amount of jewellery, this was because sometimes less is more and as her outfit was smart, and funky which doesn’t draw your attendance away from the models facial expressions, I felt as though, if the model would have been wearing overlarge jewellery, conflicting with the colour scheme the front cover follows that it would distract the audience, confusing them and making the front cover look too busy and hard to concentrated on. But although the model has only one bracelet on, it does however, link in with the double page spread by contracting but not distracting too much as I hoped, and still keeping the professional look I had hoped to obtain though out the magazine. The model’s poses also represent a particular social group and link to the tag line; an almost angry emotion, looking directly into the camera, which presents a outspoken attitude of wanting to be heard and listened too, an attitude which the target audience can relate too as it was aimed at teenagers and young people who have a strong interest in indie music which is all about finding themselves and their own voice through their clothing and lifestyle choices.