evaluation: question two by lilycorcoran13 on emaze

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

question 2:

My Magazine Front Cover

Throughout my production work and the planning for it, I made sure the techniques I used were suitable to represent a certain social group from age 17-30 year olds, who have an interest in the indie genre.

Firstly, on my front cover, my main image follows the codes and conventions of the indie genre as the model is within the age range of my target audience and he is also wearing dark clothing and standing boldly. This represents a particular social group as he is of a similar age to the readers which will encourage them to read the magazine. Also, the clothing will attract readers interested in the indie genre as the clothing is plaid in red which also reinforces my colour scheme. The attitude of my model is moody and as if they are bored which correlates with the genre of my magazine. Also, on my front cover I have included well-known indie artists, which will appeal to a social group as mostly teenagers are interested in these artists. This means they can focus on my magazine as they will instantly have an interest in it because they are likely to be fans of the musicians. I was able to get an idea of what artists I was going to use on my front cover because of the questionnaire I produced; the responses I got helped me make my decision. Also, my coverlines represent a particular social group as they relate to more teenagers than others because there are artists mentioned in some coverlines that have a lot of teenage fans.

My masthead is also targeted at a social group as it is ‘Indie Vibe’ and will appeal to a group of people that are interested and have a passion for indie music.

My magazine Contents Page

My contents page represents different social groups as the text used on it will be relatable to my target audience of people aged 17-30

I included three images on my contents page; these were of a musician holding a guitar and two pictures of a band that I saw at a gig. I took all of the pictures myself. The images relate to a specific social group; teenagers, this is because every person included on my contents page is a teenager. This is relatable to the reader my target audience is from 17 years old and upwards. My images would also fit in with the indie genre as the clothing on them is denim and ripped.

Moreover, the band I chose to interview are representing a social group, they go under the age range of my target audience. My image shows the reader a sense of what it would be like to go to one of their live shows as the band is standing on stage, mid-song and enjoying themselves. They are deeply into the music they are playing and you can see how passionate they are about music, which comes across through the picture and will encourage the readers to enjoy their passion too e.g. indie music. Also, the red on the page reinforces the colour scheme because in my audience feedback most people chose the colour red to use as it suits the indie genre.

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