15. Evaluation: Question 2

Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My music magazine represents music loving teens in a typical way. It uses dominant ideas about them to represent the social group in a way that everyone will recognise. My target audience is 14-18 year olds who are interested in indie and rock music. This group of people is my social group and the images I have included relate to them. I have images of;

·      A teenage boy, aged 16, who is wearing a band t-shirt, relating to the bands inside the magazine. He is wearing black skinny jeans, which most people associate with ‘emo’ or ‘rock’. I am really heading towards the second stereotype, although either would work, as they are recognisable. The boy has a casual stance and is holding the guitar in a relaxed way.

·      A famous young adult, in his 20’s, who is wearing a cameo t-shirt (which is most probably from his own clothing brand). He, also, is wearing black skinny jeans which has the same stereotype, due to the person who is wearing them. They are in motion and is singing. In another image, they are stood still, posing for photos. The subject is carrying a microphone.

I have chosen to represent teenagers (readers of this magazine) as positive people. I have tried
to avoid negative stereotypes about teens (e.g. moody, aggressive and anti-social). I think that I
have managed appeal to and represent the reader quite well. This magazine is aimed at both
genders, therefore I have attempted to make my magazine appropriate for both male and
female. I mainly focused on the music content, as people would buy the magazine for the music
content, despite which gender it is aimed at.

15. Evaluation: Question 1 (Powerpoint)

Question 1:
Powerpoint Presentation

14. Final Double Page Spread

14. Final Contents Page

14. Final Front Cover

13. Draft For Contents Page

                                                                           


The first shot of the contents page was in progress. I liked the use of the masthead to create a heading for the contents page. I also liked the text used for the numbering and detail to briefly describe what was on each page. At that stage, there were no images and the page numbering wasn't complete. The second shot is of the contents page currently. I made the articles that were mentioned on the front cover more obvious by making the numbers yellow and slightly bigger. I added two images to fill the gaps and I lined up the text boxes so that there were two columns that were in line, rather than fitted around the picture. In the first shot, I was going to create headings to put the pages under, although I couldn't categorise the pages. The cover story is now easy to find as there is a bold 'COVER STORY' next to the page the cover story is on. I took a screen shot of the front cover for the image in the top left. The other image is of a guitar, which fits in well with 'The Ultimate Guitar Issue'. To improve this, I could have cut around the guitar (making the background transparent). This would give me more room for text, or I could make the image bigger. Another thing I could do to improve is add a washed out image for the background. I kept the background colour the same as the front cover for consistency, although an image could look better, if I could get the right thing. 

13. Flat Plan For Double Page Spread