1. Evaluation question 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My magazine photo represents a specific social group through the use of different aspects
such as body language, clothing and the props that he is using. My magazine cover represents
similar groups to those of “kerrang!” and “classic rock”. This is because they are all aimed at
the same target audience that the photos are based off of. The social group that the cover is
representing is people aged 15-25 who are in the middle class as they are the ones who are
more likely to listen to this type of music and go to the concerts.
I have chosen to present my artist as grungy/ rocker as that is the type of music that he plays
and what his fans are most interested in. I have done this by dressing him in a simple black
hoodie and white t shirt to show that he enjoys wearing dark clothes (as some emos do) and
yet does not distract the reader from his facial features. I have also placed a beanie on him to
add to the grungy look as it is usually associated with that genre. Furthermore, his body
languageadds to his feelas itis serious with his arms crossedand astare that instantly attracts
the reader to his face. It also shows that he is mainly about the music and wants to focus on
that as much as he can. The fact that his arms a crossed also gives him dominance over the
reader as it is as if he is telling them what to do and what to listen to. This links to the fact
that many rock bands are heavily male based and that they fight for dominance which is
usually taken by the lead singer. However, as he is a solo artist, he is used to being the boss
and telling other people what to do when he is performing on stageor in the recording studio.
2. This mind-set may be taken on by many of his fans as a large majority of them are trying to
find their place as they are quite young and may stillbe in school. This is then further enforced
on the contents page where his body language is him looking up to the sky with his arms
spread out as if he is telling people to bow down to him as he is known as a rock god and no
one can stop him. In addition, on the contents page, you can see the artist holding a guitar.
This enhances the feel of rocker as a guitar is an instrument that is heavily associated with the
rock/grunge genre and shows that writes all of the music himself and does not need anyone
else to help him to become the greatest artist in that genre.
