How does your media products

represent particular social groups?

TARGET AUDIENCE

I have chosen my target audience to be 16-20 year olds. This is because this particular music taste are most familiar for this age group. Pop music is their preferred genre which is the genre of my music magazine, the music artists included and mentioned appeal to them more than any other genre which was proven in surveys that I created before producing my magazine. The

language in my magazine Is also suited and adapted to this particular audience. I did this by making sure it is mature, however, doesn’t include

extremely intellectual vocabulary so it is easier to read and understand and doesn’t require too much focus and concentration. This is effective as no one will want to purchase the magazine if they can’t understand the text inside, this means that by making the language is suitable for them, it will attract

more people. I have directed my magazine at both genders. To make sure it appeals to both, I have made sure my magazine’s colour scheme consists of neutral colours such as white, black, grey and yellow so it isn’t just directed at one gender. I have made my magazine a price of £4. This is effective as it can be afforded by people of any class, meaning it makes a larger range for

target audience. 16-20 year olds usually either receive pocket money or have a job and earn their own money, meaning even the working class will

be able to afford it without leaving them poor.

CLOTHESI researched some popular pop music magazines and discovered that the main

colours were mostly black and white. The clothes tend to be smart/casual which tends to inspire the audiences to want to go out and purchase similar outfits to be able to be like that. I have made it so my model is just either

wearing a top and a skirt or a top and jeans, this means that if the audience would want to buy it then it’s most likely within their price range and inspires

them, meaning it would make them interested. I have made sure that the model is dressed differently on each pag. I have kept the outfits simplistic and

effective with no sudden bursts of colour which could throw people off.

FACIAL EXPRESSIONSI did research on Millum and Ferguson to receive a greater understanding of the different possible facial expressions when it came to the photoshoots. I

also looked at different pop genre magazines to see how their models posed to give me inspiration. I also had to think about how I wanted my

artist to come across as and how she could appeal to the audience. In order to get it right, I made sure to take plenty of shots so I could practice and

then had many to choose from if there was some I wasn’t keen on. I decided to use a type of relaxed facial expression with a slight smile which intrigues the audience and makes her come across as friendly. I also had

the model look away from the camera on each page. I believe this is effective as it creates mystery and makes the audience curious as to what she is looking at. It also suggests she has something to hide which makes

them want to read on and find out more about her.

MAKE UP

I asked my model to come in with very simple make up, This is because, after looking at many different pop music magazines I discovered that the artist’s

make up is very subtle and not too bright. This means that it isn’t too distracting from the rest of the colour. It also allows the female audience

members to be inspired by the make up and be able to relate to them as it isn’t too extreme or over the top. There is simply eye liner, mascara and

lipstick used to create a subtle yet beautiful effect which will inspire audience members. It’ll mean that female members will want to be her and male

members may find her attractive which could influence them to also buy it.