How does your media product represent particular social groups?

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My magazine models on my front cover, contents page and double page spread are all female. This is because it is stated on the NRS website that men like to look at women and women also like to look at women. Women like to look at women due to the fact that they fanaticise about being like them. Men also like to look at women because this is what appeals to most of them. I have used all women for this reason and hoping that the ages of my target audience (18-34) would attract to this.

However, my magazine would also appeal to more tough people that are rebellious and also have problems that can struggle to achieve their actual aims in life.
My double page spread is the main thing in my magazine that would represent these particular social groups. This is because the text on the page describes how a famous grime singer achieved their job and the struggles that they overcame to get to where they are now. They would relate to these words.


The visual image of my front cover also represents these social groups. Grime artists usually wear the brand 'Adidas', the brand is a affordable clothing line. They sell items such as jumpers, tracksuits, jackets, leggings and mostly known for their shoes. My model in the front cover is wearing an Adidas jumper. However, it is quite hard to see because of the way she is standing. Her posture in the photo shows power. This is because she is standing tall and strong, with her head straight up and her shoulders back. Her hands are clenched, this also shows power. The models hair is pink which overall is different and unusual. However, is common when it comes to the female grime artists, they do this to stand out. This is carried on through my contents page and double page spread. My magazine wouldn't include a social group such as a feminine, dancer, barbie type people. This is because the written language and visual language is very different to what they would want to see in a magazine. For example, they would want to see stories about gossip and who's in a relationship with who. Whereas my magazine include deep conversations, talking about how tricky life can be. For the visual language, they would want to see more colours and prettier ranges of fonts, rather than it just being the same font all the way through like in my magazine.

If the genre of the magazine was pop music it would be completely different. As shown in the photo shoot of a pop music magazine the visual image would attract more of a younger age from 8-20. It would most likely attract more if soft and thoughtful audience as well as female. The way that the models hair is placed neatly on her head like a little girls would makes the photo seem a lot more safe instead of it being rough and messy. She also has a natural hair colour unlike the model in my magazine. She is all very pink and barbie like, this would very much appeal to the social group of feminism. The models posture is similar to my front cover model. This is because of the way she is standing straight and looking ahead. However, its more of a ballet dancer affect. Her facial expression is also quite jokey and funny. It is different to my magazine because it is less serious and more humorous.

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