Friday, 26 April 2013

Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

This is an image from a Top of the Pops magazine front cover and an image of my own magazine front cover


The postures of both women are similar in that they are both slightly tilted to the right hand side of the magazine with their right shoulder farther forward than the left. They are also both giving a direct mode of address to the audience which makes them look captivating. In addition to this both women are wearing blue clothing which contrast with the colour schemes of the magazine and help them to stand out on the page. These clothes are also similar to what the reader would wear or like to wear and would attract the audience as they can get fashion tips as well as information of the artists. The lighting used in both of the images is also similar as they both have a white background which makes the page appear bright, the brightness of the lighting makes both of the images appear appealing as well as giving hints to the genre, i.e light and without a didactic purpose. Both of the models have different hair, the model on the left has conventional long dark brown hair whilst the model on the right has short lilac hair, this could be a unique selling point for this particular issue of the magazine as it would attract an audience who could be curious about this model with unconventional hair on the front cover of a conventional pop magazine. Overall I think these elements of the photos represent a normal young social group and that my magazine reflects this throughout – the people featured in my magazine are mostly normal looking, though they have coloured hair, which is becoming more popular and prevalent within today's popular culture.

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