Evaluation - Question 2

How does the Media Product represent a particular social group?

When starting to research what kind of magazine i wanted to create, i came across magazines that gave me the inspiration for my images, layout, color scheme and just the structure of the magazine. I wanted my magazine to appeal to a mixed genre audience but the majority to be pop fans. I wanted to appeal to 15/16 - 25 year olds and so i had to reflect these requests with the content within the magazine.



Whilst browsing through magazine covers i came across this image of Ed Sheeran, i loved the way he was posing and that got me thinking about how i wanted Michael to pose. I felt i could somehow incorporate Ed's pose onto the magazine cover but instead have Michael looking directly at the camera.

I decided to take the image of Ed and use a similar kind of pose when taking photos of Michael. Michael is wearing a full black and white suit but is carrying his blazer over his shoulder, this outfit represents a new artist and also shows that he is serious about making it big. The color scheme i chose of red, black, white and some yellow stands out on the page and also will appeal to my target audience as the colors work well together and make the front cover pop, this will appeal to the audience as they're young and

fun.



The images on my contents page reflect different aspects of the mixed / pop genre, this is because not every artist is the same. To fully grasp the content and trust you can get from a magazine i decided to take pictures of 2 real artists and a picture of one of the writers for the magazine. For example i have used a medium two shot of two artists together, i haven't seen any magazines do this but i felt my cover was very conventional so i tried to break it up a little bit, also i haven't yet seen a magazine include an image of one of their writers, i have done this i feel it will make my magazine stand out a lot more but will also help gain the trust of my target audience and readers. At the bottom of the contents page i have included all of the social media icons that we have accounts with, i have done this as the majority of the readers will be technophiles and by doing this it will keep them interested but will also give them access to even more information.

The information within my article i feel would appeal to my target audience as it's finding out all the personal details of a young upcoming star, i feel it would possibly appeal more to the females in the target audience as Michael is an attractive young male but would still appeal to males as he is of a similar age and can be achieving what other young artists aspire to do. The image of Michael that i chose for my double page spread is him standing against a brick wall, the wall isn't very clean or tidy but Michael is dressed in his full suit, but still isn't wearing a blazer. I have purposefully created this effect as it shows the readers that Michael is still one of them as he hasn't quite yet hit the top of fame and his still living in his home town where things aren't always pristine and tidy but it's where he's from and he's proud to be photographed there. 
Overall i feel i have represented the social group accurately in my media product as i have researched all aspects of the mixed/pop genre seen and then tried to incorporate some ideas and designs into my own magazine. I feel my magazine would interest people with a love for this kind of music as they are the target audience for my magazine and i have tried to fulfill their needs and tried to make the magazine full of their preferred details and aspects and mostly content.