MediaMY

EVALUATION

Question 2

How does your

media product

represent particular

social groups?

I constructed some reader profiles where I took a

few of my target audience and looked at their

hobbies and interests in more detail.

Make-up

The top image is of Hayley

Williams who is well known and

popular within my target

audience. I recreated this make

up look on my model in the

bottom image.

Pose

These images have similar stances however the image I took on the left looks younger and more appropriate for the younger viewers in my target audience. The photo on the right is ofHayley Williams who is popular withinmy music genre so using her as inspiration helps link my magazine with my target audience.

Looking at The Male Gaze, the pose does not seem to fit within one of the categories. However, this is not a bad thing, as it allows experimentation and new, updated, ideas to come to light.

Ideology

Although my magazine is aimed at both genders, I think that the featured model would inspire female teenagers. The model has her own style (blue hair) and the article shows her following her dreams and becoming successful which I think would promote a good image and role model to younger girls.

I think individuality has been explored in the mainstream media however, I don’t think it has been done for younger teens for alternative music genres.

People who like the rock/alternative genre are stereotypically more diverse and therefore accepting. However, as my model was a white, British heterosexual, this has followed the ‘norm’ of society and the general music culture. Saying this, I would still keep my model as she represents a lot of people in society but I would definitely expand who I would use in future editions.