Music Magazine: 2014

Monday, 20 January 2014

Question 4: Who would be the target audience for your media product?

Question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Question 3 from ellienew

Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social group?

In my magazine the particular social group aimed at are ‘Indie’ and ‘Alternative’, I have used two different models to create my magazine styling them both with this specific look. My first model is Ellie, aged 17. I chose this shot because she is giving a direct address to the audience, her face expression is blank, which makes the audience feel as if she is staring at them. Her head tilted to the side also supports this as she looks as if she is deep in thought. I have also made her sit down in this image so she is not ‘up in your face’ making her looked relaxed.

Her hair is styled big and curly to the side covering the edge of her left eye, and showing the piercings in her right ear. This hairstyle seems to be represented with the indie\alternative look, which is why I chose it after researching on the Internet. I have also styled her in a grey and black print dress, which corresponds to the backdrop and colour scheme of the magazine, she is also wearing a wristband from a festival on her right arm, showing an interest in music.

My second model in my magazine is Jacque aged 16, I have made sure that both of my models fit the target audience I am catering for. Jacque is also giving the audience a direct address, he is styled in a kaki green jacket and red shirt. His outfit is important to symbolise the genre, in a rap magazine the models would be wearing t-shirts or vests opposed to a shirt as it would be more informal and reflect that specific audience, making my magazine come across smarter and more formal. I have also decided to include Jacque to appeal to male readers although my magazine is aimed specifically at females.

I decided to use Ellie for my double page spread as well, as I was pleased with how the first images for the main cover page had come out. I chose to go with the original hairstyle I had chosen previously before. She is wearing a different outfit, a plain grey dress to draw attention to her facial expression and hair also, it corresponds with the back drop again and goes with the colour scheme.

My mise-en-scene may communicate about the social group I have chosen that they are cool and edgy, which is what I have tried to create in my magazine. They could however, be seen to be vain or moody due to not expressing a great deal of emotion in the images. I have created this look as it is intriguing and may make the audience want to pick up the magazine and read what its about, I have also tried to make my models use blank expressions in my magazine, as it contradicts itself as music is about expressing yourself.