Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I decided to aim my media product at a younger target audience at a ages range of around 16-26 both genders; male and female. This can be reflected to the price as I have priced my magazine at £3.00 per issue. Which also, from research shows this is a resonable price for this age range as it is afforable. The main artist of my magazine, in this issue is one that is aimed towards as being in the genre of drum and bass or dubstep. Most people associated with this genre of music are somtimes known as ravers. Yet the term "ravers" more refers to a different genre of music. It is more associated with garage, house and electronic genre's. However, although "ravers" are not associated with my genre. It is verysimilar to the actions and behaviour of "ravers" if not almost the same, however, there is just no "tribe" that fits with the genre of drum and bass or dubstep. Ravers are associated with attending many different parties or concerts, clubs or bars. They are also seen as having antisocial behaviour and drinking large consumptions of alcohol as well as taking drugs. However, in my magazine I hoped to convey that not all of those who listen to this genre of music need to be like this, and that there is a happier and less harmful way to enjoy the music this age range enjoys. The artist's clothes I have dressed in show a social group due to the fact that it is based on the way ravers dress, almost as a sterotype. The double page spread is an example that not all teenagers have to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or antisocial behaviour. Also Sophie Rivers, the interviewee, says her experinces of that when you practice and put enough effort into something you love, you can achieve anything. SocialClass is not relevant in my magazine as the language used is quite colloquial, and it appeals more to the younger readers.

To get a more clear and better understanding about how my magazine and NME represent social groups, I will compare each of them.

Typical "Ravers".

From using the pink arrows I have identified where my magazine is similar to that of NME's front cover on one of their weekly issues. As you can see the first thing I noticed was the gaze of each of the front cover artists, both gaze's are aimed directly at the barrel of the camera and the only difference between them is the expressions given off. NME's artist's gaze is one that portrays a dark, mysterious and compelling look, whereas my front cover shows a gaze that shows openness and wonder from her body language which portrays her own demina. Also the posters column is on the same side as in NME's and has similar text to grab readers attention. Although I did not add pictures as how NME has, but I listed names of the artists that the posters that are inside, and have been included- like NME has done. I have added an issue number and date below the title of my magazine and this is similar to NMEs as their issue date and number is above the title. This shows a similarity between the two. Another similarity is the quote taken from the interview, I have mine positioned at the top left of my page yet I did not put my quote with my other cover lines, as I thought it would attract the attention away from the text at the bottom, and due to size, I knew I wanted to show my target audience that this was the main feature and most important. I have not done my quote like NME has, they have positioned them together, yet I believe mine could draw readers in as the quote will enhance the want to read the interview, when questioned about which interview it is, they can see at the bottom of the front cover that it is from one of three interviews- this could encourage extra reading by the target audience. Finally the gesture of the hands, each show a similarity but again are not exactly the same. For my media product I have both hands up cupping around the face as to show off the models demina and the gems were an additional extra. NME has also done this however for a different purpose, the hand is used by NME's model to move his hair out of the way of his gaze to show his dark, compelling look.