How does your media product represent certain social groups?
Social groups such as gender, age, sex, ethnicity etc. can all be represented through the use of images, colours, font and terminology. It is important not to discriminate any particular group in order to keep the audience happy and sells as many copies as possible. My front cover immediatly targets my audience through the use of black and white colours and a my model. Many magazines use black and white pictures and text to attract a indie/rock audience. The image I chose suits my target audience due to the trendy sunglasses and funky hair which covers one eye which is commonly associated with an 'emo fringe'. The models used are all 'young' which also signifies my target audience as they can relate to the models. My target audience was oringinally late teens and adults in their 20's. The font used as a vintage look about it especially in the banner which will attract my target audience as vintage clothes have come in fashion. My model Cydney is a good example of my target audience. She is very photogenic and looks comfortable on camera. This makes her an ideal model. Young boys will be attracted to her whilst women will aspire to have her confidence and looks. I beleive I have used a good mix of sex's in my magazine. However, as my target audience is young indie teens, there has not been any use of anyone that wasn't white. This is a common stereotype that relates black people to rap etc. There has also been no use of the older generation in my magazine as it is also stereotyped that they will not find this type of music appealing.
Social groups such as gender, age, sex, ethnicity etc. can all be represented through the use of images, colours, font and terminology. It is important not to discriminate any particular group in order to keep the audience happy and sells as many copies as possible. My front cover immediatly targets my audience through the use of black and white colours and a my model. Many magazines use black and white pictures and text to attract a indie/rock audience. The image I chose suits my target audience due to the trendy sunglasses and funky hair which covers one eye which is commonly associated with an 'emo fringe'. The models used are all 'young' which also signifies my target audience as they can relate to the models. My target audience was oringinally late teens and adults in their 20's. The font used as a vintage look about it especially in the banner which will attract my target audience as vintage clothes have come in fashion. My model Cydney is a good example of my target audience. She is very photogenic and looks comfortable on camera. This makes her an ideal model. Young boys will be attracted to her whilst women will aspire to have her confidence and looks. I beleive I have used a good mix of sex's in my magazine. However, as my target audience is young indie teens, there has not been any use of anyone that wasn't white. This is a common stereotype that relates black people to rap etc. There has also been no use of the older generation in my magazine as it is also stereotyped that they will not find this type of music appealing.
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