Thursday, 6 May 2010

How does your media product represent particluar social groups?


Everything about my magazine represents the social group that my magazine aims at. The colours, fonts, images etc. For my front cover i have chosen black and white which immediately shows that it is aimed for an audience interested in rock/metal music. As most rock/metal magazine's do have a dark coloured themed i have kept with the same idea beacause it then should have the same effect and should attract the right kind of people. The image i have used as my main one for my front cover has a scary theme which is also associated with rock/metal fans as some bands also use masks to hide there identuity while playing live concerts. the hair of the model is black which should also indicate who the magazine is aimed at. I think the font used for the front cover has a slight horror theme to it as well, the font is also eroded and matches the theme of the front cover in general but also with the bands that are being adveritsed. The image also has this cartoon look about it, even though the model does seem scary it is also obvious that the model is in-fact female. The image used for my contents page should also indicate what group of people it is aimed at just by the clothes that are being worn. the font has been kept the same as the front cover to keep the effect of horror and eroding. I have kept with the dark coloured theme but added in slight colour at the bottom for a quote i have used a colour which is the colour of blood. This would then fit in with all the conventional Rock/metal listeners. The images at the bottom also have the same dress sense as the readers so they can relate to what they are reading. The colour of the models hair is also the same colour as the quote, as you can see i have tried to keep to the same colouring. My double page spread i personally gives off that horror feel as soon as you are exposed to the main image which is again the masked model which is perfect for a rock/metal magazine. dark colouring is used again and would be throughout the whole magazine. the image blends in with the background which gives off a sense of mystery. the images at the bottom have been placed together to create a wierd picture. I think that the whole page gives off the sense of Rock/metal that the magzine needs.

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