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

My Music Magazine Is Based on the genre of hip hop and Rhythm & Blues. And because of such I had my models portray this in the images of my magazine in their dress sense to look as an artist or group of that genre would look.

This picture shows the models used for my front cover main image for my magazine. I have them dressed in big puffy jackets one of a light blue colour and the other a navy blue colour. The two models are standing upright with hands in their pockets but their facial are seen to be stern or blank to seem as if they either don’t care or they are trying to intimidate the viewer, this concept was chosen as most hip hop artists are seen in the media as gangsters who perform crimes and get away with it. The expressions and stance on the faces of the models also shows the personality of what type of hip hop artist they are, from which I wanted them to be interpreted as serious about the music.

In this image I have the Rhythm & Blues group from my double page spread. The female models clothing aren’t seen to clearly in the image but from what can be seen I can assume that because I had them clothed in casual clothing, which can be seen on the female model on the right who is seen to be wearing a scarf, hair out as does the other female have her hair out. This was done so that the two are seen to be casual and not to serious which can also be taken from their facial expressions where the female on the left has a slight smirk on as if she is laughing and the female model on the right who is simply smiling, as most R&B artists are portrayed to be calm and outgoing and also fun as seen most their music most of the time. The male model in the middle has a slight smile also but is dressed in an informal way wearing a slightly puffy jacket like the models of the front cover image as he is the rapper of the group. He has his arms around the two female models which suggest to the reader that they are a close group.

The first image most likely represents teenagers who like to be in groups that most of the times are perceived as trouble makers involved in gang activity, these groups usually like the rap genre of music. The second image mostly represents the smartly dressed and fun, outgoing teenagers of today’s society who largely listen to rhythm & blues music.