Question 2 - How does your media product represent a partiular social group?

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

Image

The image on the left is my own image that I used for the front cover of my magazine. The image on the right is a front cover image from Indie magazine that I got inspiration from. I chose to comment on these 2 photos as I believe they both intrigue the same social group.

Posture/pose

Although these images are seen to be very different, in many ways they are in fact extremely similar. For my own image I told Izzy to do a fierce pose. To do this I told her to look to the side and tilt her head to the left. It gives her the look of fierceness and carelessness which is what I wanted to go for within my magazine. I 2anted a sense of confidence to be shown in my magazine and I think Izzy portrayed this well. I took inspiration from the image on the right which is a well-known published Indie magazine. In this image, the model is tilting her head up as well as being incorporated in funky props. This also gives the look of seriousness and confidence.

Props/makeup

In my image, I didn’t feel the need to use props because I wanted my magazine to be unique and different to other indie magazines. Instead of using props, I wanted to use slightly heavy makeup on Izzy. This is because I thought it would make her look a lot more confident and stand out. I believe both of these images stand out together because they are different. Even though the image on the right has many green hair and big sunglasses on, I still believe they are as unique as each other.

Shot Type

Both images left and right are a mid-shot image. I believe this is the most suitable shot to use because it allows the models to be highlighted from the rest of the front cover. It is close enough to allow it to be seen easily but not too close where it takes up the whole age, leaving plenty of room to include other features.

How does this relate to social groups?

In many aspects I believe my magazine relates to a particular social group. This is because using an image of a young adult looking fierce and confident gives women a sense of power. As well as the colour scheme and story line, it does so in a way that is subtle but allows others to want to read the magazine too.