evaluation question 4

1. How doesyourmediaproductrepresentparticularsocial groups?
In the magazine coverwe can see an image of the subject;he isdressedina greyjumperwhichhasa
unique style.The clothesgive asense of upperormiddle classasthe clothesare clean and fitwell,
withno ripsor gaps inthemlike expectedinarock magazine howeverhishairhasa few different
shadesinit includingblack,brownandblonde hair,thiscreatesafeelingorrockas hishair isboth
longwhichisa stereotypesinrockand ithas differentshadeswhichalsolinksinwithrock as rock
artistsare notoriousforhavingcrazyand differenthair,hishairandbeardcreatesthe sense of lower
class,thiscreatesan image whichhasa sense of lowerandupperclass.The pose used the model in
the image challengesconventionsas he’sposedinaverycalm way,he doesn’tpose like arockartist
but he doeslooklike one.Asexpectedinarock magazine the artistwouldbe posedleaningin,they
wouldbe holdingainstrumentsuchasa guitar or drum sticks,ofteninthe coverpage youwouldsee
a couple of the band membersall posedtogether,myimage challengesmagazine conventionsasthe
artistis calmlysittingdownona chair,he hasa calmfacial expressionratherthanthe crazy face
expected,suchas shoutingorstickingtheirtongue out,inthe double page spreadwe cansee that
the artist hasa more aggressive pose,the image inthe doublepage spreadconveysthatof arock
artistmuch better.The image usedformy frontcoverwas inspiredbythatmagazine whichinclude
Kurt Cobain,thisisbecause eventhoughKurtCobainisarock artist andso shoutsaggressivelyina
lotof hismusicbut whenhe isseenonmagazineshe oftenseenasverycalmwhichisopposite tohis
music. The fontusedfor the band name “HIGH ROLLERS” hasa sharplookto it whichlooksveryrock
like,itsinspiredbythe logofromthe bandACDC as theyhave a sharp logomeaningtheyhave areas
on theirlogowhichcome outof the logolike lightningbolts. The fontusedforthe name of the band
highrollerscreatesafeel of bothmiddle andlowerclass.When creatingamasterheadingforthe
higherclassand occasionally the middle classyouwouldexpectthe fonttobe more sophisticatedas
seeninthe vogue or GQ, the fontis alsooftenseeninone boldcolour.The fontI usedformy
magazine frontcoverhas a title whichhas sharpedgesanda reallyrockbandstyle one that hasthe
endlookinglike lightning bolts,the fontusedforthe bandlogoisinspiredby Metallica,the titlelinks
inwiththe artists as well asthe viewerasitsuggeststhey’ve hadalongand hard life,the style of the
bandname linkswiththeirmusicasitshowsthat itsloadand crazy probablylike theirlife sopeople
formthe lowerclasscan relate orlookup to them.