How does your media product represent particular social groups?

1. How does your media product
represent particular social
groups?

2. I wanted to try and appeal to the younger classical music age group. When I began doing
some research, I found that there was a large amount of classical music stars that were
much younger and youthful. Although these artists are younger, they are distinctive as they
look like classical music stars in appose to pop stars. They have a much more mature aura
about them and seem much more like adults rather than younger people.

3. I feel like the classical music element is shown through many different aspects. Classical
music tend to be holding their instruments when they have photos taken of them. This
shows a sense of pride within the artists and this is something I wanted to make sure that I
represented with my front cover.
I also treid to repesent the social group through the clothing. Many of them dress in formal
wear when performing which adds a sofisticated feel, I wanted my artist to represent the
classical music artistsin a more natural way. I was drawn to the more informal images.
Although I wanted them to be informal, I wanted them to be mature and sophistsciated
like the typical classical music star. I dressed my model in a cream lace top. I saw this on
one classical music artist and thought it would be perfect for my front cover. I think cream
is a good colour for the classical music theme as it is mature and clean.

4. Facial expressions
When it came to facial expressions, I
found that there was two prominent
expressions that were used. They
stereotypically smile or have a serious
look on their face. When creating my
magazine, I made sure that I had a mix
of images to show both emotions.
I think my images represent the
classical music social group. In a pop
magazine, a much wider range of facial
expressions are used to express
different feelings and trends, however,
in the classical music genre, everything
is much more reserved and simple
which gives the social group its own
identity.

5. Hair and Makeup
I created this moodboard when I began researching. I decided very early on that I
wanted the hair to be curled and I wanted a soft makeup look. I added a soft winged
eyeliner and a pinkish lip to make things look classic and simple to match the outfit and
the location. Many of the females in the classical music genre have very natural makeup
which makes them look timeless and mature.