The document discusses how the media product represents particular social groups. The magazine represents middle/upper class adults through the sophisticated and elegant font, neat layout, and formal written content without slang. Stereotypical representations are used, including the artist on the cover portrayed in a mature manner with subtle makeup, in a relaxed pose suited to the genre. Pictures also use stereotypes appealing to the target audience.

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

2. Comparison Actual music magazine My music magazine

4. The artists on my front cover, is wearing very subtle make-up allowing her to be portrayed in a mature manner, suiting my target social audience.

5. Her pose comes across as relaxed, this is stereotypical for a magazine of my genre. However, subverts other magazines such as R&B, where their artists may come across as flirty, wearing excessive make-up and ‘bling’.

6. The font I have used creates a sophisticated and elegant look to the magazine. This represents the adults I target – who are generally middle/upper class.

7. When designing my content page, I made sure it had a neat layout in order for it to be suitable for my stylish readers.

8. I have used picture that are stereotypical for the period of my genre. This again appealing to my audience, and signifying them. For example the use of a Cello.

9. On my double page spread, the written content comes across as formal, as no slang terms are used. I am therefore able to appeal to an adult audience.

10. Throughout my magazine, I used the colours, red, grey, black and white

11. Final product Contents Front cover Double page spread