1. Evaluation Question 2 How does your media product represent
particular social groups?
2. How an artist looks tells us what people think of them as a
person e.g. sexy, aggressive,innocent,powerful, wealthy etc. So in
my media product I made sure my model is looking away from the
camera to show he is serious and not interested, also the model is
not smiling has a very serious expression and also has his arms
crossed in the double-paged spread. This could give the impression
that the artist is very aggressive or violent. The use of black and
white also adds to the effect of seriousness.
3. Social Group The social group/target audience for my
magazine will be aimed at teenagers between the ages of 13-19.
Majority of teenagers between the ages of 13-19 listen to mainly
mainstream R&B so therefore this would be a very popular
magazine for teenagers. This magazine is primarily aimed at males
rather than females as it contains very masculine content.
4. MOOD BOARD In my Mood board I have artist with expressions
which are very serious , it is usually the male artists who have
the serious expressions and poses. Also there are a few pictures
which are in black and white with artists looking away from the
camera. A very common prop for male R&B rappers and artists is
the baseball cap. The background the artist is in is usually just a
plain background, it brings all the attention to the artist. The
artists may also be shown as sexy e.g. Trey Songz is topless which
allows him to show his muscular features which is appealing to
women. The pictures of the models are usually taking at a close
angle so that you can have a good view of the expressions of the
artist. Some artists may be shown as intimidating e.g. Lil Wayne as
he has direct eye contact with the camera at a medium close up in
black and white. Many artists also have tattoos over their body. In
comparison to my magazine I ensured my model has a serious
expression and is also looking away from the camera. I used the Lil
Wayne picture for ideas so I applied the same black and white
effect for my front cover and contents page. I also added the
popular baseball cap, another prop I added was the headphones. Many
rappers use headphones whenever they are recording their songs or
in the studio room editing the songs.