Question 2
- 1. How does your magazine represent certain groups?
- 2. My magazine is aimed at teens/young adults aged between 16- 14 still in full time or part time education. This age group comes with many negative stereotypes. That all people aged between 16 24 are trouble makers. That there all in gang and go out of there way to cause bother. That there moody, lazy and law breakers. My magazine is aim mainly at a female audience. Females aged between 16-24 tend to have negative stereotypes surrounding them such as they all wear skimpy clothing and will go out of there way to get attention from anyone. That they all wear to much make-up and are girly. The media franchise often supports these stereotypes publishing stories reputedly on teen pregnancy and producing movies such as Mean Girls, St. Tinian's and Clueless. Or on the other end of the spectra they are chavs this term being used reputedly over time to describe a person who is of young and of lower-class typified by brash and loutish behaviour. My magazine brakes these stereotypes by having a simple and sophisticated look. It shows women as being independent intelligent beings. It shows that although I some cases these stereotypes are true in most there in factual and narrow minded. My magazine defies stereotypes usually reinforced by magazines such as top of the tops my magazine shows teens and younger women in a different manner. Also most magazines aimed at a specific genre like mine use colours stereotypically associated with that gender such as pink for girls and blue for boys my magazine uses monotones and red. These colours represent a blank canvas. My magazine is a magazine to break stereotypes and make females feel inspired and empowered.
- 3. Unedited Image From Shoot In my magazine females aged between 16-24 are the dominated social group that is represented. To defies stereotypes instead of using images that would support stereotypes I used a model called Izzy. When we were in are photo-shoot I asked her to be very serious. Her image is on the cover to represent females as powerful and independent these being stereotypy's typically associated with men. My magazine has role models in side, people that young women can aspire to be like for all the right reasons. I still asked her to dress in modern clothing but black, together we chose a black turtle neck as the black and white filter that was applied to the cover image really mad her stand out as the focal point. I asked her not to wear a lot of make-up and to wear her hair natural. This also breaks many stereotypes associated with girls of her age. By using natural beauty it also gives positive body image messages to my target audience. I other than gender I also represented age in my magazine. In my interview with Eden serious matters are discussed such as the music industry and how if can effect and artist. Eden is a representation of an older indie artist being around 30. This is shown firstly through her clothing being more modest with long sleeves. The guitar is a representation of the authenticity associated with music produced by more experienced artists. She gazes at her guitar as if to reminisce on old performances. I broke once again many stereotypes associated with artists 28+. She is still in modern clothing to relate with the magazines target audience but as she is and indie artist I asked her to wear bold prints as this is something generally associated with artists for the genre. I didn't make her to old as it is easier for my target audience to relate to someone close to there own age.