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How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My magazine’s main focus is mainly upon the one artist. My magazine portrays him as being from an Indie rock culture. This is shown by the way he is dressed which is in a smart casual way and dressing in this way is stereotyped as being part of the indie rock culture. This is typical of an Indie rock culture as shown by this picture of Johnny Borrel, the lead singer from Razorlight. I feel by using the clothing worn by the main person in the image it reflects the genre of magazine I have chosen to aim towards.

The way in which I have edited the photo allows his mood to be represented in a different light to the world around him this reflects the type of music that is typically related to this genre. For example – Band of Horses – The Funeral is part of this genre - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibE7IqEjni4

I think that this articles representation because of its nature will apply itself to other social groups such as ‘Emos’ or ‘Goths’ this is because the nature of the picture and article can be a typical issue in which some people in these groups can relate to from the way they interoperate the representation of person. I have achieved this through making the image black and white in a certain area displaying feelings towards the situation which the article is about.

My magazine although it will be mainly aimed towards a specific genre because of the genre and stereotypes it represents. It will also be able to represent indirectly other social groups because of the nature of articles featured within the magazine.

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