AS Evaluation Question 2
Posted by Martyn Hollinshead | Labels: Evaluation Questions | Posted On Friday, 30 March 2012 at 05:03
How does
your media product represent particular social groups?
My magazine represents the rebellious and outspoken type of
person through the language and illustrations shown throughout. On my front
cover the model is male and looks to be around the age of 18-21 (actual model
age is 16). I decided to use a male model as in general the artists that are
normally featured in rock magazines are male; this could perhaps be down to the
fact that stereotypically males are more aggressive and therefore suit the
style of music more appropriately than their female counterparts. To show that
my artist fitted firmly in the rock genre I had them dress in fully black
clothing, representing the ‘emo’ or heavier variant of rock. I also chose a
model who had dyed black hair as this emphasised the dress style well. An artist that I would compare my model to would be Tim Mcilrath (pictured left-bottom), the lead singer of American rock band Rise Against. Their dress style is similar in both colour and shape, with black as the dominating presence and a t-shirt to show informality.To help connote the emotions that not only the style represented by the artist but also the article inside, I instructed the model to stare blankly at the camera, showing no expression; they look fed up and detached, and this helps to intrigue the reader whilst representing the particular social group. I used a guitar as a prop in this photo to show clearly what kind of artist Pyro was, and the positioning of the guitar (centre of the chest) suggests that he keeps it close to his heart. This is elaborated on inside the magazine. To help show that the main feature was about the cover model I used flame brushes and a red/orange gradient to add fire to the background. This increased the vibrancy of the cover making it more noticeable and furthermore related to the artist, as Pyro means ‘fire’ in Latin.
To construct my artist profile for my double page spread I
looked at the background artist profile that I had written for my blog. Using
the back story from that I began to create an interview around certain aspects
of Pyro’s ‘life’ that I felt would appeal to the audience and also help to
convey the related emotions. I decided to split the article into two sections;
one half detailed his past, and the other showed what Pyro was planning to do
in the future. This gave a real insight into the kind of person that my artist
was and also helped me to create a sense of realism by detailing information
about an upcoming album and tour. I used different colours to show the
difference between speakers and used a dark red for when Pyro spoke, connoting
emotions of anger and discontent in the artist.
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