How does my media product represent particular social groups?

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My target is audience is teenagers, and I feel that my final product represents the teenage punk rock generation, much like popular rock magazine Kerrang. For those interested in rock music, there are many different aspects to their interests, such as clothing, color schemes, and the music itself. 

When I type ‘Rock Music’ onto Google images, I get the following results. The images shown are quite dark, involve many electric guitars, and some show fire. I have tried to involve this in my work. The colours black and yellow are frequently used in my magazine. Therefore I am representing rock music, and in particular, rock music fans,  in my color schemes and mise-en-scene.

(Results for 'Rock Music')

(Results for 'Rock Music Fan')

This shows that the stereotypical rock fan wears dark clothing, contrasting black and white makeup. I chose to represent this in my final product with my models, such as with Cisterc, who are shown in black and denim clothing, which is quite a 'rock' style. Rock fans are also stereotypically shown with either unnatural colored hair, or black hair. I have shown this with my front cover model, Shanice, who has very dark, black hair. Her eye makeup is also thick, black eyeliner, which is typical of a rock fan/artist, even male ones. Therefore I feel like my magazine is representative of rock fans (mostly teenagers), because of their clothing, hair and makeup.

The colors that I have used in my final product are mostly a variety of blue and black, with the exception of some yellow, red and white, to contrast with the darker colors and stand out. Rock magazines such as Kerrang usually use dark colors, but have some bright colors to stand out. Such as the magazine to the right, which features rock band All Time Low, which also features in my magazine. Most rock fans wear dark colors, with some bright colors to stand out (such as an unnatural hair color), and therefore I feel as though I have represented them in my work. My product is more attractive to the target audience because of this.

The article itself is written about the front cover model, Shanice. I have made it about "The Stories Behind The Lyrics", so that the audience feel like they have been given an insight to the celebrities inside thoughts and feelings. The audience will be therefore be inspired to by the magazine, as it will give them a taste of what it's like to be famous. With my article, I feel as though I have represented my audience (teenage rock fans) by involving things such as partying, the after party, and McDonalds, which are all very relatable to their social group in particular.

I've tried to make my article as funny as possible, as I believe this makes it more interesting. Some times, there are obvious swear words, but they are covers with asterisks (*). Most teenagers swear, stereotypically rock fans, and so I believe that I have represented their social group by involving swear words, much like popular rock magazine Kerrang does in many articles.

My magazine features other artists. These artists are secondary to the main feature (about Shanice). In the contents page, I include photographs of popular rock bands All Time Low and You Me At Six live, in Manchester. The target audience, teenage rock fans, will recognize All Time Low and You Me At Six, and will want to buy the magazine because of this. Teenage rock fans are a niche audience, however here is a variety of fans, such as those who prefer heavy rock, those who prefer punk rock, and so on. Therefore I have tried to include a variety of different bands from different rock genres in my final product to represent the wide range of rock fans and their interests. And so I believe that my magazine, and it's many features is an accurate representation of teenage rock fans and their interests, and therefore they are more likely to buy the magazine, as it relates to them specifically.