Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?  

My music magazine represents a particular social group by the way the cover artist looks and is presented in the magazine. Also other artists which have been featured in this magazine.  The artists which I have presented are quite young in their 20's to mid 30's. Some of the artists are R&B but I also included other artists in the magazines from different genres like grime but these are not my main features.

Featured Artists

These artists are all fairly young and are aimed at late teenagers and younger adults which is what my music magazine is aimed at. Another thing about these artists are that they all represent themselves in different ways and dress in completely different fashions which is also because of the genre of music they are involved in. For example Stormzy and JME are both grime artists and they dress like more rough in tracksuits whereas the R&B artists (Justin Bieber and Chris Brown) they have very similar styles of clothing and tend to wear more denim and smart casual.

The way the artists pose can also reflect on their genre of music.. The grime artists look more threatening and intimidating by the way they stare into the camera. The R&B artists have tried going for a cooler look in which they don't look as intimidating towards the audience also because Chris Brown is looking down at the floor which suits his style. For my model, I have attempted a cooler look rather than looking more serious as it wouldn't suit the front cover and the genre of the magazine. Although the first image of the represented artists doesn't look as similar in fashion to most R&B artists, I attempted the hoodie look which I think works well with the genre as it shows him in his comfort clothing as there have been pictures of R&B artists like Justin Bieber not neccessarily wearing smarter clothing but does often wear hoodies and joggers which is still similar fashion.