Media Product Evaluation - Question 2

In my final magazine to make the representation of a young male star, I had included my model in such a pose that the lighting was being reflected in his glasses to give the impression that his future is bright. In addition to the light reflected in his glasses it shows that he was an underdog raising suddenly into the world of music.

There is many representations included, for instance the language used is for the younger target audience being

In my final magazine to make the representation of a young male star, I had included my model in such a pose that the lighting was being reflected in his glasses to give the impression that his future is bright. In addition to the light reflected in his glasses it shows that he was an underdog rising suddenly into the world of music. Dyer said 'A star is an image, not a real person'. I developed a representation by having the model posed playing his instrument indicating that his fame is when he is playing.

Another representation is that the image is focused in such a manner that the instrument is more vibrant and stands out from the rest of the image. This represents that the artist is showing the instrument is his power and life. The model is wearing black as it puts more focus on the instrument, as that is the main feature in the image. I used a young male model on my DPS, as I wanted it to appeal to a female audience. In addition, I used the colour black for the model’s shirt as in the audience research, many stated that they wanted a formal dress code and I see black as a formal colour. On the front cover I had a female audience as I wanted the magazine to appeal to a male audience as well as the audience research stated that they wanted a female model to be on the front cover. 

How I represented class was that the model has a smart, casual haircut to attract the formal audience but not be too formal to the middle class. In addition, class was represented through the model wearing a formal black shirt without any designs so it didn’t put off the higher class but also appealed to the middle class.
How I represented lifestyle in my magazine was by having the models wear black, which represents elegance and mystery. Perkins said ‘Stereotypes are not simple’. This is used here in the way that the models are young and modern, in relation to the genre (Bands and Orchestra) most people who are involved in orchestras are formal and old. I made my models give the impression that they’re rebellious and ominous. The target audience (TA) was aimed for the young and mischievous by using the latest slang like ‘mad times’ which the modern generation understand and use.