Tuesday 15 December 2009

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The rocker/ indie group in media are represented as rebels especially the rockers. They are seen as dark and hateful people. When making my magazine although i have tried to make the images look rebellious i tried to remove this stereotype of what people have of rockers with them being hateful, violent and dark.
My magazine represents mainly indie bands. This can been seen with the headline and the name of band sounding like its from the indie scene. However i believe the image on the front page represents the indie scene mostly. I think this because the photo is of someone who looks like a stereotypical indie/rocker. This can be seen with the stereotype of rockers having long dark hair. He is also wearing clothes which may present him as indie too with the checkered scarf and the cardigan covering the shirt. Also wearing the headphones represents his love for music.
The dark background may also represent the rock/indie genre with it being seen as stereotypical dark music.
The double page spread may further emphasise the indie/rock genre with the main image being taken inside of a subway which is seen as a dark and vulnerable place. The person on the image is also wearing all black and a leather jacket. This shows the stereotype of a rockers image also with the long black hair.


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