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

For my music magazine i believed that the higher percentage of readers would be boys. That is why on my reader profile i added images such as Leeds festival, Guitars, Converse and vintage T-Shirts such as The Rolling Stones. I included these images because these could be products and brands that my audience would like.
I also included percentages showing new readers and the audience the majority of readers, the highest age percentage and the main bands the readers like and opinions on certain subjects.
This reader profile represents the social group of the magazine because the bands, colours and product images would not be included in a magazine that focuses on pop, RnB and hip hop etc. This was important because it means that if new readers come along that like Indie/Rock music then they will know that my magazine is exactly that.

In the contents page of my magazine there is an advertisement showing the audience that you can subscribe to VENUE magazine. This makes my magazine easily accessible without the audience needing to go and buy it physically. I did this because technology is becoming a big part of our lives now meaning that media forms need to advance with it. Therefore an app and subscription for my magazine could result in more readers for my magazine.

Other ways in which I made my media product represent and particular social group was when i was picking a model for my magazine i changed the way she dressed for the actual photo shoot. For example making her wear either a denim shirt or a leather jacket. I also made the pose she was doing fit into what would suit the typical indie rock artist. For the front cover, contents page and Double page spread she looks rebellious and looks like she has a 'non caring' attitude. This fits the social group for my magazine because the rock/indie genre of music is all about going against the rules and being rebellious.

Then whilst i was creating the media product i changed her hair colour to make her seem less 'mainstream' and different to how other artists from other genres of music look.
These are the type of people i wanted my media product to reach out to and also where i got style information from. The images have been taken at a popular festival, Leeds Festival which was
advertised a chance to win in my media product.

I got some audience feedback from a male AS Media Student and a Female Non AS student to see if they shared their views on my magazine. I asked them questions about the type of social groups they think would read my magazine and these questions and answers are included in the Prezi below.