Representation of Social Groups

During this project we constructed a representation of both solo artists and groups. However what they have in common is that they are all performers and possibly role models.

In our magazines we have tried to represent our artists as being perfect and glamorous. We have done this through the copy by saying that the target audience will look up and aspire to the artist in the magazine by styling them in fashionable clothing and using are journalism skills to portray the acts in a positive light.

For example, we represented the artist Seth Moore positively. We constructed this preferred meaning by presenting him as famous, but 'real' as his background is the same as the audience so he relates to them positively. Also he is represented postively through the mise-en-scene of the photo on the double page spread as his costume is very stylish and links to the target audience as they are clothes that would be worn by the readers themselves. The photo of Seth Moore on the front cover shows him positively as it suggests he is devoted to his work as he is playing his guitar.

Another artist we represented positively was Vince Flynn. We constructed this preferred meaning through the mise-en-scene. For example his costume which represents him being stylish which makes him fit into the genre of music we cover in our magazine. The copy portrayed him positively as it shows he has raw talent because he had fans before he was famous. For example, "already had positive feedback from fans".