Evaluation - question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My music star that I have chosen from our group is Morgan. I decided to use Morgan as he can be presented and resembles the rock genre due to the props and clothing he worn. This was a key factor in our decision to make him the star as he had the equipment (Props and clothing like guitars and a black jacket) to portray the characteristics of a rock star. I decided to use a black jacket on my star as its conventional of a rock star and is a common prop used in magazine covers like kerrang and Classic Rock. As seen in the classic rock magazine bellow, the black jacket that we used matches the costumes and props of a rock magazine therefore, can be considered conventional.

Front cover

Contents page

Double page spread

My inspiration for my magazine came from Classic Rocks magazine style. I have chosen to base my magazine of Classic Rocks style, as it provides a cool and unique look for a rock magazine that not many others copy. I have also chosen to take inspiration from Classic Rock as the contents and theme of my magazine is following in the same footsteps, by featuring older bands from the 20th century. However, I did not chose to base my star around a certain real life rock star. Instead I chose to copy conventional rock styles from different people, and put the conventions together to create one star. I chose to do this as different aspects from different rock stars would be more appealing to the audience, and would create an interesting character for my magazine star. By doing this, my star would also match the stereotype of a rock star as he is based around multiple rock stars, therefore, can represent all areas of rock due to his stereotypical look. I have based my rock star around modern day artists such as Fozzy as they wear black jackets and generally wear the same costumes as to what we had access to during the photo shoot.