Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Activity 2 from sophiecallanananan

Evaluation Question 2 draft

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I feel my magazine represents the social group of indie scenesters in an accurate way in terms of the usual conventions of media produced with the indie/alternative genre. My artist does look 'indie' due to the choices I made concerning styling and photography.

My artist

Most indie artists these days are young but dress in clothes associated with older people.

Passion Pit

In terms of clothing, my artist is dressed in items that are typical of the genre, which have been listed here. I chose to go with a knitted jumper and a checked shirt as it was readily available and suited both my artist, my genre, and the mood I attempted to create.

Angel Olsen

Angel is another indie artist. I have included this image of her because it shows a similarity between her hairstyle and my artists hairstyle, and Angel is of a similar age to my artist. It also gives an example of the filters that are often used on photographs of indie artists. Indie artists aren't typically styled to look 'perfect'.

Kelela

This image also shows filters being used, a typical feature of photos showing 'indie' artists from 'indie' magazines. The subtle pose is another frequently used feature that I have incorporated into my image of my artist. 

The make up styling in each image of the female artists is natural looking, so I thought I would keep to this style, but to make my artist stand out from other indie artists and to make her even more 'indie' I put no make up on her at all. Having a completely natural artist on the cover of my magazine assists in creating a 'down-to-earth' feeling, making it more humble and refreshing as I had hoped.