2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product represents social groups in terms of “appearance”, again this links in with the “stereotypes” and what other people’s perceptions on stereotypes and whether the stereotype conforms or challenges the way that they have been represented.

The main genre of music in which I decided to focus my music magazine on was; Gothic, heavy metal and screamo as all of the genres are connected, especially in terms of the stereotype’s that listen to them.

      The appearance of the genre’s can be reflected within the content of the photographs in terms of make up and mise-en-scene. For example in this photograph, the female appears to be covered in “blood”; there is blood all over her hands, dripping from her mouth.

Isabel Stokes is a typical heavy metal, Gothic, industrial and screamo fan, her love for these genre’s of music can be perceived in the pictures.

• (Arrow pointing at picture) – Looks similar to Candice from the band “ETHS”
•  I took a couple of different photographs to illustrate Isabel Stoke’s personality under all of the gore and blood
•  Looks similar to Cat from “Deathstars”
• This photograph shows her natural beauty without all of the blood over her face and emphasizes her sensitive and caring personality.