How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In my magazine I have represented my models as strong confident characters, which is an important factor to acting. I wanted to show a clear contrast of my theme, good/bad, which have shown through my images (front cover = good, contents page and double page spread = bad).

In Kristina Goodwin’s interview I have presented her as a confident and happy person who is living her dream, I done this intentionally to try and inspire young actors who want to go into the acting industry. I wanted to make the interview as real as possible, so I included some of the sacrifices and struggles that an actor has to go through, I feel that this helps young actors identify the difficulties of the acting industry.

My target audience is aimed for 11+, so I have used colours which appeal to all ages (i.e. purple, black, white and blue).

Through research I have discovered what content interests and inspires Musical Theatre lovers, which I have then used for my magazine. The content of my magazine includes technical, backstage, what’s on, reviews, obituaries, international and advertisement, as well as the main cover stories, all associated with Musical Theatre. 

In my images I have used stereotypes to show a clear contrast of my theme (good/bad) using colours, i.e. white representing innocence and good & black representing evil and fierceness.

On the front cover Kristina is looking away from the camera and staring into the distance, using effects, which I have added on Photoshop, I have made her look beautiful and dreamy as if she is away in a fantasy world. I have taken the image slightly above Kristina to capture her beautiful costume, to create a dreamy feel to the image and to show where she is looking (the sky). I have used an artificial light to create a white glow on Kristina’s face, showing her expression, making her look innocent and young.

On the contents page, Kristina is looking directly to the camera, making her look slightly crazy, powerful and fierce. I have used an artificial light to create a shadow on Kristina’s contours, defining her arm and neck.

On the double page spread, Kristina and Jack are embraced together showing their romance, I took this image from a lower angle giving it an empowering feel to it. I used an artificial light to create a deep shadow of Kristina and Jack together and create a glow on their skin.