1. EVALUATION
How does your media product represent particular
social groups?

2. STEREOTYPES
My final product fits in with the stereotypical “rock” genre. My
model has heavily dark make up on and a pale face which is
generally what the “rock” style is nowadays, I have purposely
made her look this way to fit in with the conventions of the
rock/punk theme.
I have used a natural girl for the front cover so it relates to a
wider audience as well as the punk/rock audience. By using a
natural model and editing onto her to fit the conventions of a
punk shows that normal looking people can be what they
want to be if they try.
This could appeal to people who want to „break the mould‟
and become who they want.

3. GENDER
Normally, the typical rock star is normally a male, but I have
broke the conventions by using a female on the front cover.
You would normally expect females to be on the front cover
of glamour magazines but in this case I have made my model
fit the conventions of the rock/punk magazine and portrayed
her in a way that women aren‟t normally shown as. I have
done this by adding dark make up, pale skin and red lips onto
her with different tools on Photoshop. She is still posing with
a „chocolate box‟ (pose/expression by Marjorie Ferguson)
pose to captivate the audience into being drawn to the
magazine, but also so they have a warm feeling towards the
magazine as it makes them feel welcomed by her pose.

4. WOMEN
My magazine has a girl on the front cover in a very
dominating pose which breaks the conventions of the
role that men and women in society stereotypically
have nowadays, with the male being more superior to
a female, whereas in this case the front cover is all
about a female, with an edgy look to her, which may
attract more women to this magazine as women are
not normally conveyed as being „edgy‟, which may
also attract males to the magazine as they could be
intrigued by the reverse role.

5. SOCIAL CLASS
I have priced my magazine at £3.00 every two weeks
to make it affordable for the working class so that it‟s
not too much for people to purchase, for example if it
came out weekly, £3.00 would be seen as a bit pricey
to pay whereas every two weeks it‟s not as
expensive. On my article I have written about how
she became famous and in it I have mentioned how
she was just a normal girl with dreams that she
achieved, showing ordinary people if they want to
achieve something, nothing is impossible.