Representing Social Groups

My magazine represents the social group of teenagers in particular as it shows them being very independent, mature and approachable young girls. This helps the magazine appeal more to its target audience as it challenges the typical perception people have of teenagers. My magazine also represents ethnicity as in a R&B magazine you would usually expect to see a male figure of a different race, where as i have used young girls. I have represented gender as i have used girls as the main images throughout my magazine instead of following the typical convents of a R&B/hip-hop magazine and used boys, so i have shown that this genre can appeal to a wider audience.

Using, Developing and Challenging Conventions

For my media product i decided to use the print option and make a music magazine with a R&B/hip-hop genre and titled the magazine 'Base'. I think that it fits in with the typical conventions of a R&B/hip-hop magazine as i have researched different magazines of this genre and tried to make my magazine fit these conventions. Firstly the main image on the cover is often a very masculine well known male artist with hip-hop features being shown in his style. However my main image is quite a seductive and revealing picture of a woman that shows a lot a feminine features e.g. having hair down beside face, and some flesh on show, so this challenges the typical conventions for the main image of a hip-hop/R&B magazine. The title of my magazine fits in with this genre as it is related to music and is an easy name to remember. The font used is very big and bold and follows a consistent colour scheme, it is also quite grouped together so i have followed this layout for my magazine. The example that i used for my magazine cover was VIBE eg

The contents page of my magazine again challenges most of the typical conventions of this genre magazine as you would usually see a masculine male artist, where as i have used a female in a very seductive pose revealing a lot of flesh. However i have found another example of this being used; Contents Eg

which is where i got my idea, i think that this has made my magazine consistently appeal to the same audience by making it more feminine.
My contents page has followed the same colour scheme as the cover so that the magazine is clearly the same throughout and looks more effective rather than having a large range of different colours and looking too busy, so here i have followed the typical conventions of a music magazine. The text also follows the typical conventions as i have used a very small font and used to headings about the features inside the magazine which is commonly used in R&B/hip-hop magazines.

The double page spread of my magazine does challenge the typical conventions of this genre magazine as i have again used a female as my main image. She is posed again revealing some flesh to appeal more attractive, and is sat in a pose with her legs up to show them off but in a more descrete way. The layout of my double page however does fit in with the typical conventions as i have grouped the relative questions and answers together to make it clear for the reader to understand. I have also again stuck to the main colour scheme so that it is consistent throughout my magazine, and used a white background to make the image and text stand out, this is also commonly done on the double page spread of this genre magazine. An example of a double page spread similar to mine would be Double Pg Spread Eg
although i decided to use a different pose for the main image.

Plan For Contents Page Photoshoot

This photo will be taken on a plain white background but then edited so that it starts dark at the top and fades from grey into white. So that it is slightly different from the plain white backgrounds i have used and makes the page look more interesting.

Outfit
- Black lace leotard
- High Heels

I have chosen this outfit because i am trying to make the image fit in with the typical representation of woman,and female celebrities. So the outfit is quite revealing , and is very feminine a long with the heels giving sex appeal.

Hair and Make up
- natural base make up
- dark around the eyes

I have chosen t have the eyes quite dark so that they stand out more and i is clear when she is looking a the camera. This make up also helps to give the seductive impression and show the femininity.

Pose
- led down with one leg bent and other kicking up straight
- arms tucked behind head
- serious facial expression

I chose this pose as i think it is quite a seductive pose which is commonly used in magazine for female singers. It also helps to create the effect of her leg kicking the word contents which again makes it look more interesting.

Ideas for magazine

Front cover layout plan

I got the idea for my cover from the R&B magazine VIBE and have decided to use very bold fonts to follow the typical conventions of this genre. Also to maintain a red, black, purple, skin colour and white colour scheme so that it is consistent throughout the magazine and involves bright colours and neutral colours to make certain information stand out. I have also decided to use a large mid shot image of a young girl to appeal to my target audience and challenge the conventions of this genre.

Plan for double page spread photoshoot

This photo will also be taken on a plain white background so that the main photo stands out better, and look simple yet effective. These pages will be following the same colour scheme as the front cover so that it is clear and is recognised as the same magazine.

outfit
- loose off the shoulder grey top
- purple vest top
- high- waisted shorts
- high heels

I have chosen to use this outfit because it gives an edgy party look but at the same time looks casual. It is also slightly revealing which is a typical convention of photos of female artists, and it helps to put across her femine side but at the same time there is not too much on show. So this helps fit in with my chosen genre as it has the typical conventions of photos in R&B magazines.

hair and make-up
- big wavy hair style
- bold eye make-up
- still quite natural

pose
- high angle shot
- she will be sat down and looking at her hand
- long shot