As Media Studies Coursework Evaluation

Media Coursework – Final Evaluation

My task was to create a magazine using at least three pages of original material for an article of my choice; I was to produce a front cover, a contents page and a double page spread. I aspired to create a fashion magazine that would combine the class and elegance of ‘Vogue’ with the more high street prices of ‘Glamour’, creating a magazine which would be aimed at young women aged 16-21, this includes teenagers (a particular social group) and also includes young adults. This is represented on the front mainly, due to the model I used being around the same age range as my target audience and they would be within the range of A, B or C social class categories meaning for a mass circulation, this is in line with other magazines of my chosen genre, as all magazines of this genre will want to appeal to a mass audience, they will do this by using what is known as an house style effect, for example ‘Vogue’ magazine will use the same generics from time to time, so it will appeal to the audience   being that it is predictable, it allow the audience to feel safe with the magazine feel secure with it, safe, it’s one of the main reasons why consumers of the magazine will buy the same magazine over and over again, Vogue does this as they know that this house style is appealing and that most audiences don’t like change, so they will tend to do this repetitively because they know they will attract their audience, I shall use this to conform to the generic of the genre I want to portray.     The social group that mainly appears in my magazine are teenagers and young adults. They are represented through the colour scheme, pink, purple, white and black which keeps it simple but the white makes it stand out, to become unique, different and vibrant. I think this reflects the individuality shown by teens and pre-adults today. Also pink is stereotypic colour representing the femininity present within the magazine and reflects the fashion genre of...