My music magazine represents young teenagers, both boys and girls in a positive way. It does this by showing a teenage boy playing the guitar rather than doing something more stereotypical or in a negative way, going out getting drunk and smoking. Girls are shown to be strong with piercing eye contact and still be girly by holding a necklace; this is apparent in the front cover of my magazine and in my double page spread.
My double page spread has a stereotypical representation of a musical teenage boy, who loves playing the guitar and writing songs, this is a positive representation compared to what teenage boys can be shown as. The only clothing you can see is him wearing a hoody that can signify violence and bad behaviour but the hood is covered showing he doesn’t act like that. The boy has an Afro, which can make him seem sensible, and kind, which is another positive representation. The main image is of the boy looking at his guitar, which shows his dedication and passion for music, which is inspiring for the audience and will make them, want to read the interview. The three photos on the left side of the page also show a positive side to him, one photo is similar to the main image and is of him looking at his guitar, another is of the guitar which shows his love for it, and the third one is of him smiling showing a happy side and lightens the mood of the page. The main colours are blue and grey which together look quite modern but also shown as gloomy, the photos are all in black and white though so the audience will be able to see past that.
My contents page has a few different photos on it, one of them is of my double page spread promoting it, one is of a girl dressed quite fashionable, one of the boy from the double page spread suggesting he is important within this issue of the magazine, one of the girl on the front cover of the magazine also showing she is important within this issue and one of four girls; all dressed casual and similar. None of these photos are showing a negative side of teenagers, there is dominance in girls on my contents page attracting the female audience but also attracting the male as they all look nice. Most of the photos have direct address making a connection with the viewer and also shows that they have a passion for what they do which is play music. None of the photos are of the artists smiling which can make them seem moody which is a negative representation but I think they look determined and strong which is positive. Red and grey are the main colours, which are a good contrast; red can be seen as a passionate colour which shows passion once again.
My front cover I think shows a positive representation of teenage girls to the audience, there is one photo and it is of a teenage girl and she has piercing eye contact which again is drawing the audience to the magazine and doesn’t show a stereotypical ‘lazy’ teenager. She is holding a necklace with a butterfly pendant which suggests she is still a kid at heart which makes her more relatable, it also shows that she is into girly things which is hard to tell with the photo being in black and white. Her clothes are quite casual and boyish which contrasts with the girly necklace and shows she is not all about what she looks and how she dresses, it’s her music and style which is important which shows a positive representation of teenage girls.
I think my music magazine shows teenage boys and girls in positive ways, it shows their passion for music and not the stereotypically aggressive teenagers the older generation seem to think we all are. Clearly my magazine is aimed at teenagers so it would be pointless to show them in a negative way. Music magazines generally show a positive side to teenagers compared to others like gossip magazines, my magazine as well as most music magazines really highlights the passion which is positive and makes the target audience want to read it.
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