How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Similarities

• The similar area’s to these two images, by how they are creating a similar pose, with their arms lent over and they are crouched down. This pose is also similar because I think they are trying to create the same effect, by showing swag and a dope look, which creates a hip-hop feel to the magazine.

• It is also similar as they are using the same shot type, by using a long shot, crouched down.

Differences

However even though the images are simular by pose there are many differences that you can pick out. Such as the lighting is completely different, mine is shown as very dark showing the more ‘grimy’ side of hip-hop and XXL magazine is showing a lighter side. Also the XXL model has a black and white effect over them and mine shows the true colors on them.

My model on my magazine represents my genre of a hip hop magazine because :

*She is stressed in appropriate clothing linking to the genre of hip hop. Dark clothes are linked with this because hip hop is seen as a very grimy style, showing the swag and the attitude through the clothing.

*Her facial expression’s also show the representation of hip hop, with the emotionless expression. Showing attitude. Also her body language show’s this by her confidence and attitude.