Media industries and audiences
Dominated by females:
LGBT:
Multicultural:
1. Create a tally of: how many women, men, ethnic minorities.
377 men and 118 women
339 white and 109 ethnic minorities
2.Write 5-10 lines about how musicians are represented.
The front cover consists of a main image of the Pink Floyd's faces- no body- this highlights how significant the artists are that the target audience would know exactly who they are by just their face and not their whole body. The colour scheme of the rainbow colour gives the magazine and vintage feel which links also to the photo of the Pink Floyd as the photo looks aged which mirrors the rock genre. Furthermore, the rainbow colour also relates to the Pink Floyd icon of the triangle and the rainbow going through it which can connote equality and peace. Underneath the CD track the word "PLUS" is written in big so when the white men target audience take off their CD they will see extra information given to the target audience thus enticing them more to the magazine.
Multicultural:
1. Create a tally of: how many women, men, ethnic minorities.
377 men and 118 women
339 white and 109 ethnic minorities
2.Write 5-10 lines about how musicians are represented.
The front cover consists of a main image of the Pink Floyd's faces- no body- this highlights how significant the artists are that the target audience would know exactly who they are by just their face and not their whole body. The colour scheme of the rainbow colour gives the magazine and vintage feel which links also to the photo of the Pink Floyd as the photo looks aged which mirrors the rock genre. Furthermore, the rainbow colour also relates to the Pink Floyd icon of the triangle and the rainbow going through it which can connote equality and peace. Underneath the CD track the word "PLUS" is written in big so when the white men target audience take off their CD they will see extra information given to the target audience thus enticing them more to the magazine.
As well as, mainly men are featured on the front cover with only one women featured in the corner smaller than all others thus illustrating that the genre of rock is mainly viewed and preformed by males so by having them main on the front cover the target audience can recognise the magazine straight away.
3.How does this representation link to the demographic?
The main photo on the front cover is an old photograph from the 1980's, this picture is edited dramatically to fit in with the style of their music and the peak of their music career. The technicolour background fits in with their genre of psychedelic rock, and the old photograph brings a sense of loyalty to their older target audience who may remember this from when they were younger.
4.How might audiences interpret the same magazine very differently and how might these differences reflect both social and individual differences?
People of ethnic minorities may not read these magazines because they are not advertised to them as much through the magazine. This could imply that rock artists are not usually ethnic minorities and they would feel that it is not suitable for them.
5.How many adverts are there?
67 adverts
6.Are there a range of articles?
-The articles are mostly about different artists about there music (Patti Smith,Stevie Chick)
-Theres interviews with artists where there is someone asking questions
-The language is formal to conform to the genre of the magazine(rock) and to please the older target audience.
You must remember that the edition you are studying in full is = Pink Floyd edition - MOJO 296 – July 2018: Pink Floyd 50. This is how you need to introduce the edition in the exam so that the examiner knows what you have studied. The edition is from 2018...
ReplyDeleteQ4 - We don't exaclty live in a patriarchal society now Aden! The question asks hoq audience interpret hte same magazine differently. Think about the target audience themselves, think about LGBT community and ethnic minorities.
Miss C