Evaluation - Question 2

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The picture I have chosen in this question is one that has been a particular favourite of mine and others throughout my coursework. Considered too busy a background for a front page photograph, I reserved it later for use in my double page spread. When I first showed it to my fellow students it was received with great popularity, mainly because of the prop used (the big Lego head) as I had turned my model’s head into something that represented a lot of fun childhood memories. The idea that the Lego head also made the image seem slightly ridiculous was also an element that was liked by popular opinion; as music artists tend to be somewhat odd and have their own special outfit/fashion, the Lego head fitted in reasonably well with other artists. It could be viewed that my artist’s main characterising feature can be compared to the artists: Deadmau5 (image right), whose outfit is defined by his large mouse-like head ornament, and 

Daft Punk (image left), a duo who always appear with their iconic helmets. The fact that Deadmau5 and Daft Punk wear these means that wherever it appears, be it posters or albums, people will immediately relate that piece of apparel to Deadmau5 or Daft Punk, as it is a very unique item. This is similar to my artist’s head ornament as I have never seen anybody wearing a Lego head as a hat/mask, let alone any music artist, giving my artist a unique identity, as well as being instantly recognisable.