- The document discusses Emily Monsey's work creating a magazine layout, interview, and press release about an actress, as well as an obituary for the same actress. - For the magazine layout, Emily researched ELLE magazine's style and structure and aimed to replicate this for her fictional interview article. - For the obituary, Emily researched real celebrity obituaries to ensure her writing matched the appropriate style and included relevant personal and career details. - The interview was written in the article format used by magazines like ELLE and Cosmopolitan, incorporating quotes from a survey about the actress.

1. Evaluations
Emily Monsey

3. Final Magazine Layout
My final product follows the style of ELLE magazine as I wrote the interview article in the style they usually follow in their own
interviews and added small details to the design of the page to make it look similar. I think that my article does follow the correct
structure and style for the type of magazine I wanted to create. To gather the information that I needed in order to create a realistic
version of the magazine I researched previous issues of the magazine and looked at the way they set out their pages for the interviews
they had conducted with celebrities and what the layout usually was. When writing up the interview I looked online at previous
interview my chosen celebrity had done and many of them used the structure of writing it in an article style piece and then using
selected quotes when needed. This is the style of writing I personally preferred and it also fit with the magazines I was basing my
design on. The audience I was aiming at was the readers of ELLE and magazines similar to this as many of them follow the same sort
of style and format. Aiming at this audience meant I had to write in the same sort of style and include images of the celebrity I was
talking about as in these magazines images are a main feature and it is something their readers look for. I chose to use a really large
image of the actress and put this entirely across one of the pages as this was something they commonly did in their magazines, this
also made it clear as to who the article was about along with the large text along the side of the image with the actresses name. This
was something many of the magazine issues seemed to do, they also put the name even bigger in some of the issues and put it as the
background of the pages with small images of the stars next to the letters. However most commonly they had just put the name really
big to make it clear as to who it was for people that weren’t aware which is what I chose to do for my design. I got all of my
information for the content of the article from a survey that I put up on surveymonkey as I needed as much information as possible
about the actress and I also did some of my own research. The content is all about the fans views of the actress so I made this clear
with both a sub heading with the text, ‘J-Law is taking over Hollywood and her fans tell us why’ which was in a bigger font that the
rest of the text and on another page, making it stand out. To create the magazine I had to use the program ‘InDesign’ which enabled
me to create a magazine mockup and use the different styles and formatting that ELLE magazine use. For example, trying to match
up the fonts as best as possible, positioning everything on the page as they would do in their issues of the magazine. My initial
intentions with this magazine were to make it look as close to the real thing as possible which I believe I have done in some ways as I
have included little details that they use on their pages such as the website, month the issue was made and the page number along the
bottom of the page and also the sizing of the images and text.

4. Obituary
The obituary I wrote had to be appropriate and include all the relevant information it
needed to to make it as realistic as possible. I had to ensure that the style matched up
with obituaries that have actually been written and used in the press so I researched a
few and read through to see how they wrote them and what kind of language would be
appropriate. In my first draft I used a really formal style of writing it with lots of facts
on what happened and how the actress died, however I then found through feedback
that this sounded slightly too much like a news report of what had happened and that I
needed to make it much more personal. I cut out a lot of the information that was a
little too factual and changed it to more personal facts about her life and her family, I
also found a quote that one of her co-star’s had made that seemed to fit really well
about the actress and used this towards the end of the obituary as I found this to be a
personal yet not too informal aspect to add to it. I had to phrase things in a sensitive
way as I had to act like I was talking about someone who had just died so I really had
to ensure that it was respectful and also referenced frequently to the actresses
achievements and anecdotes about her life that seemed to stand out and that the
readers would find interesting to read. I tried to set it out as I had seen when
researching different celebrity obituaries online and found that they tend to put the
useful information at the top and then go in to more informal information as it goes on
including memories, quotes and more about the stars life for anyone that wants to
know more about them. This is what I did with mine I feel as I tried to use the
different paragraphs to differentiate between the more vital, essential information and
then work down the article including more about the stars life and what films she
worked with. I also used quotes throughout as this is the style many obituaries use to
inform the audience of what kind of person they were and what their families and
friends have to say about them. I have been able to really develop my skills regarding
writing in this style as this was something I had never done, it also helped my
researching skills as I had to research a lot in order to make the obituary appropriate
and as realistic as possible. I think that my time management for this one wasn’t as
good as some of the others I have written, as I did have to go back and change a few
aspects of the obituary as there was some areas to improve in order to make it slightly
more realistic. I also had to go back to this task as I did run out of time and I had still
wanted to add some quotes in to make it more personal to the actress and to show
what her co-stars thought of her.

5. Interview
I looked at several interview from magazines such as ELLE, VOGUE, Vanity
Fair and Cosmopolitan before actually writing my own as these magazines are
what I was basing my writing and my final magazine layout on. The interviews
in these magazines seemed to all follow a very similar style and format as they
both wrote it in an article style with quotes added in when needed and when
relevant to what they were saying. This kind of format was something I
personally preferred doing and it was something that would fit in with the
audience I was targeting it at. The audience of these magazines clearly like this
style so I tried to make my own work as close to that style as possible. They use
a fairly informal tone to their writing and make it relaxed and easy to read for
their audience which is what I did when writing mine. I think that overall, the
content I included in my interview was relevant and appropriate as it was all
things her fans had said about her so it was all really honest and truthful and
would help someone who doesn’t know her learn a little more about her. I
included information about her personal life and her work life and all the reasons
her fans seem to love her and also her acting. I think that this is something that
could be used in one of these magazines as the content and the format are along
the same kind of style that they use, however I would like to use some larger
quotes as when I first wrote this, I hadn’t received as many responses from my
survey that I had posted online. I think my skills in writing in this kind of style
have improved as this is the first time I have written an interview up and in this
way so it appears to be an article with small quotations. I think that I have
achieved what I wanted to with this interview as I set out to write it in an article
format with added quotes, however I would like to try it out writing an intro,
then list all of the questions and answers as they are and then conclude it as this
is sometimes what the magazines do if they aren’t wanting to use the whole page
or if it isn’t an interview of the person on the cover they tend to feature a smaller
interview of them. To improve I would like to develop on the quotes I included
as they were very small and didn’t include as much detail as I wanted to use.
This could be achieved just by updating it as I received a lot more responses
after I wrote this that seemed to be far more detailed and lengthy. I did manage
to complete this one much quicker than some of the others as this was a task I
seemed to be most comfortable doing and I didn’t have to do a second draft for
this one.

6. Press Release
My press release was one that took quite a lot of work changing and adjusting to
make it sound more realistic and professional. I went though three drafts of this
one as I found from feedback I needed to include more info on her personal life
as well as her career and the films she is in at the minute. Generally a press
release is written by people that work with the celebrity so it does come across as
personal and like they know everything about her, for example they will refer to
the person on a first name basis or even a nick name at times as they are just
trying to inform the publications of what is new with the career or life so writing
formally isn’t needed. It has to be factual and all correct as it is something people
that know the star have written, therefore they should know everything about her
and all the details they would need to include in a press release about her. I
included all the factual information at the start in the first paragraph as this is the
section that needs to draw the most attention from the publications so that they
want to use the story in their magazine/newspaper. If this first section isn’t
gripping or doesn’t have a good story behind it that would excite the publications
readers it won’t be used. I then went on to include less valuable information such
as who she was dating at the time and what critics have said about her
performances in other films. I also discussed the co-star’s of Jennifer Lawrence
which may not be relevant to the main story of the new film she is in but it could
be taken as reference by the magazines and newspapers that use the story. I took
up the most time with this task as I had to go back and change it another two
times after I first wrote it due to feedback and small details needing to be
changed to improve it. I think that I have met my first intentions as writing this
and changing and developing on it has improved my overall skill of writing in
this kind of format as I now feel that I know what needs to be included and what
is irrelevant in this kind of piece of writing. I think that the overall content of the
press release I wrote is relevant as I included both information that some
publications might not necessarily want to use or know even about and then still
the use of the main story of Jennifer Lawrence being in the latest of the three
Hunger Games films. To improve I would like to add to the amount of critics
comments on the stars acting as I managed to find some quotes, however I would
like to find some more that show much more detail as I could only find really
short quotes that don’t five much information.

7. Fanzine
The fanzine I wrote was based on the recent phone hacking of celebrities phones,
including Jennifer Lawrence and I heavily focused on the celebrity blogger Perez
Hilton, who is well known for his controversial posts. For my fanzine the main
content was fighting back and defending Jennifer Lawrence against the blogger.
At first my fanzine had mentioned the blogger and his fault in this phone hacking
crime, however after feedback I decided to then show a little more anger in my
writing and defend the actress more by blaming the incident and making it clear
that it was Hilton’s fault. This seemed to improve the fanzine a lot as it focused
on a clear argument instead of lots of different things as many fanzines are the
fans sticking up for their favourite celebrities and fighting back against the
person or the press that have offended them or affected them negatively in some
way. My time management for this one was good as I finished on time, however
it did take me a couple of times to perfect it to a standard I was happy with as
small changes and adjustments needed to be made but I didn’t go over the
deadline with this one. I tried to match this to other fanzine that are out there
online as I wanted it to look realistic and have the features of a real fanzine. I
think that overall I did do that as I showed a clear argument and many fanzines
do this. However I would have liked to possibly put a little more detail in to any
past scandals that Jennifer Lawrence has been in that have involved the blogger
and possibly some more that just involve Perez as this would improve my
argument as it would have showed he never learns from his mistakes and
continues to hurt people he doesn’t even necessarily know. From writing the
interview and seeing what her fans had to say about her I knew how much of an
influence she was so this meant I had to ensure that this was highlighted in my
writing so I possibly should have included more about what an inspiration she
was to her fans and that something like this being exposed could have damaged
her reputation and was disrespectful not only to her but also to her younger fans.
My intentions with my final draft of the fanzine were to focus on the negative
side of the blogger Perez and make it clear that I thought he was to blame and
also the crime that he had committed. The overall style of a fanzine is to protect
and defend a celebrity or boast about them showing how much of a fan you are
to the person, I think that by defending her I have shown this however I do still
think that more talk about the other scandals would have improved it.

8. Tabloid Article
The tabloid article had to be both informative and entertaining and to do this I
wanted to pick a story that would interest people that didn’t even know who the
people I was talking about. I chose the story I had used for the fanzine as this is
the most recent scandal that had involved Jennifer Lawrence in the news
recently. I had first used a longer headline that definitely wasn’t snappy enough
and wouldn’t attract a lot of people to the article, however in my second draft I
shortened it a lot and used a title that completely related to the story but would
still hopefully make people want to read it. I did run over the deadline slightly
with this one as I took a bit of time changing the headline and also adjusting the
main body of text to ensure it was gripping and informative enough for a tabloid
style article. I included images as this is something many tabloids do, they
usually find a bad image of the star they are clearly showing a bad representation
of and then a good picture of the other. I chose this image of Jennifer Lawrence
as it shows the success she has had in her acting as she holds up her Oscar and
also gives the impression of her fighting back against Perez so I think this image
in particular works really well with the article. However I would really like to
change the image of Perez to something that shows him in more of a negative
light however I didn’t have the time to go and look for ages for the perfect
picture. Lastly for the images I then showed the tweets from Perez showing he
apologizes, however in the article I also discuss Lawrence being less than
impressed by this gesture. My intentions for this piece were to show Hilton in a
negative way but not to push that idea too much on to the readers as this could
then breach certain laws in journalism. The style of a tabloid article is to make it
punchy and entertaining so that people want to read it, it also has to include
informative information that is all factual so that readers can trust your writing. I
researched a lot before and whilst writing this as I felt it was essential that I
made it factual, I researched the actual story to find out what had happened, I
then researched other disputes involving the blogger and any other celebrities as
this is something Perez usually does as he commonly accuses celebrities of
things they haven’t necessarily done. This just helped to give the story a bit of
background which is usually what is done in a tabloid article. I would like to
improve my article by adding some more information on what happened to
conclude the investigation, I would also like to add more info on whether
Lawrence had been involved in any other disputes with Perez.