AS and A Level: Media Studies Essays, Coursework and Assignments

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"#1# The report is very in-depth and shows good understanding of eCommerce. However the report doesn't contain any real case study, which would back-up the student's research. The report mentions how users access the internet. One recent development, is the use of Smart Phones, as around 25% of all people within the UK own a Smart Phone and access the internet regularly. This is not mentioned within the report, which is worrying as this is a major development in technology. On the flip side, the report does mention how business's can use eCommerce to improve their operation. The report gives a very detailed and in-depth part on the suppliers side of the use of eCommerce websites. #2# The report highlights a number of benefits of using the internet for purchasing products/services on-line, and the report also states how consumer's may not trust the internet for some purchases. The report clearly shows the positives and negatives of eCommerce and the student has made a conclusion from the background research. #3# The report is quite formal, and is structured in an organised view and allows a user to read with ease. More importantly, the report allows a person to understand the points the student is making. The report does have a limited number of key terms, such as 'B2B'. Although the student does explain what this term means and has described this in-detail."

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"Very useful , however some spelling errors "

"#1#A top class essay, although there is no set question given, the student thoroughly describes the Bourne Ultimatum film sequences and provides an accurate and detailed description into the media effects and techniques used throughout, as well as giving personal insight into their own opinions and interpretations of the film. The writer follows a good structure, with a clear introduction to set the scene for the reader, in this they include background information on the film (e.g. tells the story of Jason Bourne trying to help a journalist escape a group who want to kill him to prevent him from passing on his information to Bourne), introduces what will be discussed in the essay (the three narrative threads), and hint at the conclusions that will be reached (e.g. The three strands are intercut to make a coherent narrative and they come together at the end of the narrative in a crescendo) – what is also nice is the inclusion of media terminology in the introduction – e.g. coherent narrative, crescendo – as it immediately sets the tone for the essay and shows off the student’s knowledge of the subject. Furthermore, they finish with a fantastic conclusion which succinctly summarises the points they have discussed and reaches a firm end point, making their own judgement on the effects the narratives use to make the Bourne Ultimatum film. #2#The level of analysis is extremely high throughout with the reader making a number of extremely valid points about the narratives, but also going on to fully explain and analyse these – a particularly good example is: “This method is often used in this genre of films in order to make the viewer feel like they are there, which is only a new technique as not too long ago if the camera work was shaky this was seen as a fault” as it not only shows what effect particular methods have on the audience, but also incorporates the student’s further knowledge about the media industry, both past and present. This, further knowledge, is again demonstrated when the writer draws comparisons with other films to make their points, e.g. “thus contradicting the normal actions of a hero such as James Bond”, it is an important skill to learn, which this student has mastered well, to include relevant examples and other information without taking the essay off on a tangent. #3#There is consistently correct use of grammar and spelling throughout, as well as an efficient structure to follow, as discussed. The media terminology included is abundant and accurate allowing the student to achieve high marks; particular terms that stand out from this essay and might be useful to remember for discussion in other essays would be: iconography, point of view shots, compression editing, cross-cutting, genre, heroes/Propp, and voyeurism. "