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The official, personal website of Alexander Gordon Smith, author of The INVENTORS, ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, The FURY and The DEVIL'S ENGINE

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Pan's Labyrinth Analysis

Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

The Lost Boys - the vampires attack

The Wave: Autocracy clip part 2 (clip 3 of 9)

Dracula Revision

Attack the Block revision 1

The importance of scene transitions

Computer Science Homework (years 7, 8 and 9)

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Superimposition in film

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Term dates

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Design and Technology

Waveney Valley Transport

Invigilators

Summer 2026 Examinations

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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