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Props, Things and Do the Right Thing


An analysis of an often overlooked part of mise en scene, the use of props, in Spike Lee’s timeless classic, Do the Right Thing.

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Fallen Angels - Explained

The Wave: Cinema's most terrifying lesson

The Lost Boys opening

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

The Wave: Tim becomes Wenger's bodyguard (clip 6 of 9)

The importance of scene transitions

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Still Resonates Today

Under the Skin - Sound

Film: camera shots examples

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Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2025

Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

BACK TO THE FUTURE, the musical. Thursday 5th June 2025. Years 7 to 10.

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2021

Y11 GCSE Drama picnic & Balloon Stomp 2023

Summer 2025 Results

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Examinations GCSE GCE Film Studies ZEN Do The Right Thing Offscreen2 Coursework Cinema Old Hollywood Revision Aspen Russell Year 11 Carol Results Trips Cinematography YouTube Farrand On Film District 9 Hitchcock Videos Vertigo

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