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3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified


Alfred Hitchcock is not only the Master of Suspense, but pure cinema. Here are 3 of his filmmaking tips that you can apply to any film genre. 

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Film Studies: editing

Same Scene 5 Ways

David Lynch’s Vertigo

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

The end of the auteur?

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

The Power of Music in Film

6000 extras at Gorleston beach - and we were a part of it!

Thriller, The Film Programme - BBC Radio 4

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Change of Head of Year 9

Dracula podcast

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Summer 2026 Examinations

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