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British Case Study: Attack the Block (2011)


Over the next few weeks, I will be putting up case studies of Hollywood, Independent and British films to help my A level Film Studies...

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Attack the Block revision 1

Attack the Block revision 2

Attack the Block Peep Hole

Little White Lies 34 - The Attack The Block Issue

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Mark Kermode reviews Whiplash

WHIPLASH | Victim to a Master Manipulator

"Attack the Block": Monsters, race, and rewriting South London’s outer spaces by Lorrie Palmer

The Wave revision activity

Attack the Block: Film Review

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

Framing the Picture: Editing and Cinematography in Whiplash’s Ending

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

The Editing of Whiplash & more | BAFTA Film Craft Sessions

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