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Getting into Film - National Careers Week


The film industry is one of the UK’s great strengths. As one of the sectors that make up the creative industries, it has over recent years demonstrated that it makes a significant contribution to the country’s economy, but it is beginning to show strains flowing from an acute skills shortage. 

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

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

How to write scene transitions

House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Dracula podcast

Stutterer (2015)

Attack the Block revision 2

The Wave - FULL REVISION

Dracula, 1931 - Don't look in the mirror

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Change of Head of Year 9

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

LAMDA Performance and public speaking exams 2026-2027

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Open afternoons

Summer 2026 Examinations

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

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Work Experience ZEN Film Studies Nationals Careers Phillip Van Acting Drama Twitter Vertigo Shaun Of The Dead Whiplash Post-Production Component 2 Year 9 Options Narrative NEA Screenplay District 9 House Of Flying Daggers Evening

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