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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 Lost Boys opening

The Future of Filmmaking

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

How Shaun of the Dead explores growth

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

How to write scene transitions

Todorov's narrative theory

Attack the Block revision 2

Shaun of the Dead's 'She's so drunk' scene

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Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

Hartismere Staff Sketchbook Club Exhibition

DofE Kit List

theoutdoorscompany Kit Order form

Head of Department - History

Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 13

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

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Work Experience ZEN Film Studies Nationals Careers Parent Spike Lee Calendar Examinations British Art Exhibition Cinema History Narrative Careers In Film | Film Schools & Colleges Test Screenplay Horror Hartismere Festival Sound Engineering

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