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The end of the auteur?


Auteur theory says a director’s vision is present in every frame. What happens if they turn out to be a liability?

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Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

5 Frames from Vertigo (Hitchcock 1958)

What is a frame narrative?

How to analyse sound in films

Truffaut on the Auteur Theory

Thriller, The Film Programme - BBC Radio 4

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

Film: camera shots examples

Stutterer (2015)

House of Flying Daggers - Wuxia Romance

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Teacher of Mathematics (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

Teacher of Science (possibility to combine with a head of year post)

Teacher of Mathematics (with specific year group responsibilities for key stage 5)

Teacher of History (possibility to combine with a head of year role)

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

Local Governing Body Information

Teacher of Science

What happens to your examination script?

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Vertigo Hitchcock Auteur ZEN Film Studies GCE Short Film Script BFI Year 8 American Cinema Silent Film Coursework Under The Skin Theatre Trustees Pan's Labyrinth Student Information Governor Governance Statutory Information Documentation

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