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The First and Final Frames of Famous Films Can Teach Us a Lot about Good Filmmaking


A single frame is rarely more important than all of the others in a film, but the first and last can leave one hell of an impression.

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

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Understanding the Formatting of a Screenplay (and Why It All Matters)

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June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

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

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