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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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The Origins of Auteur Theory

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Number of female Hollywood leads fell in 2017, study shows

Film: camera shots examples

Three act structure

Goodfellas, The Film Programme - BBC Radio 4

What is a frame narrative?

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

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Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2025

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

Key Stage 4 Practical lessons

Year 11 GCSE Drama Picnic & Balloon Stomp 2021

Key Stage 3 practical sessions information - updated for February 2025

Y11 GCSE Drama picnic & Balloon Stomp 2023

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