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Film Score Analysis Episode 1: Vertigo


Hear Neil Brand explain one of his favourite scores - the music for Hitchcock's VERTIGO

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ND/NF Q&A: "Stories We Tell", Sarah Polley

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Truffaut on the Auteur Theory

Expressionism

The importance of scene transitions

The Origins of Auteur Theory

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

Fallen Angels - Explained

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

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

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In the news: PHP Vulnerability

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December 2026 Mock Examinations

Hartismere Technical Theatre

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Vacancies

Autumn Term 2 Sports Clubs

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Auteur Examinations GCE Film Studies ZEN Hitchcock Vertigo YouTube College Rear Window BFI Buster Keaton Film4 Do The Right Thing Test Videos GCSE Aesthetics Fallen Angels Theatre Extra-Curricular Spike Lee Hartismere The Stories We Tell

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