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Todd Haynes’s latest film mistakes aesthetics for meaning.

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

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Cinematographer Edward Lachman on ‘Carol’ as a Stylistic Foil to ‘Far From Heaven’

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Film: camera shots examples

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Expressionism

Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Carol Featurette - Costume Design (2015) - Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler Drama HD

Under the Skin: Analysis of Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Why Are Wong Kar-Wei Films so Dreamy?

Superimposition in film

The importance of scene transitions

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

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I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

What happens to your examination script?

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

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

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Examination Rules, Guidance and Support

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