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


“Carol” marks the Camerimage and critics-award-winning DP’s fourth collaboration with Todd Haynes.

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Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Surface Matters

Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

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

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Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

Edward Lachman Shares His Secrets For Shooting Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

The importance of scene transitions

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Do the Right Thing - Screenshot podcast

How to write scene transitions

Under the Skin - Film Form, Narrative and Ideology

Film: camera shots examples

Under the Skin - Explained

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Food and Farming trip 17th June 2026

Parking - Hartismere Hospital

Summer 2026 Examinations

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

New Wolsey Youth Theatre applications are now open for September 2026

Telephones - 17 June 2026

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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