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


“It seamlessly evokes the period by paying homage to the great photography of the time.”

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Carol review: 'Cate Blanchett will slay you'

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

Carol (2015) Cinematography Analysis

Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, On Shooting “Carol”

The Brilliant Subversiveness of ‘Carol’s’ Conventional Ending

Carol (Haynes, 2015)

Surface Matters

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House of Flying Daggers: A Reappraisal

How to write scene transitions

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

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Vertigo Film Score Analysis

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

Under the Skin - Explained

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CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance)

January 2026 Examinations

Cyberbullying Advice

December Mock Examinations

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AI and nude images

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Photography Competition

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