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From Vertigo to Psycho, how Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film


From Vertigo to North by Northwest and Psycho, how American director Alfred Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film.

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Vertigo spirals

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

How to analyse sound in films

House of Flying Daggers - the value of women

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

Vertigo is not the last word in misogyny, but a feminist deconstruction of it

Vertigo: An Introduction

Film Score Analysis Episode 1: Vertigo

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

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Photography Competition

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

Music Evenings 2025

Parents Evening :: Year 12

School Policies

Trip to Athens October 2026

Bronze DofE Enrolment Letter 2025-2026

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ZEN GCE Film Studies Hitchcock Vertigo House Of Flying Daggers Year 9 Duke Of Edinburgh Concerts Cinematography Policy Drama Year 10 Sound Engineering Parent Year 9 Options YouTube Productions Competition Revision Year 11 GCSE Drama

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