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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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Jonathan Glazer on Under the Skin

The importance of scene transitions

House of Flying Daggers – Ending Notes

What is a frame narrative?

The Origins of Auteur Theory

When the Day Breaks - short film interview

Catharsis explained

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Under the Skin - Sound

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Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Music club timetable

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The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

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Spring Term Sports Club

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