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The official, personal website of Alexander Gordon Smith, author of The INVENTORS, ESCAPE FROM FURNACE, The FURY and The DEVIL'S ENGINE

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Do the Right Thing Scene Analysis

Film post-production explained

The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Superimposition in film

The Wave: the first autocracy lesson, part 1 (clip 2 of 9)

A Level English Literature: moving towards a critical vocabulary

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Macbeth quotations

Year 7 English poems

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

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Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

Artist in Residence for 2026

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

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