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3 Hitchcock Techniques Magnified


Alfred Hitchcock is not only the Master of Suspense, but pure cinema. Here are 3 of his filmmaking tips that you can apply to any film genre. 

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Vertigo Film Score Analysis

Spike Lee on Do The Right Thing's legacy

Same Scene 5 Ways

25 Years Later, How Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Changed Race Relations In America

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

Editing a Film

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

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

6000 extras at Gorleston beach - and we were a part of it!

Viggo Mortensen & Matt Ross On "Captain Fantastic" | BUILD Series

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Local Governing Body Information

Cover Supervisor

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Completing the Award

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

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January 2026 Examinations

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