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The First and Final Frames of Famous Films Can Teach Us a Lot about Good Filmmaking


A single frame is rarely more important than all of the others in a film, but the first and last can leave one hell of an impression.

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Short Film by GENRE

GCSE Film Studies: Eduqas Timeline of Key Developments in Film and Film Technology

An Introduction to Screenwriting - Online Course

Hair Love

Truffaut on the Auteur Theory

Screenplay examples with visuals from the film

Movie Reviews – MRQE – the Movie Review Query Engine

Anatomy of a Screenplay

Is Vertigo the greatest film ever made?

Film Studies: editing

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March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

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Teacher of Mathematics

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

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Teacher of English

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

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Storyboard Screenplay GCSE No Film School Auteur ZEN Film Studies GCE Just For Fun Key Stage 3 Calendar Working Mocks Festival NEA Careers and Training Twist Old Hollywood Short Film Assessment Sound Engineering Gender Editing Do The Right Thing

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