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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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A Girl's Own Story

Composition and Framing in Film

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An Introduction to Screenwriting - Online Course

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

The Film Industry and Careers

Film: History, Production, and Criticism

Enrichment and Work Experience Opportunities in Film Studies

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Number of female Hollywood leads fell in 2017, study shows

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GCSE CS: 1.5 Networks - TCP/IP Layers and Protocols

Academic challenge and independence; attainment

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University and careers; destinations & retention

Hartismere Bursary Criteria

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