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Silent London’s Pamela Hutchinson looks back at the origins of silent cinema and contemplates the striking similarities to what we’re watching now on our phones and on the big screen…

 

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House of Flying Daggers - sound

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

ED LACHMAN talks the cinematography of CAROL: Interview Exclusive

Captain Fantastic editing

Shaun of the Dead - 'The Plan' montage

Fallen Angels - Explained

Zhang Yimou - Visionary of China's past

Realism

Superimposition in film

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

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Increase in Fees for Instrumental/Vocal lessons from September 2026

Summer 2026 Examinations

Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice

Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

E-Safety

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

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Examinations ZEN GCE Film Studies Silent Film Carol House Of Flying Daggers Safeguarding Buster Keaton Cinematography Lessons Revision Films Modernism MUBI Trips Fallen Angels School Nurse British College Theatre

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