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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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Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Download 9 of the 10 Screenplays Nominated for the 2017 Oscars Right Now

Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes’ award-winning film

House of Flying Daggers - mise-en-scene

Filmmakers Quotes Quiz | Film

Naming, and Defining, Avant-Garde or Experimental Film

From Nosferatu to The General – why the 1920s is my favourite film decade

Conversations with CAROL

Cinema and modernism

Captain Fantastic editing

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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Online safety newsletters

Spring Term Sports Clubs

theoutdoorscompany Kit Order form

Examinations

HADESTOWN THE MUSICAL - SCHOOL TRIP TO LONDON FOR Y9 TO 13 PUPILS 16th Jan 2025

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Examinations ZEN GCE Film Studies Silent Film MUBI Year 13 Captain Fantastic Films Mrs Davy Year 7 The Stories We Tell Aesthetics Spike Lee GCSE Carol Calendar Safeguarding Year 8 Year 11 Year 9

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