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David Lynch’s Vertigo


Ten ways Hitchcock’s 60-year-old masterpiece Vertigo shaped Lynch’s universe.

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Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

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Editing Captain Fantastic

Film Education resource: House of Flying Daggers

Nick Broomfield interview

Under the Skin - The Alien Gaze

Under the Skin - BFI review

Film: camera shots examples

House of Flying Daggers - sound

Vertigo spirals

World of Wong Kar Wei - go 7 minutes and 13 seconds in!

Realism

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Parents Evening :: Year 10

December Mock Examinations

Learnit Physics: Formula Practice

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48 Hour Scares

Teacher of English - (Maternity cover - Possible TLR available)

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January 2026 Examinations

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