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Whiplash: a masterclass in ending a movie


Few movies can match the air-sucking tension and atmosphere of the Whiplash finale. Spoilers ahead...

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Todorov's narrative theory

How movies teach manhood | Colin Stokes

Attack the Block revision

"Attack the Block": Monsters, race, and rewriting South London’s outer spaces by Lorrie Palmer

The Editing of Whiplash & more | BAFTA Film Craft Sessions

The Wave: summary

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

Whiplash - Scene Breakdown, Analysis & Comparison

Understanding Fallen Angels - To be a Lost Soul

Mark Kermode reviews Whiplash

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Teacher of English

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

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 11

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

Teacher of Mathematics

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Examinations Whiplash GCSE Film Studies ZEN Den Of Geek Silent Film Sport Farrand On Film Coursework NEA Dracula Extra-Curricular The Hollywood Reporter Key Stage 4 Horror The Wave American Cinema Working GCE TED Assessment

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