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From Vertigo to Psycho, how Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film


From Vertigo to North by Northwest and Psycho, how American director Alfred Hitchcock changed the role of architecture in film.

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Vertigo: An Introduction

Pan's Labyrinth

Quiz: How well do you remember Vertigo?

Is Vertigo the best or worst movie ever?

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

Three act structure

What is an Inciting incident?

HITCHCOCK ON VERTIGO

How Vertigo foreshadowed ‘catfishing’, AI and #MeToo

Vertigo Film Score Analysis

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Summer 2026 Examinations

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

Artist in Residence for 2026

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Our curriculum

Meshes of the Afternoon - Maya Deren (1943)

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