Your deadline is fast approaching, please make sure your film and the supporting written work is complete by 4.30 pm on NOVEMBER 17th! Also...

Hello All! You should be now ready to film from Monday (29th) I want to see all screenplays finished, shooting schedule arranged and all pro...

Congratulations on a successful presentation day! Remember that your hand in date for the entire project is Friday 5th September, so you hav...

Be warned, you will be punished for cutting and pasting on your Film blogs aswell as your Media ones, so don't do it! KW

Remember it is your presentations today during our double lesson. Make sure you are prepared with your extracts and you have assigned a tech...

ALL final hypotheses need to be posted here asap!

Post your Auteur blogs here! Make sure you spell check!!!!!!!!!!! Remember your presentation date is 21st July, I am looking forward to them...

First of all I hope you all had a good break, you were all set a series of research tasks to complete over the two weeks. You should by now ...

This link here is really useful. (PIC=A SHAKEN STICK) DW

At last we have a film museum back in London. Snappily titled the MOVIEUM , you can find out more here . The DCMS has a 'test' to s...

BAFTA AND ORANGE'S “60 SECONDS OF FAME” Want to decide who from your region walks the red carpet at this year’s Orange British Academy ...

"For a long time 3D movies and TV shows have been a bit of a gimmick. They have been used to re-energise a tired franchise, help a film...

Click here to read an article from The Guardian about surreal cinema. Tip - Take notes from your research to help you revise your focus fi...

Your first A2 exam is very close and I'm sure you are more than a little nervous! Some revision tips I can give you are: 1, Make sure y...

I hope you all had a good break but it's crunch time! I have ONE complete Auteur file , I need them all BEFORE we can start properly on ...

Want to enter the ultimate short film challenge where 15 lucky winners will attend the Orange British Academy Film awards on 10 February 200...

Mediabox offers those aged 13-19 living in England grants to make creative media projects for film, television, radio, online, print and mu...

"At once far more faithful to its source material than the popular Disney version, and farther from it in tone than one might ever imag...

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Bunuel is an influential film maker within surrealist cinema, take a look at this short presentation, think about the key characteristics th...

Alongside 'Surrealism and Fantasy Cinema' we will also be looking at a focus film 'All About My Mother' by Almodovar. We wil...

Make sure you click on the headline to read related links!

Magritte's images have influenced cinema and visual media although you may not have heard of him! Take a look at this clip and you will ...

This will be one of our main focuses during this unit, there will be an exam question about the film so start researching Svankmajer. This i...

Look at how 'Twin Peaks' is parodied in the Simpson's - think about how Surrealism influences visual media.

In September we will start looking at unit FS5 'Surrealism and Fantasy'. So that you become familiar with this topic I want you to l...

Take a look at this clip from Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' - the dream sequence is by Salvidor Dali.

Once the presentations are finished and presented you are expected to post the outline of your presentations on your blog. Click on the tit...

We are underway with the A2 course in Film Studies.The first element we are looking at is the Auteur research project and the work for this ...

There I was watching Blue Peter (I mean flicking through the channels) when I noticed an excellent piece about making films. It turns out th...

Time to put those eager minds to the test. Here is a lovely challenge for all you budding movie reviewers out there. The annual 'film/ed...

You may be aware of this technique being used to Mashup different music tracks or even music videos. We now have Movie mashups. This one is ...

There are a plethora of film programmes out there on digital and terrestrial T.V as well as online. One of the best (in my opinion) is actua...

Did you know that Sixteen per cent of releases in the UK are Indian films and last year nine made it into the top 10? Do you know where the ...

Visit Shane's world. That's right Mr Meadows writer/director takes you into his film-making world and reveals his formula for movie-...

Classic British gangster movie The Long Good Friday is to be remade in modern-day Miami. The 50 million dollar (£25 million) remake of the m...

On September 20, 1946 the International Film Festival - the first important international postwar cultural event - opened its doors at the f...

The production company that was a byword in British film-making for decades is going back into business...Cult Hammer horror films will retu...

It is often the case that we know more about film festivals taking place in the rest of Europe or America than we do about the ones on our ...

300: Film Review The 'Man' Movie of the New Millennium There is a long list of movies to be watched with your mates whilst eating a ...

"Any understanding of Hollywood at the turn of the millenium requires some knowledge of the studio system which dominated cultural prod...

Withnail and I review – This review may be a little biased as this is my all-time favourite film, but hopefully after reading this you will ...

Sorry but I couldn't resist posting this. Following the Easter egg reference in a previous post (7th MARCH) I thought I would help your ...

You may have noticed that we have organised the links section into 3 areas. The 'i'm gonna be a contender' section is of use to ...

Young Frankenstein – Horror-Comedy isn’t a new idea and it was used by comedy legend Mel Brooks in one of his funniest films, ‘Young Frank...

WELCOME to all of you who are checking out the blog following your visit to the Prospective Sixth Form Open Evening. We hope you were impre...

Click on the title above to enjoy the use of Cliche in films. Take this for example... SUSPENSE In any movie where "something" has...

As with all occupations Film makers use JARGON. You need to familiarise yourself with the terms used. TOP TIP:Watch the credits! Some films ...

The Departed - Scorsese does it again, with this remake of the brilliant Infernal Affairs , with the best cast of the year.This film rocked....

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