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• The Birds - Alfred Hitchcock

  by Zoë Smart March 25, 2013
  So the latest essay to be handed in is on The Birds. I am reading BFI Film Classics "The Birds" by Camille Paglia. She has a very entertaining way of writing which is equally much easier to understand than some of the other academic books. Although occassionally she seems to go off topic a little. H...

• Shengu Shotgun Mic

  by Zoë Smart March 11, 2013
  So I have recently aquired a Shengu Shotgun Mic to use with my camera, unfortuneatly it does not fit into the horse shoe. I was also given a tie-clip mic by my wonderful boyfriend who purchased 5 of them on the internet for £4.99 and the quality is pretty good! In the next few weeks I think my frien...

• Queer Film Theory

  by Zoë Smart March 8, 2013
  So today was our critical studies in film class and we watched Orlando (Sally Potter, 1992, Adventure Pictures co-production). I am just going to come right out and say it but I really didn't get it. I think to a certain degree it is quite difficult to get your head round a man who suddenly become...