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  1. Understanding Literature: The Elements of Fiction (2004)

    Director
    Ray DiZazzo
    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £14.29

    This thirty minute programme guides viewers through the basic elements of fiction: plot, character, conflict, flashback, foreshadowing etc. using examples taken from the work of Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain,...

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  2. Brian Aldiss with Christopher Priest (1985 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    A discussion between Brian Aldiss and Christopher Priest, two writers of science fiction.

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  3. History of Science Fiction Movies, A (1996)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £9.99

    How the future was viewed in the first half of the twentieth century, using original archive film clips of many classic science fiction movies. Films like THE FIFTH ELEMENT were inspired by the dreams of...

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  4. Stanley Middleton (1979 Audio)

    Producer
    T Evans
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 40 min.

    Describes Middleton’s working methods and reasons for concentrating his fiction on his native city of Nottingham.

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  5. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    Director
    Stanley Kubrick
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 139 minutes), £5.99

    The biggest box-office hit of 1968, Kubrick’s work remains the greatest science fiction film yet made and is among the most revolutionary, challenging and debated works of the 20th century. This...

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  6. Narrative Structures (2002)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Explores the necessary ingredients in writing narrative fiction through on-screen examples. Each step of the process is demonstrated by actors in scenes, highlighting topics like character arc, setting, and...

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  7. Sfx in the Cinema (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2001 sale: £16.50 (inc VAT +p&p)

    A video-based teaching pack that uses interviews, film clips and special effects to explore the techniques and visionary impulses in the creation of special effects in science fiction and fantasy films.

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  8. Who’s out There? (1975 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale (video - CCK), Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min.

    Orson Welles is the host and star of this film. Concerns the theory, expressed by a number of scientists, that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. From the monstrous Mars life forms of his...

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  9. Real Shorts (2006)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Film Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 125 minutes), £49.95

    A pack consisting of teaching guide and DVD compilation of short documentary and non-fiction films selected to help in teaching students from year 7 upwards to grasp the difference between fiction and...

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  10. Metropolis (1926 Film, Video)

    Director
    Fritz Lang
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An expressionist science fiction feature film dealing with a city presided over by an elite ruling class, under a dictatorship and based on the slave labour of the workers toiling underground. Adapted from...

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