Wendy McCredie
Wendy is an aspiring writer and sound designer. Her specialist subject is the use of sound to create fear in film. She enjoys museums, odd films, architecture, photography and collecting hats. She misses living by the sea and over uses the third person.
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Sound in David Cronenberg's the FlyThe psychological sound design of this science fiction thriller.
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Sound in Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal AffairsConsidering the different uses the film makes of sound throughout, especially Kinson Tsang's sound design.
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Visiting Doune Castle, Historic ScotlandBest known for its appearance in Monty Python's Holy Grail, Doune Castle has much more than just film history to offer visitors. -
Visiting Bothwell Castle, Historic ScotlandWith a tumultuous history and plenty explore, Bothwell Castle is a fascinating day out for visitors to the area. -
Sound in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's AmélieThe world inhabited by Amélie Poulain is not like the one the rest of us live in. The colours are brighter, the coincidences odder, and every little sound speaks volumes.
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Visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art, ChicagoThe Museum of Contemporary Art is many things, one thing it is not is a home to modern art. -
Visiting the Chicago Field MuseumPerhaps the perfect place to take those annoying people who claim 'American History' is a contradiction in terms to prove them utterly wrong. -
Chicago Museums on a BudgetGet the Best out of Chicago's many Museums without Paying a Fortune -
Uses of Sound in Early CinemaConsidering the contradictions of Silent Cinema's lack of silence.
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Visiting the Chicago Cultural CenterOne of Chicago's two main tourist offices, the Cultural Center is an architectural gem and tourist attraction in its own right. -
Visiting Coudenberg Palace, BrusselsCoudenberg, the former Palace of Brussels is an archaeological site and museum, which lies, preserved, beneath the current palace and other buildings that make up the royal buildings of the city. -
Visiting the Photography Museums of AmsterdamThe sprawling capital of the Netherlands is better known as the home of decadence, debauchery and legalised drugs, but beyond the red lights and smoke there is a more refined Amsterdam waiting for the culturally curious. -
Sound in Requiem for a DreamThe use of sound in Requiem for a Dream to create an impressive and immersive aural environment for its characters to destroy themselves within.
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Intarsia Knitting Technique for Beginner KnittersIntarsia knitting is a straight-forward, easy to learn method of adding simple or complex patterns to plain knitting. -
Visiting the Atomium, BrusselsOn the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium stands one of the city's most popular and strangest landmarks. -
Fingerless Gloves for Beginner KnittersKnitting with four or five needles at once can be somewhat daunting to beginner knitters. However fingerless gloves knitted on ordinary needles can be both fun and easy. -
Thieves Pot and Bastion, StirlingIncongruously set within the Thistles Shopping Centre, down a wrought iron staircase, a piece of Stirling's early history has been preserved for all to see. -
Classic Cranberry CocktailsFavourite cranberry cocktails that always go down a treat over the holiday season.
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Visiting St Austell, South CornwallAlthough best known to tourists as a handy base for visiting the nearby Eden Project, St Austell has a fair share of charms all of its own. -
Alcohol-Free Warm New Year's Day DrinksLooking for something warm and seasonable to ease the excesses of the silly season? Read on for three blissfully alcohol free options.
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Visiting Bodmin, Mid-CornwallThe much overlooked town of Bodmin, mid-Cornwall deserves a second look from travellers along the A30. -
Visiting Padstow, North CornwallArguably best known outside of Cornwall as the home of chef Rick Stein, the friendly town of Padstow has much to recommend it all on its own. -
The Reptile: Classic Hammer Horror Monster MovieIn the second of John Gilling's films for Hammer from 1966, terror stalks a tiny Cornish community once more.
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Dunblane's Leighton LibraryThe Leighton Library in Dunblane was built between 1684 and 1688 to house a bequest of 1400 books by the former Bishop of Dunblane (1661-1670) and Glasgow (1670-1674) Robert Leighton.
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Cambuskenneth Abbey: Home to James III's TombLocated in a secluded bend of the River Forth, near Stirling, the ruins of the 12th century Augustinian Abbey watch over the village of Cambuskenneth.
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Sound Design in Caro and Jeunet's DelicatessenExamining the use of sound to horror and comic effect, in the face of the end of the world.
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Plague of Zombies: A Very British Zombie Invasion?John Gilling's low budget Hammer Horror, Plague of Zombies, manages to make some surprisingly nuanced comments on the tensions underlying British society in the sixties.
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Metropolis the Archetypal Science Fiction FilmExamining the impact and influences of Fritz Lang's 1926 classic that would inspire an entire genre of film making.
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Becoming Female & Becoming Monstrous in Georges Franju's Eyes Without a FaceConsidering the process of 'becoming' in relation to both the feminine and the monstrous along with the significance and power of the ever-present female scream.
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How Not to Make a Frankenstein FilmAn examination of Hammer Horror's second to last and least watchable take on the Frankenstein tale.
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Gender and Sound in the Crook Brothers 2006 Film GruesomeThe third feature film by brothers Jeff and Josh Crook, Gruesome earned considerable industry attention when it premiered at a midnight screening during the Sundance Film Festival.