Citizen Kane Frame
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Dr. Perry
ENGL 1201
October 30, 2012
Frame from Citizen Kane Citizen Kane, directed and written by Orson Welles in 1941. Charles Kane is the publisher of the New York Inquirer. He is a very wealthy man that is hungry for money and power. He is a very famous and well respected man who thrives to get on top. He is married to the daughter of the president of the U.S. but he wants more. He then runs for governor against James Getty’s. Kane is married to Emily Kane, at the same time he is also having an affair with singer Susan Alexander. Getty’s seizes this chance and uses it against Kane to win the election. After a key speech given by Kane, James Getty’s is waiting in the apartment to give Kane a choice to either quit his campaign or have his affair smeared all over the New York papers. He chooses to stay in the campaign then sees his dirt hit the papers the next day. He ends up losing the election and his wife. My frame shot shows Getty’s in a high balcony looking down onto Kane’s key speech. The mis-en-scene, lighting, and camera positioning give this frame more detail about the scenario. The mis-en-scene of my frame shows James Getty’s plotting on Kane while he is giving his key speech. The fans have all eyes on Kane and James knows he doesn’t …show more content…
The more and more power he gets the more of his soul he loses causing him to lose his youthful idealism. All his addiction to the power and fame he got made him realize it just brought a path of destruction to his life. Although the scene shows Kane’s money and power he has worked hard for and his will to keep getting it. The frame shows James power to turn Charles Kane’s dream to dust. The mis-en-scene shows James plotting his schemes on Kane. The lighting represents the power that Kane has in the now time of the frame. Finally, the camera position shows that Kane won’t be on top much further as long as Getty’s knows his
Dr. Perry
ENGL 1201
October 30, 2012
Frame from Citizen Kane Citizen Kane, directed and written by Orson Welles in 1941. Charles Kane is the publisher of the New York Inquirer. He is a very wealthy man that is hungry for money and power. He is a very famous and well respected man who thrives to get on top. He is married to the daughter of the president of the U.S. but he wants more. He then runs for governor against James Getty’s. Kane is married to Emily Kane, at the same time he is also having an affair with singer Susan Alexander. Getty’s seizes this chance and uses it against Kane to win the election. After a key speech given by Kane, James Getty’s is waiting in the apartment to give Kane a choice to either quit his campaign or have his affair smeared all over the New York papers. He chooses to stay in the campaign then sees his dirt hit the papers the next day. He ends up losing the election and his wife. My frame shot shows Getty’s in a high balcony looking down onto Kane’s key speech. The mis-en-scene, lighting, and camera positioning give this frame more detail about the scenario. The mis-en-scene of my frame shows James Getty’s plotting on Kane while he is giving his key speech. The fans have all eyes on Kane and James knows he doesn’t …show more content…
The more and more power he gets the more of his soul he loses causing him to lose his youthful idealism. All his addiction to the power and fame he got made him realize it just brought a path of destruction to his life. Although the scene shows Kane’s money and power he has worked hard for and his will to keep getting it. The frame shows James power to turn Charles Kane’s dream to dust. The mis-en-scene shows James plotting his schemes on Kane. The lighting represents the power that Kane has in the now time of the frame. Finally, the camera position shows that Kane won’t be on top much further as long as Getty’s knows his