the most memorable film elements displayed in Citizen Kane is a camera technique called deep focus. This element is constantly utilized to add a larger complexity to both the plot and perspective. Deep focus makes anything and everything within the shot immediately relevant. It is portrayed in the scene where the youngest version of Charles Kane is throwing snowballs at the tin sign outside of his original home. First‚ a shot from far away from boy Kane where he is isolated against the white of the
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Citizen Kane In 1941‚ the dramatic film Citizen Kane was released by first time director‚ Orson Welles. Welles once said‚ “A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.” With the attitude Welles had in directing‚ it brought him heavy burden filled with controversy amongst newspaper mongrel William Randolph Hearst‚ movie director Howard Hughes and Chicago utilities magnate Samuel Insull for the adaptation of these three personalities in the character‚ Kane. Upon Citizen
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films‚ including Othello and Citizen Kane. Although his description varies from others‚ it is evident that his remains the same throughout his films. Orson Welles defines the tragic hero as a man who has always had a difficult life yet‚ is a well-known‚ important figure in their setting who‚ although is tall and handsome‚ is two-sided‚ desperate for love and loses everything by his death. Welles’ Othello and Kane are no exception. Othello and Charles Foster Kane were both important and famous
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Citizen Kane‚ directed by Orson Welles‚ is considered to still be one of the world’s greatest movies ever produced. Citizen Kane is a powerful dramatic tale about the uses and abuses of wealth and power. It’s a classic American tragedy about a man of great passion‚ vision‚ and greed‚ who pushes himself until he brings ruins to himself and all around him. From the scene depicting Kane’s meeting Jim Gettys‚ the audience observes that Kane has aborted his youthful ambitions and has become self-absorbed
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Techniques used in Citizen Kane In film class this past week‚ we learned that there are many cinematic techniques used in films that contribute to the way a film is portrayed by an audience. We had the pleasure of watching a film directed by Orson Wells In 1941 called “Citizen Kane”. I am glad that this particular film was the film of choice to demonstrate some of these techniques. The movie “Citizen Kane” uses each cinematic technique in a way that is obvious to the viewer. I have chosen five
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starring Orson Welles‚ Citizen Kane (Welles‚ 1941)‚ is famous for it ’s many remarkable scenes‚ cinematic and narrative technique and experimental innovations ’ (Dirks‚ 1996). Written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz and filmed by Gregg Toland Kane is classed as a fresh and classic masterpiece ’ (Dirks‚ 1996). Kane is a brilliantly crafted series of flash backs and remembrances centering around the investigations of a dynamic man in a dynamic world ’ (Quicksilver‚ 2001). Kane draws much of its power
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COM/220 Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices and Argumentation August 4‚ 2010 Mike Smith The” Citizen Kane” speech given by Charles Foster Kane in 1941‚ who was campaigning for Governor starts off his speech by addressing his audience‚ attacking his opponent by using various fallacies of illogical argument.. First he starts off with blaming “boss Jim W. Getty and his political machine” the techniques that are used here are for the propose of making himself appear stronger‚ in his views and political agendas
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An Analytical View of Armageddon Films made throughout the years provided entertainment. There were classic films‚ such as Citizen Kane and The Grapes of Wrath‚ that actually taught us about life‚ and then there are films that are just were made for pure entertainment value. One such film‚ Armageddon‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ is a science-fiction‚ action movie that was solely used for entertainment purposes. Armageddon is about an asteroid coming toward earth that will totally destroy mankind
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Citizen Hearst: A Comparison of William Randolph Hearst and Citizen Kane Orson Welles was undoubtedly one of the most talented filmmakers of his time. Along with the innovative camerawork and advanced cinematic techniques that made Citizen Kane a success‚ Welles also allowed for viewers to connect with his film by providing them with a real life example of the main character. Citizen Kane owned a massive estate called Xanadu that was based upon Hearst’s San Simeon. Kane and Hearst were also
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There’s no doubt that Citizen Kane is a great movie. It is a pioneering film that forever changed film making. Its plot is one of the most creative and original in all of movie history. The cinematography is stunning. Citizen Kane is about those images that we all reflect and project‚ the sum total of which -the impressions we make on other people- are all we that leave behind us. That central‚ unsolveable riddle of personality is at the core of what makes Citizen Kane so endlessly watchable.
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