The film “Citizen Kane” used many different types of aesthetics to portray the scenes and characters in certain ways. The movie used music to help show what emotion the viewer should be getting from certain scenes. “Citizen Kane” had the characters dress in certain ways to show the differences in what their lives were like at certain points in the movie. These elements in the film help the audience contextualize what the characters are supposed to be like. The film also used different sound effects
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Conflicts in the film “Citizen Kane” In the film “Citizen Kane”‚ Orson Welles’ debut film‚ many conflicts are perpetrated. I feel one of the most showcased conflicts in this film is Welles’ portrayal of William Randolph Hearst as a man who could never experience true happiness through his use of purchasing all things that he loved in one way or another. Although many things were acquired through non-monetary means throughout his life‚ money was typically the motivation or the main way he gained
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Citizen Kane‚directed by Orson Welles‚ contains multiple narrators who knew the late Charles Foster Kane. Through these narrations one sees the life of how one of the richest men of his time dealt with his livelihood and the people who surrounded him. For a man who seemed to have it all people failed to realize that he lacked one thing: a childhood. Kane’s lacking childhood affected his adult life by hindering his ability to keep healthy relationships; Welles portrays this to viewers through distance
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The extraordinary film‚ Citizen Kane‚ was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. Orson Welles is not only the director of the film but the protagonist as well. This film was very different for the industry during the time it was released‚ it brought forth many new camera techniques. The film introduces the film with a dead screen‚ which was something completely new to the audience. Once the film starts‚ the camera tilts up the fence to “enter” the famous castle and it also adds some some suspense because
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Through all that it is able to produce one more quality: the quality of becoming timeless. The movie “Citizen Kane” is widely regarded to be one of the best films of all time‚ and it was released over 70 years ago now‚ but because of the quality effort and innovation that went in to the production‚ it has been able to stand the test of time. The good films
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Analysis of Citizen Kane At the age of twenty-five‚ Orson Welles produced‚ co-wrote‚ directed‚ and starred in the film‚ Citizen Kane. Although it was a commercial failure‚ it was nominated for nine Academy Awards (winning one for writing) and was declared the number one movie of all time by the American Film Institute in 1998. This controversial film is said to be based on the real-life American icon and newspaper tycoon‚ William Randolph Hearst. America’s supposed number one movie may better be
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Orson Welles’ film Citizen Kane has been consistently ranked as one of the best films ever made. A masterpiece of technique and storytelling‚ the film helped to change Hollywood film-making and still exerts considerable influence today. However‚ at the time of its premiere in 1941‚ it was a commercial failure that spelled disaster for Welles’ Hollywood career. Citizen Kane tells the story of millionaire press magnate Charles Foster Kane (played by Welles). The film opens with Kane on his death bed
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Production design in Citizen Kane Meet Khatri‚ 5th hour By many‚ Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films ever made. Orson Wells‚ at age 25‚ directed‚ produced‚ and starred in this film. This movie tells the fascinating story of the life and death of Charles Foster Kane‚ a narcissistic newspaper runner‚ politician‚ and a wealthy millionaire. What makes this movie spectacular is not only the acting of the actors‚ but the symbolism and cinematic effects. The techniques used by the cinematographer
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dies‚ dropping the ball‚ which breaks into tiny shards. So begins Orson Welles’s “Citizen Kane”. “Citizen Kane” chronicles the life of Charles Foster Kane‚ one of the wealthiest men alive. “Citizen Kane” is said to be the legendary masterpiece of Orson Welles‚ through its use of uncommon camera angles along with a plot that cover many of the topics of the century. However‚ to a newer generation
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similarities and differences to the movie Citizen Kane. The Prestige¡¯s starts up with an eye grabbing scene where a man is murdered after performing an ¡°electrifying¡± magic trick while another man watches him die. This is much like the beginning of Citizen Kane‚ where a man also dies‚ but not as exiting as in The Prestige. The beginning of Citizen Kane is more mysterious and dark‚ while The Prestige is very exiting and more used as an attention grabber. Both Citizen Kane and The Prestige use flashback
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