TS2150B –Film and Television Studies Citizen Kane Citizen Kane (1941) by Orson Welles released on 5th September 1941. 1 The film which falls under the genre of drama & mystery didn’t make too much of an impact straight away but as film moved on into the future Citizen Kane became one of the critics best loved movies because of it cinematography‚ film techniques‚ lightning‚ music‚ editing‚ transitions‚ etc. I will be analyzing a number of key scenes in Citizen Kane with relation to the cinematography
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invasions. This became known as the War of the Worlds radio broadcast sent out by Orson Welles. Welles adds in effects that could cause the people to go into a state of panic. He got the idea from H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds. Bad timing became the cause of this mass hysteria. Due to the fact that during those times many people had radios and most families were listening to popular shows and by the time they got to Welles’ they were not able to listen to his introduction. They heard music being
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not much background knowledge‚ it was unclear why this film is rated the best movie of all time by the American Film Institute. After watching the movie a second time with more knowledge and commentary‚ the reasons started to become more clear. Orson Welles had a brilliant vision for the movie‚ and it was all obtained through his innovative filming techniques. This is what made his film become the greatest movie of all time. During the first screening of Citizen Kane‚ it was viewed strictly as
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after it was released. Orson Welles 1941 film incorporates a series of cinematic techniques to keep the viewer captivated by the plot whilst engaging with Welles depiction of; the emptiness and corruptive nature of wealth and the necessity of love. Howard Hughes quote “Money can’t buy happiness” is a notion explored in Citizen Kane which allows the modern audience to challenge their perception on how desirable wealth is. Through the characterization of Charles Foster Kane‚ Welles portrays
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Art in the form of a film allows composers to express some of the universal ideas which are quintessential to the society. Orson Welles’ 1941 film noir Citizen Kane is still relevant today mainly due to the valuable ideas it presents‚ along with the cinematography. He extends the life story of William Randolph Hearst‚ a newspaper mogul during his time to a fictional character‚ Charles Foster Kane. The universal ideas that resonates with the audience of 21st century include corrupting nature of power
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this reality as his life story is told by the News March and by various people that were once a part of his life. The director‚ producer and main actor Orson Welles did a magnificent job portraying multiple different themes including the loss of innocence‚ power and money can corrupt and isolate a person‚ and can you really know a person. Welles uses significant symbols for clues to the theme of the loss of innocence. A major symbol of this theme is the snow globe. When Kane is dying he drops the
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Two main elements that Orson Welles brings together to give the story of Citizen Kane‚ are flashback storytelling and deep focus lighting. The narrative form of Citizen Kane is flashback storytelling‚ which basically means the film starts with Kane’s death and from there the audience goes back in time to explore Kane’s life. How the film does this however‚ is through the testimonies through Kane’s peers. The entire story is about this group of Journalists led by Mr. Thompson (William Alland) who
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Stanley Cortez worked as a cinematographer for both Laughton and Welles and stated that‚ “in his experience only two directors understood the uses and meaning of light: Orson Welles and Charles Laughton (Barsam 186).” Both directors’ careers began in the 1930s when theatrical lighting had transformed into this major element of expression. Much like Laughton and Cortez’s use of lighting and shadows in The Night of the Hunter‚ Welles’ use of lighting and shadows in Citizen Kane helped to create a certain
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Individual Assignment: Film or Theater Review • Choose a film or play to review and obtain instructor approval. For a film choice‚ choose from directors such as Alfred Hitchcock‚ Martin Scorsese‚ Steven Spielberg‚ Woody Allen‚ David Lynch‚ Orson Welles‚ Roman Polanski‚ Quentin Tarantino‚ Frank Capra‚ Francis Ford Coppola‚ Oliver Stone‚ Robert Altman‚ or Ron Howard. For a play‚ choose a professional or semiprofessional performance to attend. • Prepare a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word review of
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impressed and in awe of the cathedral since it has been built. This includes American filmmaker‚ Orson Welles. In his final film he highlights the Chartres Cathedral by saying: This has been standing here for centuries. The premier work of man perhaps in the whole Western world‚ and it’s without a signature: Chartres. A celebration to God’s glory and to the dignity of man (Orson Welles‚ F is for Fake) Orson‚ like many others‚ comments on the beauty and prestigious work that is encapsulated in the Chartres
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