The film styles of Casablanca and It Happened One Night were completely different from that of Citizen Kane and The Best Years of Our Lives. Casablanca and the earlier films were all shot with very basic techniques where the frame just focused on the action. However‚ in Citizen Kane and The Best Years of Our Lives everything was in focus in the frame‚ even the events taking place in the background. Rather than just one main conversation or action being the concentration point of the film‚ there were
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To Play One False In one of his lesser known poems‚ it is said Shakespeare wrote‚ “In fact your mastery of the art is so great your lies are crowned with success.” Though‚ according to the conspirators‚ these words were written by someone else‚ perhaps to mock that Shakespeare earned success by stealing their work. Commonly referred to as the greatest and most influential artist ever‚ Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century and worked as an actor. Although‚ he may have never
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snow globe with its make-believe snow swirling about. He utters one word‚ "Rosebud‚" and 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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In the film Citizen Kane directed by Orson Welles‚ the soundtrack‚ composed by Bernard Herrmann‚ is implemented precisely to work concordantly with the cinematography in order to evoke specific emotions. Hermann uses the rise‚ fall‚ and build up of his music in order to arouse a sense of drama‚ tension‚ and peace in the viewer. By doing this‚ Welles and Herrmann further promote many overlying themes they attempt to convey throughout the movie. Towards the beginning of the film there is a scene
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"In 1938‚ Orson Welles caused a nationwide panic with his broadcast of "War of the Worlds"-a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth. Welles and his Mercury Theater company decided to update H.G. Wells ’ 19th-century science fiction novel War of the Worlds for national radio. The show began on Sunday‚ October 30‚ at 8 p.m. A voice announced: "The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations present Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the air
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Satyajit (Jit) Patil In Daryl Cagle’s ‘The Cagle Post’‚ freelance writer and humor columnist Tom Purcell express his opinion on the principles and morality of genetically engineering children through his article “Genetically Engineered Children”. The article presents a conversation between two parents‚ who are assumably about to have a child‚ and a doctor. Due to breakthroughs in the field of biotechnology‚ the parents have the capability to decide the mental and physical aspects of their child
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the coveted number-1 spot‚ and this is hardly surprising. Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of Hollywood filmmaking of its time‚ and holds up today as a true masterpiece of filmmaking. Citizen Cane (1941) Orson Welles directed‚ wrote and starred in this brilliant film which “revolutionized the medium and has since been considered the most important movie ever made” (p.426). Filled with implicit and explicit meaning‚ the movie tells the story of Charles Foster
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they were not a part of; the aforementioned film The Stranger was about the Holocaust yet director Orson Welles was not Jewish (Brady 576). This is certainly not for a lack of availability of Jewish directors‚ as goes for every play or movie based on widespread trauma experienced by a minority group directed or written by someone not part of that minority group. There is something to be said for Welles giving Jewish people a voice when they were violently oppressed‚ just as Harriet Beecher Stowe gave
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To most individuals living in the United States on October 30‚ 1938‚ this Sunday evening seemed like any other Sunday evening. Around 7:00 pm‚ millions of families across the country were finishing dinner and waiting to tune into their favorite radio show. Approximately 34.7 percent of the nation’s listenership would be tuning into NBC’s the Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show at 8:00 pm. However‚ on this particular Sunday evening‚ another radio broadcast was about to make history. As usual many
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time”. Barsam says “Citizen Kane is important to your study of the movies because‚ within the borders of film history – 1895 to the present – it marks a major turning point between the films produced before it and those produced after it.” (2016) Orson Wells who produced‚ directed‚ and stared in the movie‚ used many new techniques both in challenging traditional narrative‚ as well as using new technical elements to create this revolutionary work. In the Hollywood era of film‚ narrative was much
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