Makayla, Morgan, Vinny. 9/17/14 Citizen Kane, was written in 1941. The director and producer of the film was Orson Welles. Orson Welles also played Charles Kane, the main character. The screenplay was written by Herman Mankiewicz, and the cinematographer was Gregg Toland. Robert Wise was the editor and the music was by Bernard Herrmann. Some of the main characters were Susan Alexander Kane who was played by Dorothy Comingore, Emily Kane who was played by Ruth Warrick, Mr, Bernstein, Mr. Thompson
films, he replied, “I thought of it, but I decided against it. Because you can crush a man with journalism, and you can’t with motion pictures.” Orson Welles made a bold career decision to direct and star in Citizen Kane, a very unflattering film loosely based on Hearst’s life. Citizen Kane is now considered by many critics to be the greatest film of all time, but it wasn’t until decades after the film’s release that Welles
An American Orson Welles being the Director of Photography was embraced with features of cinematography that enabled him to introduce color shooting in his career to produce Citizen Kane in 1941. This film by Orson Welles wanted to build up a schedule of talent at the studio more especially to the young generation in order to acquire the skills of photographing. The film engendered controversy since it appeared to fictionalized as well as caricaturing people’s lives and events. Orson Welles involved
The narrative in the film Citizen Kane is told in a unique way. The narrative follows a non-linear structure where events are not portrayed in chronological order. Instead, the story is presented using a series of flashbacks at different times in Charles Kane’s life. The flashbacks also do occur in order, they are sporadic giving the audience glimpses of events in Kane’s life. This use of non-linear narrative further unravels the different dimensions of Kane’s character and his experiences. As
Said Shaheen (602806) Mrs. Scruton ENG4UO September 26,2014 Allusions of “Rosebud” to Citizen Kane The Simpsons episode “Rosebud” is a parody of the film Citizen Kane. The title of the episode is an allusion to Charles Kane’s dying word “Rosebud”. The struggle to decipher a human’s life once that life has ended; is the overall theme of The Simpsons episode. Mr. Burns and Charles Kane are known for their possessions, achievements, and actions, but there is something deeper that motivates them. The
In the first Act of Citizen Kane, we witness an old man dying, see a few of his associates, witness a young Kane and his family, and see a glimpse of an older Charles Foster Kane. Still in the beginning of the film, we are figuring out who Charles Foster Kane is or was. There is a part in the scene where Kane and Mr. Thatcher are having a discussion on why Kane is losing money towards the newspaper. Kane explains to Mr. Thatcher that he is speaking to two people- the first; he understands his status
Puzzle in Citizen Kane: Cinematography, Lighting, and Sound Design in the Puzzle Sequence Scene from Citizen Kane. When it comes to the process of film making, it is both an art and an industry. One of the industry’s greatest is no other than Orson Welles, who was a writer, director, producer, and American actor who worked in radio, theater, and film. In 1941 Welles’ first feature film was Citizen Kane and has been said to be one of the world’s greatest films of all time. Citizen Kane is the life
Citizen Kane was not only a great movie for its time but also made many cinematic advances towards one of the most used techniques to show emotion and importance of a scene today, “Deep focus”. Deep focus means that everything in the frame, the back round, the foreground all of the scenes important characters and props are all in focus instead of just a single aspect or object. Deep focus requires the perfect combination of lighting, technique and a special lens that is needed for the effect. Deep
The movie Citizen Kane maybe one of the most important and influential films made to this date. This move was originally made in the 1940’s and still is looked back on and referenced to in many modern movies. But one of the biggest reasons why this is one of the most important films of history is because it was so controversial. The reason for this was that the movie was believed to be based on a newspaper tycoon by the name of William Randolf Hearst and his life but they put twist into his story
Orson Welles’s portrayal of William Randolph Hearst in the film Citizen Kane reveals the protagonist’s life and character through various film making techniques. Several dialects of cinematic language were used to translate the main character, Charles Foster Kane, to audiences. The meaning of his dying word “rosebud” is unattainable for the journalist pursuing Kane’s life story throughout the film. Following this theme, Kane also searched for something throughout his life – the happiness his sled