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
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
THE 124 Visual Interpretive Analysis October 18, 2014 The Real 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
Everyone has his or her own experiences, ideas, and desires. One’s experience affects one’s personal presentation and desires. Orson Welles was altered by his experiences, environment, and people around him. Analyzing the films Welles created, knowing his experience, and noticing the way he conveyed a message, demonstrates that he was a result of both his personal experiences and the events going on in the world during his lifetime. First, Orson Welles’ early life influenced multiple facets of
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
sound create meaning in a scene from Citizen Kane (1941)? Citizen Kane 41:00- 45:30 The 1941 Citizen Kane, directed and produced by Orsen Welles, was a blockbuster. The key star was Orsen Welles as Charles Foster Kane. Along him starred Joseph Cotton, Dorothy Comingore, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, William Alland, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart and Erskine Sanford. The film focused on the life of newspaper tycoon, Charles Foster Kane and aspects of his childhood. Although
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
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
viewing of Citizen Kane, the audience receives information regarding Kane’s character through others’ recollection. Unlike a story based on a linear structure, a story that centers around flashbacks could reveal more about a character and different stages of their life. As seen in Citizen Kane, one of the first flashbacks shows Kane (Orson Welles) as a child playing in the snow as his parents sign him over to Mr. Thatcher (George Coulouris). Another set of flashbacks convey the storyline as Kane attempts
have deemed great such as The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption and the Titanic. What makes a movie great? That’s a question I have always pondered over. Orson Welles, director of the movie Citizen Kane once said “a film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.” Citizen Kane is unequivocally a movie with exemplary craftsmanship. In 1941, when this film was released, it was considered to be one of the greatest and most respected films of its time to come out in Hollywood