My favorite movie of all times would have to be Orson Welles’s 1941 film Citizen Kane. This film is such a great movie that event though it is over 70 years old it is still being played not only in theaters but is also used in cinema classes. This movie had changed how movie makers made movies and has inspired so many big movies even to this day. It has been nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories and had won an Academy Award for Best Writing. Even if you might not have seen the movies itself

Citizen Kane is a film first released in 1941, staring Orson Welles, who also directed, produced and helped write the script. We follow the life and death of Charles Foster Kane, an intelligent but incredibly egotistical man. Throughout his life, he takes control of a newspaper business, marries twice, and runs for Governor of New York. Towards the end of his life he retires to Xanadu living alone, and passes away of old age, his last words being "Rosebud." In this film, we're following a reporter's

To help create his debut film Citizen Kane, Orson Welles assembled a talented group of artists and technicians who together produced a film that redefined cinema forever. During the film’s production process, Welles himself stated that making a film “is the biggest electric train set any boy ever had.” By this he meant that the production studio was his playground and he intended to use every tool at his disposal. Starting from the film’s very first shot; he proves this to be true. As the film

In the film, Citizen Kane, the director put a lot of intention into what was being shown. It may not have been obvious on the surface, but once you look more in depth you see that everything the director did had meaning and a purpose. One thing the director, Orson Welles, did to bring more depth to the film is incorporating the use of motifs. Motifs are repeated narrative elements that support the theme or idea of the story. They can be seen through sounds, objects, costumes, the lighting, and even

Kylie Mawn Professor Rodais CINE 121 Midterm 4 March 2018 Question 1: Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) is a film that is well known for pushing cinematic boundaries in many ways. One commonly recognized technique in Welles’ film is deep focus photography. Deep focus photography is used in films to allow everything in a shot to be in focus at once. Typical, only specific characters or objects are in focus in any given frame in order to guide the audience’s attention in a scene, but deep focus can

by Orson Welles, the 1941 motion picture “Citizen Kane” is the story of the rise and fall of a great, influential man. The opening scenes of “Citizen Kane” are quite different from what follows during the rest of the film. Fading in and out of different landscapes instilled mystery. This mysterious vibe was carried on during Charles Foster Kane’s death through the use of shadows, quiet music, and close up shots. Isolated in his vast empire of a home, Kane uttered only one word before he passed: “rosebud

Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of classic Hollywood cinema mainly in the area of sound. Orson Welles was ahead of his time when he created his works of manipulating sound to transfer meaning in the film Citizen Kane. Welles used concealed hanging microphones to obtain different levels of sound throughout the film. The manner, in which the story was told, from Kane’s death flashbacked to his life of success and ultimate failure, was also a new style of storytelling

Introduction: Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles and released in 1941, is seen as one of the greatest filmic expressions of all time, which follows the life and transitioning of identity within Charles Foster Kane. Welles presents this satirical film which holds a mirror up to society to highlight its flaws within American ideals. In addition, the film is viewed to be one occupied with controversy, particularly with the focus of the American dream and the corruption of it, as well as the similar