Gregg Toland

There are many reasons as to why Citizen Kane has been lauded as one of the best, if not the best, film of all time. Orson Welles's Citizen Kane has had a lasting impact on cinema and continues to influence directors to this day. Visually striking, Citizen Kane helped to usher in a new era of cinema through its innovative techniques and use of mise-en-scene. From the film's onset, it is evident that it is going to be a tale of woe. The film begins very ominously, much like a horror film, and immediately

He writes about the struggle the migrants face for survival for the Joads. Even after facing hardship they learn to live happily and maintain human dignity. The cinematographer for the movie is Gregg Toland. The movie was shot in black and white with lighting using a candle or low light. I believe Gregg did a great job in showing the rural life in the 30’s. From what I remember about the great depression I can recall the scenes captured in the movie resemble the great depression a lot. A few actors

on the titular character of the film Nosferatu to give him a sense of foreboding (Cook 101). Gregg Toland, the director of photography on Citizen Kane, had also used the technique before on his other films, such as his first film, Palmy Days (Cowan 87). It might be said that all these tremendous feats of cinematography, and therefore the success and critical praise of the film, are due more to Toland than Welles (Cowan 84). Either way, this film would undoubtedly not be as monumental without this

conventions and opened a path for experimentation in the later 1940s. Gregg Toland’s deep-focus cinematography and Welles’ use of low-key lighting are often discussed aspects of the movie. True, these were areas of innovation, but when watching the movie in class I was particularly struck by the use of camera movement, or “mobile framing” as described in Film Art. In this historical analysis, I will take a detailed look at how Welles and Toland use camera movement to develop and challenge the Hollywood style

Citizen Kane figures in one of the most influential, and greatest filmography works of all time. However, the making of its fame was rather rough. Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz were the screenwriters for this movie, Welles was the leading director; therefore, he had the final saying in the contributions to the movie. Both writers worked separately when developing the story, only having the main character defined: Charles Foster Kane -it is pertinent to say that I think Foster is supposed to

Many consider Citizen Kane to be the greatest film ever made, and although that is clearly a debatable point of view, no one can deny the contribution that Citizen Kane has had on the film industry. Orson Welles introduced some very innovative techniques in filmmaking, using some unique and unconventional camera shots, angles, and lighting techniques that revolutionized how films have been made ever since. Welles used exceptionally low camera angles to create a dramatic tension between characters

Evidence: "Toland insisted on using soundstage sets with ceilings, that were not, as usual, roofless. He was then able to use low angle, privacy-invading shots - visual equivalents of eavesdropping - without fear of exposing the construction, audio equipment or lights

Cinematographer Gregg Toland said that he had been developing something called “pan focus” almost two years before the movie was made, and used it for the first time in the making of Citizen Kane. [2] Pan focus, also called deep focus, utilized the clarity of the panorama

Citizen Kane is a movie about Charles Foster Kane, a publishing tycoon, who was taken away from his parents when he was a child, to be given a life full of opportunity, only to die alone, with no one to comfort him. This movie was one of the first movies to challenge the traditional narrative and technical elements of Hollywood Cinema. Classic Hollywood cinema, which developed between 1917 and 1960, was a particular way that films were produced during this era. It consisted of certain technical

What would your life be like without cinema? I can guarantee that in some way, shape or form, your life has been changed due to film. Ever since its conception in 1896, cinema has been a magnificent source of wonder to millions of audiences. In particular I want to discuss the idea that great cinema is provocative, with the help of what’s widely regarded as the greatest film of all time- “Citizen Kane”. I believe great films possess the ability to provoke audiences not only through entertainment