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Even though Vertigo was poorly received, when it first aired in 1958 it has since been crowned Alfred Hitchcock’s best film and accomplishment of all time. Vertigo may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is a cup of tea that people ought to try. Many of Hitchcock’s films exposes the viewer to scenarios and ideas that people generally try to avoid or sweep under the rug, Vertigo is no exception. This film takes the viewer on a slow-moving but nonetheless, intense rollercoaster ride. It is hard not

where Mr. Thatcher is about to take young Kane away. The sequence opens with a wide angle mid-shot of Mrs. Kane (Agnes Moorehead), Mr. Kane (Harry Shannon), Mr. Thatcher (George Coulouris) and Charles (Buddy Swan) standing outside of the boarding house. The positioning of the characters in this scene is very deliberate: Charles is in the middle as he is at the centre of this discussion, while his mother and Mr. Thatcher are positioned on either side of Kane at the same height. This can symbolise both

Citizen Kane is a 1941 film that the American Film Institute considered the greatest movie of the past 100 years. The film was directed, produced, written, starring Orson Welles. Orson Welles was awarded the Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1941 for Citizen Kane. Welles played the character Charles Foster Kane a wealthy newspaper owner and publisher of the New York Enquirer who also had political aspirations. The opening sequence focuses our attention through lighting and the use of deep focus

Extract analysis of cinematography within Citizen Kane [12:30-22:30] This essay is an analysis of a key sequence in Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) that uses cinematography to create mystery, intrigue, and disorder. The scenes introduce us to many main characters and help establish the film. The initial scene is set in a projector room where Rawlston is telling his employees, mainly Mr. Thompson to find out more about rosebud. A long shot is used to establish the surroundings, however; the lighting

Editing Time and Space in Movie Making Editing Time and Space in Movie Making Citizen Kane (1941) The manipulation of time and space in the film of citizen cane is different from that of Pulp Fiction in that it considers formal elements of film technique such as Mise-en-scene where it essentially involves a costume, setting and makeup staging and lighting (Belton, 46). The very important scene that happens in front of the camera appears in the final shot of the film. The setting function of the

How is Citizen Kane innovative and insightful? Remarkably innovative and insightful films remain pertinent throughout time, reflecting timeless human concerns. Orson Welles, in his 1941 landmark film and self-described “social document” Citizen Kane (CK), presents a critique of the American Dream and the shallow stereotypes it conveys in his exploration of the nature of power and the inherent complexity of individuals, through documenting the rise-and-fall of the newspaper mogul Kane. Welles’ concurrent

Popeye, a 1980 film directed by Robert Altman, is about a sailor who gains strength from eating vegetables, specifically Spinach. For this song, I am going to focus on talking about the director because this song is from a motion picture. Robert Altman died in 2006, but before that he was a co-pilot in the Air Force before following in his passions for directing and movie making. Most likely his most famous project is when he was signed on as the director of the Alfred Hitchcock TV show in 1956

Film History & Research Citizen Kane Film Essay Orson Welles' Citizen Kane Success the first time around is very uncommon. Orson Welles's first feature film richly realizes the full potential of excellent craftsmanship. Citizen Kane is almost indisputably the greatest achievement in the history of filming. In 1941, this film was considered by many as the best film ever made. This film is about the enormous conflict between two twentieth-century icons

Cinema 101 Monday May 27, 2014 Growing Apart: Distance and Loss in Citizen Kane Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) is an American drama film that narrates the story of a newspaper magnate who gained worldly success in his life, but he lost connection with people around him during this process. With the help of a series of flashbacks, the film illustrates Kane’s personal life. The film starts with the scene where Kane is on his deathbed and says the word ‘Rosebud’ before dying. A newspaper reporter

scenes that showed this truth, the obsession that Mr. Kane had with buying statues and just having them in the house. The whole idea of trying to find out what Rosebud meant to him or what it was. The newspaper writer Thompson interviewed everyone that was important in Mr. Kane’s life but still didn’t get the understanding behind Rosebud and when it was revealed at the end it didn’t make any senses as to what it was. The whole idea of Mr. Kane having a life that he was portrayed as being in control