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daytime and snow is falling. "Charlie" (Charles Foster Kane) is playing outside, and the camera stops on him. He rolls a snowbal...
tight close-up (Dirks, 1996). There is a menacing "No Trespassing" sign outside an old gate, and after panning up over a chain-li...
wealthy man puts his emphasis on money, power and manipulation; fails at politics and his domestic life and dies friendless and al...
reporter investigating this issue and interviewing the various people who new Kane. From the newsreel, the audience learns that ...
or arrogance, in life that would have made him proud to be the subject of a film. Kane was too simple for that in relationship to ...
before. Perhaps the iconic model here is Barbara Stanwyck luring Fred MacMurray to his doom in Double Indemnity. But there is an...
estate, Xanadu, so Susan can recover. However, despite the fact that the place is huge and lavishly decorated, its also a prison,...
of Thatchers diary. Film components: Dissolves, flashback, deep-focus shots, long shots, close-ups. In the establishing long sho...
seems that Hearst brought in representatives to look and find flaws that would give him power. One article states how, "The lawyer...
of sound in film can be understood by watching a scene from a film without the sound track. With no sound, the images, no matter h...
This essay offers a description of film techniques used in "Citizen Kane," directed by and starring Orson Welles. Three pages in l...
We note he grows to be a gregarious individual who seems driven to succeed in unusual ways, always seeking some adventure and some...
flashbacks in the movie) (Street 48). Through these interviews, the audience learns that Kane inherited a fortune at a young age, ...
sympathy" (Strauss 06F). Hitchcock was famous for employing the aspect of location as a means by which to portray his desired sen...
75). The door to the room is deep inside the frame, so when the nurse enters, it carries the eye "deep into an almost endless fram...
last word of Citizen Kane as he dies in his bed. That word is the infamous "Rosebud." First time viewers, viewers who know nothing...
had he not become wealthy and an ambitious businessman. This is evidenced by his statement ""You know, Mr. Bernstein, if ...
home. On reaching the age of twenty-one, Kane assumes control of his fortune, but only one of his holdings has any interest for h...
a woman from his past perhaps. But, those familiar with the film know better. This opening scene is also one, instilled by the w...
This research report looks at camera angles used as well as characterization in this classic film. A comprehensive analysis is pr...
In five pages the thematic development of individualism and utilitarianism as it relates to the characterization of Charles Foster...
One of the most innovative movies in cinematic history is Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. This paper examines Welles' techniques and w...
In two and a half pages two scenes from Orson Welles' masterpiece are analyzed in order to provide a greater overall understanding...
In five pages this paper discusses how these films reflect expansionism, individualism, success, economic wealth, the 'American Dr...
This research report compares and contrasts two important films. A comprehensive analysis is provided as thematic elements are exp...
In five pages this 1941 classic film is examined in a consideration of Orson Welles' pioneering camera techniques and how they del...
This paper analyzes and reviews Orson Welles' 1941 classic film, Citizen Kane. This two page paper has three sources listed in th...
In five pages the opening scene of Welles' masterpiece, its compelling use of cinematography, and the ways in which it establishes...
In six pages a cinematic analysis of director Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane focuses upon the auteur's themes of capitalis...
This research report looks at this well known classic film.A great deal of information is included in this report that not only pr...