Citizen Kane was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. In the first scene, the lighting used is low lighting. It makes Kane look deceptive because the lighting cast shadows on his face, even though he is addressing a large number of people from up on stage. The sound focuses on Kane’s voice and his applause, which could be exemplary of all that Kane cares about. The camera angle is often a low-angle shot, making Kane look even sketchier. Also, deep focus was used when Kane was presenting to the audience, adding to the large scale of the mise-en-scene. The mise-en-scene shows the whole room of people sitting to watch “Kane, and his face is at the center. This makes the scene believable as a campaign, yet it alludes to the way that Kane perceives himself, in a very proud manner.
What I expect from citizen Kane is a fresh film with excellent filming. From everything that I’ve heard and what the big-scale directors have said, this movie is one of the best, if not the best. It is a first time film for director Orson Welles and I believe will have some new elements that others hadn’t yet seen in movies. I also think it is a film that will keep me thinking, with its political jabs and loose allusions to the real world.
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Citizen Kane was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. In the first scene, the lighting used is low lighting. It makes Kane look deceptive because the lighting cast shadows on his face, even though he is addressing a large number of people from up on stage. The sound focuses on Kane’s voice and his applause, which could be exemplary of all that Kane cares about. The camera angle is often a low-angle shot, making Kane look even sketchier. Also, deep focus was used when Kane was presenting to the audience, adding to the large scale of the mise-en-scene. The mise-en-scene shows the whole room of people sitting to watch “Kane, and his face is at the center. This makes the scene believable as a campaign, yet it alludes to the way that Kane perceives himself, in a very proud manner.
What I expect from citizen Kane is a fresh film with excellent filming. From everything that I’ve heard and what the big-scale directors have said, this movie is one of the best, if not the best. It is a first time film for director Orson Welles and I believe will have some new elements that others hadn’t yet seen in movies. I also think it is a film that will keep me thinking, with its political jabs and loose allusions to the real world.