Citizen Kane is an American mystery drama film done in 1941 by Orson Welles. The main characters include Charles Foster Kane, Susan Alexander Kane, Jedediah Leland, and Mary Kane among others. This is a film that is specifically praised due to is the use of the cinematography, narrative structure and music. It is a movie that is worth watching and everyone should consider watching it.
The life of Charles foster Kane, who is a newspaper tycoon, is told after his death and it’s told from the perception of those people that knew him. Those in Kane’s life are being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who hopes to get to know the meaning of the last word that was said by Kane, Rosebud. Kane’s mother became rich and took Kane to a boarding school …show more content…
One of the techniques that are used is Mise-en-scene. In this film, there is the functioning of the setting in highlighting of the Kane’s life. There is also the good use of the makeup and the costume for example characters getting old were revolutionary for its time. Also in citizen cane, staging is significant for instance conveying of the great depth by of the field by Welles. Also, there is the use of shadow and light. For example, the investigator by the name Thompson is on shadow always.
The cinematography is also used in citizen Kane. This is the process through which the moving images are captured on film and how the images are developed. In the film an example of where cinematography is used is the deep focus, which enables the shot's foreground and background to be simultaneously in focus by the use of lighting, lens choice and composition. In the film, it is applied at the point where when the young Charles childhood is ripped away from him he throws snowballs at his hometown …show more content…
Welles in the citizen Kane, have adopted Hollywood’s editing techniques, for example, the use of the shot reverse technique. He offers his own specific touch to the scene of breakfast giving a mixture series accounting the relationship breakdown. He has also used shock cuts, in introducing the news on the March sequence. Welles also makes use of the sound whereby he uses diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. For example the changing of the non-diegetic sounds from being playful and romantic to foreboding in the breakfast scene. The narrative structure and the use of style are
The life of Charles foster Kane, who is a newspaper tycoon, is told after his death and it’s told from the perception of those people that knew him. Those in Kane’s life are being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who hopes to get to know the meaning of the last word that was said by Kane, Rosebud. Kane’s mother became rich and took Kane to a boarding school …show more content…
One of the techniques that are used is Mise-en-scene. In this film, there is the functioning of the setting in highlighting of the Kane’s life. There is also the good use of the makeup and the costume for example characters getting old were revolutionary for its time. Also in citizen cane, staging is significant for instance conveying of the great depth by of the field by Welles. Also, there is the use of shadow and light. For example, the investigator by the name Thompson is on shadow always.
The cinematography is also used in citizen Kane. This is the process through which the moving images are captured on film and how the images are developed. In the film an example of where cinematography is used is the deep focus, which enables the shot's foreground and background to be simultaneously in focus by the use of lighting, lens choice and composition. In the film, it is applied at the point where when the young Charles childhood is ripped away from him he throws snowballs at his hometown …show more content…
Welles in the citizen Kane, have adopted Hollywood’s editing techniques, for example, the use of the shot reverse technique. He offers his own specific touch to the scene of breakfast giving a mixture series accounting the relationship breakdown. He has also used shock cuts, in introducing the news on the March sequence. Welles also makes use of the sound whereby he uses diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. For example the changing of the non-diegetic sounds from being playful and romantic to foreboding in the breakfast scene. The narrative structure and the use of style are