Cinematography

Citizen Kane not only challenged traditional narrative and how a story was told, but also used progressive cinematography tactics to create a stimulating and interesting experience. Before Citizen Kane, movies were mostly articulated in a chronological straight-forward style dictated by large factory-style production companies. Orson Welles, the director of Citizen Kane, could create his masterpiece from autonomy and a hands-off approach by the studio heads. It’s conceivable to believe that…

Dietrichson. Together they team up to commit a murder; the murder of her husband. This progression is shown through three different cinematography components: lighting, camera angles, and composition. Over the course of 107 thrilling minutes, Walter Neff becomes a whole new person due to his relationship with Phyllis. In his film Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder uses cinematography to demonstrate the progression of Walter Neff’s character from a seemingly innocent insurance agent to a criminal.…

(2012), Documentaries intend to provide understanding of their subjects to their viewers. In doing so the filmmaker will draw on the interest humans have on the lives of others and have sympathy for subjects when they are relatable. This evocative cinematography is created in hope that sympathy for the subjects will drive action from the viewers. Armadillo, (Mentz, 2010), captures the fragile state of life. It shows beauty, courage and destruction all together that prompts the viewers to have an…

Film is one of the most creative form of art that exists, and it is huge in this generation. The ultimate image we see in a movie frame comes from a trail of artistic decisions that had to be made by the director to give meaning to the story. For this paper, the opening scene of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises will be analysed. The paper has the following order: an explanation of what needs to be considered to analyse a movie, a brief explanation of the important elements of…

CINEMATOGRAPHY: THE SIGNIFICANCE IN TELEVISION DRAMA ‘BINIKU NINJA’ Keywords: Cinematography, costume, lighting, space, drama The artwork that will be discussed in this paper is cinematography as presented in figure 1. It is one of the television programs in ASTRO OASIS. This drama is an adaptation from a novel and it is inspired from a true story of a couple named Azlan and Sabatini who got married while pursuing their studies in United Kingdom, UK. Both of them loved to travel and because…

pencil, brush or pen, but also certain states of soul recognizable by indices which it alone can reveal” (Bresson, pg 106). These certain states of soul represent our experience as a viewer seeing through the 'eye ' of an embodied subject. As cinematography is the means of creative film making through which the nature of film is exploited as according to Bresson, the images are charged with emotion and intimacy. He refers to this in one passage as attaining that “heart of the heart”, to…

The film that I have selected to examine is The Graduate (Nichols, 1967), with Mike Nichols directing and nominated for several Oscars even winning Best Director. The film has become a Hollywood classic that has stood the test of time. This is because the film had a strong screenplay and careful direction. The ensuing film examination will analyze the structure of the story from a comprehensive perspective like the characters, sequences, scenes and also analyze Nichols’ compositions, symbolisms,…

The Auteur Theory, is the idea that the true author of a film is the director. The director leaves an implicit remark on the film and because of this cinematic, literary, or thematic signature, they are credited as the author of the film. While there are numerous people involved in the production of a film, with some directors it is truly prominent who can be described as the author of the film. Mel Brooks, renown comical director and screenwriter is one instance of the undeniability of the…

Analysis of Image as Text Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane was a smashing success at the box office and is hailed as one of the greatest movies of all time. Though it did not win best picture, it has shown to be one of the strongest movies both in content and visual quality. In contrast, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner did not rise to fame until after it was on cable. However, there is a strong link between the two films. Citizen Kane utilizes camera angles to symbolize power and weakness. The power…

Citizen Kane Film Analysis Citizen Kane is a 1941 American film directed, co-written, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. The actors in Citizen Kane (1941) include Charles Foster Kane played by Orson Welles, Jedediah Leland played by Joseph Cotten, Susan Alexander Kane played by Dorothy Comingore, Mary Kane played by Agnes Moorehead, and Mr. Bernstein played by Everett Sloane. This film is a “fictional biography” and “a mystery,” making cinematic advances on many fronts (Belton 35). Its most…