Global citizens movement

After viewing Citizen Kane I was really blown away by the editing techniques which play a huge role in the story telling of a newspaper tycoon who was given the power from a very young age, but in fact all he wanted was love. The continuity editing technique is present from start to finish in this piece which moves the story along without spoon feeding the viewer about the events taking place. The use of montage and fading from one scene to the other allows the viewer one last glance or breath…

1. -Charles Foster Kane's was sent away from his home partly due to his violent and abusive father. -Charles Kane had much success and fame is based on his career as newspaper publisher -Charles Kane's success was based on yellow journalism, which was pretty much dishonesty and a complete disregard for the truth -Charles Kane's pursuit of a political career ended in failure with the discovery of love affair of his future second wife, Susan Alexander. -Charles Kane's second wife,Susan…

restricted to media forms (such as books) other than movies and television. This all changed in 1941 when Orson Wells released his movie, Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane gives the audience a glimpse into the life of fictional character, Charles Foster Kane. Already, from the beginning, Wells uses untraditional methods in his movie. Unlike its predecessors, Citizen Kane does not follow a linear plot line- instead…

Citizen Kane (1941) by Orson Welles. Citizen Kane, directed and starred by Hollywood outcast Orson Welles, is according to most experts and film aficionados, the greatest movie ever made. The 1941’s classic of the silver screen depicts with avant-garde narrative techniques the life of the publishing tycoon, Charles Foster Kane. Although the film was not a box office hit in its first release, it is considered a cinematographic masterpiece of direction, film editing and lightning techniques. The…

There are differing opinions on when “citizen journalism” began, but many believe it resulted from the tragic events of 9/11 and has grown increasingly popular as social media platforms and available technologies improve (2013). First of all, we must understand what or who a citizen journalist is. Basically, it is an everyday citizen who is playing an active role in the coverage of newsworthy events in their community, including collecting, reporting and disseminating news and information…

Tricks of the Eye I chose to visually compare Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery with Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. I have watched all the movies on the list and thought that two films would have several characteristics to compare. The Great Train Robbery was a revolutionary film that was one of the first in the Western Genres. Citizen Kane’s greatness comes from the fact that it remains relevant over 70 years after its premier. The Great Train Robbery used advanced filming techniques…

Exploring the similarities and differences in two poems, W. H. Auden’s “The Unknown Citizen” and Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory”, is done to demonstrate how both author’s subjects are assumed to be happy, yet each is isolated in a unique way. The poems individually present external facts about each character, and the authors use the different narrators in the poems to illustrate the viewpoint of someone slightly removed. This characterizes the separation between the protagonists and…

Society has created expectations that individuals are suppose to follow. There’s a planned play by play of how everyone’s life should go. You’re first suppose to school and get an education. When you are getting your education as a youth, you’re allowed to explore and experience hobbies you may enjoy such as sports and arts. As you grow closer to age where society considers individuals adults, one must have their life planned out. Careers, marriage, children, retirement, and all little…

“Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys” a line whispered from the late Robin Williams in the film Dead Poet’s Society (1989). That line became one of the greatest movie quotes of all time, and one of my personal favorite quotes. The line tells you to literally seize the day, to take the moment. One of the most important lessons ever given in film. Several films have given different life lessons, or told a story of history that everyone should know. Stories of honor, bravery, heroes, betrayal, death,…

Casablanca, a world renown film with many Academy Awards, was filmed based off of the play Everybody Comes to Rick’s. Casablanca is a movie directed by Michael Curtiz and was released in 1943. Everybody Comes to Rick’s was a play written by Murray Burnette and Joan Alison, written 1940. On the cover of the movie poster, Burnette and Alison are not mentioned. This has become a very controversial topic whether or not Burnette has gotten enough credit. “The play was not produced when the Warner…