Orson Scott Card

and experimental innovations in the areas of photography, editing, and sound brings the narrative to life and entices our engagement throughout the motion picture. Citizen Kane’s director, star, and producer were all the same genius individual - Orson Welles. Throughout this essay, I will look at such cinematic techniques used in the sequence “Young Charles Growing Up” and I will discuss how they were used in order to develop the plot. Citizen Kane employs creative storytelling techniques…

Citizen Kane is an American drama film made in 1941 that was written, produced, and starred by Orson Welles. He was one of the first people to challenge normal elements/ethics in the Hollywood industry. Orson Welles elements included storytelling techniques, and special effects that made his movie different from others. In fact he was the first person to ever show people a movie (Citizen Kane) that showed the ending at the beginning of the movie. The whole movie is a flashback and is telling a…

Types of Key Innovations Sound Recording Methods of sound recording improved steadily. Early microphones were omnidirectional, picking up unwanted noise from crew and equipment. Gradually, unidirectional microphones, which could be aimed specifically at the desired sound source, were developed. While early booms to hang and move the microphone above the set had been large and clumsy, lighter booms soon made recording more flexible. By late 1932, innovations in multiple-track recording per-…

Ever since I began my high school career, I’ve been interested in the art of persuasion. In fact, my three favorite clubs are Debate Club, Mock Trial, and Junior States of America. After visiting a wide range of colleges, it is obvious that Emerson is the best choice for honing my skills. Choosing a major in Marketing Communications would allow my ideas to reach a larger audience than what my high school experiences provide. The Honors Program would also keep me academically challenged and help…

a.) I think that Citizen Kane is frequently selected as the greatest film ever made because it pioneered many important film techniques and it attacked the most powerful newspaper man in the world at the time. Lastly, the film is socially relevant and the film’s message. Citizen Kane is socially relevant because it showed American society of the time, the class structure and the nature of money. According to an article posted on Spark notes, Citizen Kane made many cinematic advances, and its…

Wells claimed that is only preparation for directing Citizen Kane was to watch John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939) forty times. Ford’s influence on the film is pronounced, but according to David Cook’s History of Narrative Film, it is equally clear that Welles was steeped in the major European traditions, especially those of German Expressionism and the Kammerspielfilm and French poetic realism. Kane’s narrative economy owes much to “the example of Ford, its visual texture is heavily indebted to the…

War of The Worlds created by Orson Wells was a radio drama that caused panic on halloween eve because of its realistic sounds.The radio drama was broadcasted on halloween eve and caused panic. The radio show war of the worlds created panic on halloween eve to listeners who did not hear the first public announcement and by the time the second public service announcement came by the listeners were already fleeing the country. The professional sound actors made it easy to belive , they acted as…

After watching this short clip of Citizen Kane one would believe that the film's plot would be that of conflict over the death of Charles Foster Kane. Kane lives in a castle showing he is wealthy or important, however, he is dying and all alone. He utters the name, Rosebud, as he is dying, therefore, one could assume that she is a long lost love or enemy. The plot could involve a conflict over his assets. However, the plot will most likely involve the discovery of, Rosebud, and her relationship…

movies of all time. When Orson Welles made this movie he was years ahead of his time. Citizen Kane has changed everything about film. Every movie made after 1941 should be grateful for how Citizen Kane influenced the film industries. Citizen Kane introduced new things to Hollywood that people have never done before. Orson Welles used the camera like it was never used before. Orson Welles was a genius in understanding of cinema. Filmmakers were shocked by advances in this film. Orson Welles…

Citizen Kane shows the importance of the American media and the influence that it had from1895 to 1941. Citizen Kane describes the life of a media mogul who used his power to achieve his goals and push through his agenda. Citizen Kane was a movie based on a real life media mogul named William Randolph Hearst, who played a major role in controlling the media and influencing politics in the early 20th century. Charles Kane took over a failing newspaper and turned it into one of the most…