3/1/2013 5) In response to the movie "Citizen Kane" one of the reason this film is considered one of the greatest produced is because of the many events in American History it alludes to‚ such as Yellow Journalism. Yellow Journalism was predomintaley seen throughout the 1880’s to the 1900s ‚ it was employed as a business‚ which caused editors to invent many stories that weren’t true. During this time period many newspapers were very intrested in catching the public’s attention rather than promoting
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difference in how we see history now a days‚ followed by continuity of change‚ and last the materialistic country that we have today. From chapter 36 we chose the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F.Scott Fitzgerald and from chapter 37 the movie “Kane Campaigning in Citizen Cane” by Orson Welles. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a well known author and was considered one of best American writers of the 20th century‚ most of his work ranged from short stories and novels. In 1924 he wrote the novel called “The Great
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‘Citizen Kane’ scene analysis Title: * Idea of him being an ordinary citizen * Using the last name tells us that hes powerful‚ well know‚ arrogant‚ hint to the complexities of the man (not easily defined) Newsreel: * Tone of voice: sensationalistic‚ dominant (telling us what the truth is) * Catalogue Kane’s possessions * Footage: grainy – its not showing the real Kane * Language: the ‘loot of the world’‚ ‘100‚000 trees’ – hyperbolic language (very wealthy) * Impression
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The French tune eventually overwhelms the German creating stirring scene and leading to Major Strasser conclusion that Laszlo must die. 3) The music for Gone with the Wind is the paradigm of the Classic Hollywood film score‚ and the music for Citizen Kane represents‚ like the film as a whole‚ a departure. Describe the basic characteristics of the Classic Hollywood film score using Gone with the Wind and other films from this
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Expressionism and Realism Mixture in The Last Laugh and Citizen Kane One of the greatest expressionism and realism film- The Last Laugh- directed by German Director F.W Murnau‚ was released in December 1924. The exaggerated camera shots in this film give the audience a strong sense of anger‚ disappointment‚ and compassion of the Hotelportier. Facial expression and characters’ action stick out from the film. Selection of the camera settings are mostly set on the street or the apartment which
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Summary of the plot Reflection 1 It’s true a work of art. Citizen Kane was released in 1941 is one the most admired and highly recognized films in the history of modern cinema. It combined innovative cinematic techniques and excellent actors performance to produce this masterpiece which is not only directed and produced by Orson Welles‚ but also he is the star in this film. Citizen Kane can take the audience to a new level of understanding films with all it’s depth‚ themes‚ and new proficiency
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Two landmark films in American cinema‚ Citizen Kane and It’s a Wonderful Life‚ touch upon the topic of the valuation of a man through different means and character development. Along with the television series The Simpsons‚ both of the aforementioned works expounds upon where value genuinely lies in American culture. In Orson Welle’s 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane‚ viewers follow the life path of newspaper mogul Charles Foster Kane. The film begins with Kane on his deathbed dropping and shattering
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1. Citizen Kane: Rosebud I chose “Rosebud” because this word evolves the main sense of the whole movie. From the beginning with the scene of Kane dropping a crystal snowball before dying and whispering “Rosebud” to the end when the last scene shows us the image of a chair burning in which back this word was written‚ “Rosebud” may resume that part of Kane that hadn’t been seen or that never went to the public sphere. At the beginning we can read this phrase: “But America stills read Kane newspapers
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Assignment 2 Film Form Analysis Meshes of the Afternoon: The first scene I chose to analyze is the scene where the woman‚ who is the only person in the film‚ is falling out of the bedroom window. We come to realize that she is‚ in fact‚ falling inside of the house rather than outside of the window‚ causing confusion for the viewer. The camera is out of focus for a moment and is used at a Dutch Angle or Dutch Tilt Shot‚ giving the impression that the world in frame is out of balance‚ which
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formalism stand point‚ the narrative form is a mix of both. It is fictional‚ but it resembles the world we know. The style usually draws the line where things become unbelievable. To quota “Citizen Kane” as a example‚ the background of this film is a story that examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane‚ a character based in part upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. Kane’s career in the publishing world is born of idealistic social service‚ but gradually evolves into
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