Citizen Kane screening report

Citizen kane screening report

1.     Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening

In class we spoke about the golden age of Hollywood filmmaking, which included the likes of Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz and Mr. Smith goes to Washington. One of the reasons that classics such as Citizen Kane

Flourished is because in an era of tight scheduled highly regimented filmmaking studios could bankroll films that might not necessarily be big hits for them to make their money back.

2.     Find a related article and summarize the content

In the article The Mark of Kane by Nigel Andrews the author talks about the monumental legacy that the film has left on filmmakers and film history. He talks about how it isn’t just one aspect of the film that is responsible for the long lasting critical response but many different aspects, which lead to a revolutionary overall vision from an artist with unfettered creative control.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/ft/2011/05/the_mark_of_kane.html

3.     Apply the article to the film screened in class

The article dives into our conversations from class about the importance and legacy of this film. It came out in a pivotal era in Hollywood filmmaking and still managed to overshadow other classics in its era for being a breakthrough in both technical and visual aspects. It influenced generations of filmmakers and helped to shape ideas about creative shot composition, audio production as well as the role of the director as an auteur.

4.     Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article.

Citizen Kane has been renown for over half a century for being the finest film ever made and the reasons for this are many. The inventive use of the wide angle lens gives the film a distinct look, the wide angle allows extra space in the frame and you can actually feel movement as the camera moves around Xanadu. Deep focus is also used to fit as much information as possible into a shot, allowing everything to be in focus gave them the ability to paint a more unique picture of the relationship between Charles Foster Cane and the people in his life.

Another aspect of the film that was unique was the non linear storytelling which went against the traditional linear story that had mostly been told in film up until that time. Kane is seen to us through the eyes of many of his close friends and family as flashbacks. We as the audience are viewing the film through the eyes of the news reporter who is out to discover the mysteries of Kane but only end up at the end with more questions than answers about the man and his life. 

CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 

1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class. 

2) (x  ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 

3) (x  ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 

4) (x  ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 

5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 

6) (  x) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 

7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 

8) (  x) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper. 



Name: _______________Matthew Larue__________  Date: ________10/29/14_________