Excellent commentary on one of the masterpieces of American art. I would have to respectfully disagree and say that Citizen Kane never stopped being a prominent and unsurpassed film, but is still reigns king. A good example of this can be found in the American Film Institute's twice choosing it as the greatest American film ever.
Another thing that made this film so "big" was the crazy depth of field. Everything is always in focus, giving you this expansive sense of scope in the film.
It's not really a clever trick, since if you look at it at all closely, you can clearly see that it's painted. The trick is that Welles draws attention to himself (particularly his voice) to the extent that you don't even notice that the audience is painted; it just "slips by".
Excellent commentary on one of the masterpieces of American art. I would have to respectfully disagree and say that Citizen Kane never stopped being a prominent and unsurpassed film, but is still reigns king. A good example of this can be found in the American Film Institute's twice choosing it as the greatest American film ever.
narfanderson 2 years ago
Another thing that made this film so "big" was the crazy depth of field. Everything is always in focus, giving you this expansive sense of scope in the film.
clokverkorange 2 years ago 3
the audience that was briefly shown was actually a clever trick.
Welles used a picture of an audience, superimposed onto the shot.
small holes were poked in the picture so light would show through, giving the illusion of movement.
apictureoffunction 2 years ago
It's not really a clever trick, since if you look at it at all closely, you can clearly see that it's painted. The trick is that Welles draws attention to himself (particularly his voice) to the extent that you don't even notice that the audience is painted; it just "slips by".
weikko79 2 years ago
very nice
luis939 3 years ago
Thanks for the commentary -much appreciated!
kwiat77 3 years ago