Cinematography is the art of filmmaking. It is a technical practice, which has evolved into an aesthetic expression that portrays customs or tendencies of society. (Mauer, Mornik, n.d.) Cinematography is the heart and backbone of cinema. Without the scientific advancements made early on motion ...

Citizen Kane Having success the first time around is very uncommon. Orson Welles's first feature film realizes the full potential of excellent craftsmanship. Citizen Kane is almost certainly the greatest achievement in the history of filming. In 1941, this film was considered by many as the ...

Citizen Kane, it gives us the kind of central character we are immediately interested in; given Welles' opening newsreel montage, Kane is interesting simply because he has to be. No one who led such a life could possibly have been boring; he was a powerful man who lost everything, and that fascinate...

Considering Kane Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) is a Classic Hollywood film that ultimately defies the conventions of Classic Hollywood cinema (1917-1960, but at a peak from the mid 1930's to the end of the war), and it is for this very reason that the film continues to be valued so highly and di...