Citizen Kane, Orson Welles' awarding flick about the pitiful life of millionaire businessman, is regarded as one of the best films ever created. Sitting in class staring "It's terrific!" plastered in big bold letters across a 40's era poster of this movie, I found myself wondering why is this movie so well respected. At first glance it appears to be a lame black and white movie about the hardships of having your childhood ripped out from underneath you. While watching it the main thing that stood out too me was how, in an age where CGI was unheard of, Welles was able to tell a story that darted too and fro in the space time continuum.Due to his relatively small budget Welles had to be creative with his modes of shooting, as is seen in the election scenes, as well as the final scene showing the numerous goods he had amassed in his life. He used different techniques to make the scenery appear much more grand that it was in actuality. Painting the election hall on a canvas, not only saved money but also showed of his true ingenuity.
The make up is what i noticed most during the movie, shorts during the time of his death compared to shots when he was younger, it's seen though with some difficulty the extensive use of make up used on the set. One of my personal favorite scenes was the montage clip showing his relationship with Emily Monroe Kane. With each cut years are added on, showing not only their fruitless marriage, but also more subtly showing the excellent make up work used on set.
2 comments:
Word to the use of makeup.
I think that Welles's makeup was totally believable... to a certain extent of course. Once he got to his final years, the saggy jowels just weren't doing it for me.
This is a to-the-point analysis and you clearly were alert during the observation process.
Elliot first off stop spending so much time on physics and secondly I liked your blog. I had not noticed the make up use very much but now I think back on it and it was very good.
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