Citizen Kane - ABC 1 Sat 19th Feb 15:00 AEDT

[gary]

After the October 20th 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds, 23 year old
"boy genius", Orson Welles is courted by Hollywood and given carte blanche
to choose and direct his first film, including the rare right to control "final cut".

After being given a brief tutorial on the rudimentary aspects of film making,
("This is what we call a long shot. This is what we call a close-up", etc.), Welles
teams with cinematographer Gregg Toland and goes on to essentially re-write the
book on film making with the creation of Citizen Kane in 1941.

Many aspects of modern film making that we now take for granted first appear in
Kane and it an important work for any serious student of film.

Watch for the deep depth of field shots made using, what were at the time,
ultra fast lenses, the fastest available film stock and very powerful lighting
and then shot at f/16.

Co-written, starring and directed by Orson Welles.
ABC 1 TV. 15:00 - 17:00 AEDT. Saturday 19th Feb 2011

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Excellent Movie and Remarkable Artist...

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Probably one of the only times I wish I had TV reception.

[gary]

Originally Posted by wavelandscott

Excellent Movie and Remarkable Artist...

Hi Scott,

The "drunken office party" scene ("Good evening Mr. Kane") is a textbook example of storyboarding and editing at
its finest. Every shot, every angle perfectly composed and then edited to create the perfect narrative.

Even for stills photography, one can learn a great deal from this film on composition.

Best Regards

Gary

[gary]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Probably one of the only times I wish I had TV reception.

Hi Paul,

Not good to hear!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Where there's a will there's a way Gary. I'll get to see somehow.