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This is my favourite and the most memorable scene for me because of how large all the normal things you would find in a home are. There is a sense of awe which comes out of it, Susan is swarmed by the puzzle and Charlie is standing inside a fireplace. Before Charlie walks towards the fireplace, it looks like a normal size until he steps in, it does not look real and there is no verisimilitude. This could be the effect that Welles was going for. It reminds the audience of how rich Kane is, he is like a prince in a castle. Charlie is standing far away and raised compared to Susan who is sitting on the floor, she is beneath him. This shows their relationship slowly detreating and them falling apart. The placing of the actors shows their position of power through the use of foreground.  The shadows created from the statues gives the Xanadu an eerie feeling and the placing of the snake looks like it is about to attack Susan. this could represent her downfall.

Orson Welles was a stage director for a theatre company before filming Citizen Kane. This was his first film and RKO Productions gave him a budget of $939,727 which was a lot of money for the time. Especially for a 25-year-old making his first ever film. He was considered to be a theatrical genius, which is why the studio gave Welles complete control of the project He was free to choose the cast as well as to write, direct, produce, edit, and act in the film he created. Welles moved from New York to Hollywood in 1939, with the majority of the cast and crew coming from theatre with no experience when acting in films.   

Directed by – D.W Griffith and Thomas Dixon Jr.

The film was America’s first feature-length motion picture and a box-office smash, and during its unprecedented three hours Griffith popularized countless filmmaking techniques that remain central to the art today. However, because of its explicit racism, Birth of a Nation is also regarded as one of the most offensive films ever made. Actually titled The Clansman for its first month of release, the film provides a highly subjective history of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. Studied today as a masterpiece of political propaganda, Birth of a Nation caused riots in several cities and was banned in others but was seen by millions.

Buster Keaton  – was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname “The Great Stone Face”.

famous movie – The General (1927)

Charlie Chaplin – was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. 

famous movie – The Great Dictator (1940)

Harold Lloyd was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films. Lloyd is considered alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the most influential film comedians of the silent film era.

famous movie – The King of Daredevil Comedy (1936)

•What was the name of the first film made by the Lumiere Brother and when was this?

Born, June 6, 1948, Bandol created the fist motion picture La Sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière (Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory) in 1995.

•What is the “Phantom Ride”?

Phantom rides were a popular early-film trick – fix a camera to the front or back of a moving vehicle and give the audience the sensation of travel, as well as taking in some exotic or picturesque scenery.

•What was ground-breaking about the silent films “The Sick Kitten” and “Life of an American Fireman”?

‘The Sick Kitten’ was the first close up and the ‘life of the American Fireman’ first used continuity editing/cutting.

•What was the name of the first “film star” in Hollywood?

Florence Lawrence

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During the golden age of cinema (1930’s-1960’s), there were 4 cinema screens in Jersey.

There are currently 10 cinema screens in Jersey.

some independent cinema spaces in jersey include: The Art Centre, Hotels and cinema screens in parks

The number of cinema screens have declined over the years because of the introduction of televisions in the 1950’s. Entertainment was more easily accessible and people did not have to wait for the cinema to release things.

A cinematographer, also known as a Director of Photography, is in charge of the camera and the lighting crew. They’re the person responsible for creating the look, colour, lighting, and for framing of every single shot in a film. The cinematographer may also act as the camera operator on more low-budget productions, they work very closely with the director in order to achieve their visuals.  My inspiration is John Alcott, who closely worked with the director Stanley Kubrick, being the cinematographer for 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon (which he won an Oscar for) and The Shining. Three films worked on by Alcott were ranked between 1950–1997 in the top 20 of ‘Best Shot,’ voted by the American Society of Cinematographers suggesting his great skill. He believes ‘how to use angles, set-ups, lights, and camera as a means to tell the story’ implying the importance of cinematography and how it is used to create meaning. 

A film editor is responsible for turning uncut footage from a film shoot into a finished, cohesive final project. Their duties include studying film scripts and using them to guide scene development, determining which camera angles to use and coordinating sound and visual effects in post-production. Film editors are a crucial part in forming meaning in the film. I will be taking inspiration from Sally Menke, who was a film editor that worked very closely with Quentin Tarantino, editing all his films until her death in 2010. She received a call saying she could edit ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and this is where their relationship began. Menke’s ‘style is to mimic, not homage, but it’s all about re-contextualising the film language to make it fresh within the new genre.’ Menke’s editing style is almost cartoonish. For example, in Kill Bill (2003/Volume 2, 2004) there is a lack of verisimilitude which creates a willing suspension of disbelief for the audience. Through the use of editing, Menke has been able to make sense of all the plots and sub plots in Tarantino’s work, they ‘developed a style of dialogue-driven, roving camera, slow-cut scenes interwoven with-fast cut action scenes’ this suggests the importance of teamwork, and how closely each specialist needs to work together.

source

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sally-menke-film-editor-whose-cutting-style-was-a-crucial-element-in-the-work-of-quentin-tarantino-2100864.html