I have no idea what Spidey's comment means, but I almost had soup coming out my nose when I read it.
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The DVXUser AFI 100 Years Movie Club...
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J.R. Hudson
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I started watching Citizen Kane (Had to crash at 11:30 pm last night and only about 00:00:40 some odd minutes into it
WOW
What have I been missing by putting off watching this film ? Wow. What starts out with a mocku news story (in grand 1940's fashion) turns into serious visual langauge
I am not familiar with the work of the era (sans a handful of films; mostly Universal Horror), but the influence of todays modern masters (Scorsese, De Palma, et al) is evident
The framing on every shot is perfect. The lighting is stunning.
The movement of the camera itself is awe-inspiring. The dolly's, the pushes, the pulls, the cranes that blend into windows (De Palma uses this extensively), ramping effects, lighting using light and dark ...
The entire sequence of the reporters, in the screening room. We never see their faces; brilliant ...
I'm being enlightened
Whomever said it was crap I bet has NEVER seen it; otherwiase, they have no taste. How can one like todays master's but not this film ?
It is already evident inside 45 Mintues where our greats have been schooled.
Wow
I am thinking due to the extensive use of crane and movement that the deep focus lenses they created were a neccesity and not a stylistic choice ? I'd bet on it.
I started watching Citizen Kane (Had to crash at 11:30 pm last night and only about 00:00:40 some odd minutes into it
WOW
What have I been missing by putting off watching this film ? Wow. What starts out with a mocku news story (in grand 1940's fashion) turns into serious visual langauge
I am not familiar with the work of the era (sans a handful of films; mostly Universal Horror), but the influence of todays modern masters (Scorsese, De Palma, et al) is evident
The framing on every shot is perfect. The lighting is stunning.
The movement of the camera itself is awe-inspiring. The dolly's, the pushes, the pulls, the cranes that blend into windows (De Palma uses this extensively), ramping effects, lighting using light and dark ...
The entire sequence of the reporters, in the screening room. We never see their faces; brilliant ...
I'm being enlightened
Whomever said it was crap I bet has NEVER seen it; otherwiase, they have no taste. How can one like todays master's but not this film ?
It is already evident inside 45 Mintues where our greats have been schooled.
Wow
I am thinking due to the extensive use of crane and movement that the deep focus lenses they created were a neccesity and not a stylistic choice ? I'd bet on it.