{"id":115030,"date":"2018-10-09T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T18:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=115030"},"modified":"2018-10-09T16:02:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T23:02:41","slug":"part-2-citizen-kane-cinematography-composition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/09\/part-2-citizen-kane-cinematography-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 2: Citizen Kane Cinematography Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Citizen Kane continuation (from Part 1<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Extended shot 1<\/h2>\n

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Watch the animated GIF above. This is one of my favorite ‘long shots’ from Citizen Kane. Note how it starts focusing on Kane as a child, then slowly zooming and panning out, then focusing on the movement of the adults:<\/p>\n

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Extended shot 2<\/h2>\n

The second extended shot, when they confront Kane outside:<\/p>\n

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Curve + Edge Detection<\/h2>\n

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A nice scene here– note the curve on top of the frame, mirrored in the top hat of the man, and there is good separation (Edge Detection — outlined in red):<\/p>\n

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With the whole edges drawn in:<\/p>\n

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Specifically, note the critical white (negative) space– which separates his head from the background!<\/p>\n

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Surprise shot<\/h2>\n

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Another nice technique– you get surprised to see the face of Kane as a young man (it was initially obscured by the paper):<\/p>\n

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