screen report 5: citizen Kane

1.       Citizen Kane was brought to the screens in 1941 by Orson Welles. When Orson Welles made Citizen Kane, he was only 24 years old and it was the first movie he had ever made. If you know this bit of information before watching the movie, you can’t help but think throughout its entirety how unbelievably talented Orson Welles must be. Throughout Welles’s early childhood and teenage years, he studied organizing dramatic productions which could explain why at the ripe age of 24 he was able to make what is known to be the most notorious film known to man. 

2.       Although this film is considered the best of all time, critics still ask why? Citizen Kane is almost 75 years old and is still being watched every day by millions. In the world of film making, hearing the your film is “ the citizen kane of its genre” may be the biggest compliment ever received. Citizen Kane had an amazing team of artists to help create this masterpiece. Welles’s co-wrote, producued, starred and directed his first film ever. Even if this movie wasn’t absolutely brilliant, it would still have a special place in film making history because of its’ talented crew and actors.

 

( decentfilms.com/articles/citizenkane)

 

3.      Nowadays, it isn’t rare for one person to have many titles when it comes to film making. It is much more common that those people don’t want to have just one title and feel it is best if they have their say in many different aspects of the movie. But most of the time, these people cannot be 100% successful in every role they take on in the production of their film. This doesn’t apply to Orson Welles. Orson achieved greatness throughout every aspect of the movie he was apart of.

4.      Before watching Citizen Kane in class, it was my first time ever watching it. I was pleasantly impressed on how unbelievably structured the film was. Citizen Kane set the bar extremely high for films and is still doing so until this day. It is no surprise that it was named best movie of all time decades later in 1998. I would recommend Citizen Kane to absolutely anybody who has never seen it so they can watch an amazing piece of art in the film history world.

Screen Report 4: Stagecoach

1. In regards to the film Stagecoach, the text “Early Film History” written by William R. Foster states, “Ford presented Wayne in such a flattering manner that he instantly became a star.” Anyone who has seen this film would most likely agree with this complimentary statement. Wayne is made out to be a hero of the film and that is soon how all of Hollywood sees his true character as well. John Wayne never forgot the tremendous deed John Ford had done for his career and was never hesitant to star in any other of Ford’s masterpieces.

2. The review on rogerbert.com goes into great depth on how wonderful the dynamic of john wayne and john ford actually was. Before Stagecoach, John Wayne had some experience in his back pocket, but nothing that compared to the stardom that would soon derive from this particular classic. The work wayne had done was impressive but nothing good enough to make him a household name. That was all soon to change. John Ford had his eye on John Wayne for awhile and knew exactly how he was going to use his talents to his advantage. Although the studio was against hiring wayne as a lead role ( since that didn’t want a no name ), Ford insisted that use Wayne for the film he knew would one day make him the best director known to man.

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-stagecoach-1939

3. The article supports what I was taught in class about John Wayne and John Ford. John Ford was already a success made into an even bigger deal, while creating a star out of John Wayne without even realizing. The article also states something was brought up in class about some of the notorious scenes in Stagecoach. If you are watching Stagecoach for the first time like I was, you may think that it is ripping off numerous movies that have the same scenes. In all actuality, those movies are ripping off Stagecoach. Stagecoach is an original piece that has inspired a large amount of action films throughout the decades.  

4. Being able to have a class discussion dedicated to John Wayne and John Ford was very captivating. I learned interesting facts on two of the biggest film pioneers known to film history. It is always great to know about the hard work and effort put into a film before getting to watch it. Although I appreciate both Wayne and Fords work, I didn’t enjoy Stagecoach as much as I thought I would. The genre of the film is not my favorite kind but I enjoyed being able to watch a classic from a very important time period in film history.

CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 

1) (  x) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class. 

2) (x  ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 

3) (  )x If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 

4) (x  ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 

5) (  )x I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 

6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 

7) (  x) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 

8) (x  ) I checked yessteps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper. 

Name:____Corin Pascual_________  Date: _____3/11/14_____________

Screen Report 3: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1)      Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs is a classic that can guarantee to be a favorite amongst young children everywhere. The animation of the film is one that can compare to very few at that period of time. It was very rare for animation films to have a bit of personality throughout the characters if any at all. Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs conquered personality animation throughout every character depicted. If personality animation wasn’t present in the movie, it may not have been as successful as it was since the 7 Dwarfs are each named after very specific personality traits. For example, Grumpy had the perfect grumpy expression on his face whenever he was present in the film.

 

2)      When choosing an article, I chose to go with an article that I thought was very special since it was realized just a day after the premiere of Snow White in 1938. The article claims that this movie was long anticipated by all of the viewers and the anticipation was well worth it. Walt Disney and his crew have exceeded expectations way beyond belief when it comes to this animated perfection. Even since the movie first came out, the audiences everywhere knew that it would be a classic. The movie is a depiction of what any child would simply dream of, with a few twists here and there. New York Times claims,” Chromatically, it is far and away the best Technicolor to date, achieving effects possible only to the cartoon, obtaining—through the multiplane camera—an effortless third dimension.”

 

        http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF173FE070BC4C52DFB7668383629EDE

 

3)      I found this article to be extremely captivating since it was a jewel from near to a century ago. Although the article is decades old, I agree with everything the author states and feel as if anybody who genuinely enjoyed the movie also agrees with this brilliant author. If you are like myself and weren’t lucky enough to be alive during this time period, you may not have many movies to compare it to besides movies from this time era. The article promises that this film is unlike any other that the audience has seen or will be seeing in the near future. This statement only supports my thoughts on this very unique and delightful film even more.

 

4)      If I said I enjoyed Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs that would be an understatement. Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs is personally, a movie that could be watched more than frequently and I would never get tired of it. Every time I’ve watched it, something new has come to mind or surfaced the screen. This was just the very beginning of an extraordinary career for the brilliant Walt Disney. Walt Disney set the bar extremely high for himself with this film but never came close to failure with future films. Till this day, Walt Disney is captivating the minds and hearts of children and adults everywhere.



CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 

1) (  x) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class. 

2) (x  ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 

3) (  )x If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 

4) (x  ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 

5) (  )x I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 

6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 

7) (  x) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 

8) (x  ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper. 



 

Name:____Corin Pascual_________  Date: _____3/4//14_____________