Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Citizen Kane
To take Mr.K's idea I think I will talk about how low-key lighting was used in this movie. I Think it was both a way to define character traits and also to set the mood of certain parts of the movie. Low-key lighting is used many times to show Kane. It shows how he is a complex, mysterious, and kind of dark character. The mood that is usually portrayed is also a dark sinister kind of mood, going along with what is happening to kane. Whenenver a character is in a bad mood, or seems to be up to no good low-key lighting is also used. It is used when showing Susan because she is drinking her problems away, and also when Leland get fired becuase of how he feels at that point. Low-key lighting is a great way to make the mood darken and show some undisirable traits in characters.
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I actually like low-key lighting and how it's used to show charcters dark side. I was walking up the stairs right by the Gym and the math hallway, looked down at the steps and noticed half of each step was in low-key lighting. I though of this class and how hot John Wayne looks in Stagecoach. *Sigh* He's so dreamy! Anyways, good job on the lighting element.
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