Stylistically, CITIZEN KANE and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS are similar, but not the same. The majority of the scenes in each film utilize group shots, showing every character in the scene in the frame at the same time emphasizing community. Both films also utilize depth of field, where characters are filmed in large rooms or at great distances apart. In Citizen…
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Dr. Christopher C. Odom earned his PhD in Texts and Technology, Digital Media at the University of Central Florida; his MFA in Film and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles; and his BA in Film and Video Production from Georgia State University. Throughout Dr. Odom’s 30-year career in the entertainment industry, as a filmmaker, Dr. Odom has produced,…
She’s Gotta Have It: A Narrative Case Study [Paperback]
SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT: A NARRATIVE CASE STUDY examines Spike Lee’s 1986 breakout film. Within the arena of Narrative Studies Criticism, the case study examines the primary character introductions and a determination of the narrative’s fabula and syuzhet.