Citizen Kane

One camera? One Camera!

In 1941, Orson Wells made Citizen Kane. If you read the story of how the film was created, it looks as if the man was the ultimate control freak, or as I like to say "an artist". That said, in no way will I attempt to engage in the debate that is Orson Wells, but I will attempt to embrace an inspiring approach to how this film was made.

In Robert L. Carringer's book The Making of Citizen Kane, he shares how Cinematographer Gregg Toland filmed the movie with one camera and planned the film in such a way that most of the editing was done in the shooting process. Wow.

Not only is the film an inspiring achievement from the 40's, it's also inspiring to see that greatness on the big screen can be achieved with one camera.

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This project is very close to me and I am a bit reserved about sharing the process with others. Part of my rationale is that I don't want to waste anybodies time, part of it is that I'm not certain as to where I'm going, and another part is that I'm not sure I want anyone to tell me.

This is an adventure. I look forward to learning something new again...and yes, I am a little bit of a control freak.