This paper has assigned readings and movies. Please place your bid if you are willing to read and watch the assigned materials.
Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941, U.S.; 1 hr., 59 mins.)
Reading Report Question
What, according to Andr Bazin, is the ontology of the photographic image? How does it
inform his account of the evolution of a film language? Refer to Citizen Kane and any other
relevant films or readings from previous weeks, and to the previous weeks material on film
sound. Provide a critical summary and evaluation of the main argument of the assigned reading(s) and address the specific issues in the question you are answering. You are expected to demonstrate your familiarity with and understanding of the readings assigned in this course, as well as your ability, on the basis of these, to analyse sequences from films that we have seen.
