influential

The reading from a few weeks ago, concerning Citizen Kane, helped Kenny and me with our approach to the fiction documentary. We were inspired by the creative initiatives of the director and the cinematographer to incorporate experimental shots into our story. For example, one of the scenes takes place in the library and we tried shooting the scene with the camera placed on a bookshelf, instead of on the tri-pod. Similarly, we shot the same scene with the camera resting on an opened book on a desk. In addition to these shots, we also filmed one of our characters entering a room and completely disappearing from the camera's sight, except for his reflection in a wall of glass. Another shot was filmed from an opening door to a stairwell, in which the character was walking around the stairwell and opening the door. We filmed from the door's window, bringing the window into focus and leaving the character (as he approaches the door) out of focus. Then, when the door opens, the character comes into focus and releases an important line for the story. With shots like these, Kenny and I hope our short fiction piece will be successful, not to the extent of Citizen Kane --- but, then again, maybe. We wanted to be creative while having fun unfolding the story and I think we accomplished that. We tip our hats to you, Citizen Kane. Gracias.