"The Citizen Kane Crash Course in Cinematography"

[Glenn Anders]

Dear keats: David Worth does count as a DP, but with no credit under his belt anywhere near CITIZEN KANE. He is possibly just writing an entertainment. Indeed, the book sounds plausible and amusing. If ORSON AND ME sells, The CITIZEN KANE Crash Course in Cinematography may be the basis of a NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!

Sounds as if, keats, you must be a fan of Andrew Wyeth. Correct?

Glenn

[NoFake]

Has anyone caught up with this quirky book?

I'm not sure what to make of it. The guy seems to have done his homework -- not being a filmmaker or course-taking film student myself, I can't vouch for its accuracy in that department, but it's garnered kudos from the likes of John Badham, Dennis Hopper and Roger Corman -- and it IS a hoot. Would love to know what my fellow Wellesians think.

[Roger Ryan]

"keats" started a discussion on this book a while back:

http://wellesnet.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1575

It sounds like good entertainment, but perhaps speculative in describing the actual techniques Toland and Welles used in their film and (intentionally) ficticious in regards to their actual relationship.

[NoFake]

Ah! Thanks, Roger. I agree with both your and Keats' appraisal. Guess I was away when the subject came up.