... the desperation of the scene. The use of shadows, unusual scene composition (mise-en-scene) and change of focus are other examples of techniques used repeatedly in film noir, which are all shown by Orson Welles in Citizen Kane' to show the main character's complete alienation. Another stylistic technique is unconventional camera movement, which is shown by John Huston who uses this to devastating ... would suggest, that ultimately it seems as curiously diverse as its subject matter, and equally as inadequate for accurately defining the form. (Telotte 1989) so although there are definite...

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