16K views · 1.2K reactions | Director, producer and star Orson Welles takes the stage in his groundbreaking masterpiece CITIZEN KANE ('41). Cinematography by Gregg Toland. #LetsMovie | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

How Orson Welles and Gregg Toland Crafted Citizen Kane: On the first day of shooting, June 29, 1940, the projection-room sequence was shot at daringly low light levels using only the streams from the projection windows and a few small fill lights. The performers were barely visible, their dialogue and background voices overlapping constantly—a pure Mercury Theatre aesthetic. The following nightclub sequence opened with an elaborate descending crane shot, the first appearance of the exaggerated m

The film AFI calls the greatest of all time is returning to theaters. See CITIZEN KANE on the big screen on 9/19 and 9/22. Tickets and showtimes here: https://myt.cm/CitizenKane80 #TCMBigScreen | Turner Classic Movies: TCM