Hello, My Name Is Orson Welles         Orson Welles liked to reuse certain elements throughout his films. He liked a good deep focus shot. He liked low key lighting. He liked the grotesque side of life, blocking actors in groups of three, low camera angles and especially pointy bras. He also liked to open his movies in a certain predictable way. In Citizen Kane, he used the announcer in 'News on the March' to introduce the …showed first 75 words of 1587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1587 total…With minimal dialogue and mostly visual elements, he clues the viewer into so many aspects of the film. In a very unwellesian way, Welles manages to introduce the setting, the characters and some of the thematic elements which will later become apparent. However, although film critics may tag Welles's methods in the beginning of this movie as 'unwellesian,' it nevertheless awes the viewer with its splendor. And what is more 'Wellesian' than awesome splendor?