Iluminace 2006, 18(3):43-64

"The Narrator Has Your Ear": Orson Welles, Jane Eyre, and the Cinematic Influence of Radio Aesthetics

Jay Beck

An analysis of Orson Welles' radio production of Jane Eyre and a comparison with film adaptations in terms of the structuring of the relationships between voice, sound and music, a characteristic educational feature of Welles' films.

Keywords: radio and film; film adaptations of radio plays; film adaptations of literary works; sound mixing; sound editing; speech in film; sound record; voice in film; music in the movie

Published: September 1, 2006  Show citation

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Beck, J. (2006). "The Narrator Has Your Ear": Orson Welles, Jane Eyre, and the Cinematic Influence of Radio Aesthetics. Iluminace18(3), 43-64
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