# Citizen Kane on a DV camcorder
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-kane-on-a-dv-camcorder/222152
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 1, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-kane-on-a-dv-camcorder/222152 "2004-01-01T19:45:26Z")
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### Author:  [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-kane-on-a-dv-camcorder/222152/1 "2004-01-01T19:45:26Z")
I’ve been into making digital movies for a few years now, and I got the _Citizen Kane_ DVD for Christmas. Night before last, I watched the movie with the excellent Roger Ebert commentary. His explainations of the photographic and sound techniques pioneered by the film was fascinating, and it raised a question in my mind. Would it be possible to make a movie with the same production values (sets, sound, photography, acting–the whole package) as _Citizen Kane_ with a commercially available mini digital video camcorder and a single computer for editing and effects? Is it possible? What range of budget would be required?
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-kane-on-a-dv-camcorder/222152/2 "2004-01-01T20:01:41Z")
Can the camera do the ‘deep focus’ that is heavily used in the film?