- Citizen Kane
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- Journey into Fear
- The Stranger
- The Lady from Shanghai
- Macbeth
- Othello
- Mr. Arkadin
- Touch of evil
- The Trial
- Chimes at Midnight
- The Immortal Story
- F for Fake
Welles struggled with the studio's on all of his films, a lot of the time they were recut against his wishes. He was a visual showman and used miss en scene and magic within the background to to amaze moviegoers. As an auteur, he uses smoke and mirrors, high key lighting and low key lighting, chiaroscuro, and deep focus where everything in the shot is in acceptable clarity.
An example of smoke and mirrors being used is in The Stranger, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Citizen Kane, and Touch of Evil.
