 The early footage was called "Orson Welles Tests" on all paperwork. The first "test" shot was the News on the March projection room scene, economically filmed in a real studio projection room in darkness that masked many actors who appeared in other roles later in the film. "At $ 809 Orson did run substantially beyond the test budget of $ 528 — to create one of the most famous scenes in movie history," wrote Barton Whaley.
