Citizen Kane Techniques

The extraordinary film, Citizen Kane, was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. Orson Welles is not only the director of the film but the protagonist as well. This film was very different for the industry during the time it was released, it brought forth many new camera techniques. The film introduces the film with a dead screen, which was something completely new to the audience. Once the film starts, the camera tilts up the fence to “enter” the famous castle and it also adds some some suspense because the fence has “no trespassing” signs. The camera the goes through a series of lapse dissolves to show all aspects of the house until it finally goes inside the house to where Charles Foster Kane is.
Something that occurred a lot throughout the