How Does Citizen Kane Use Mis-En Scene

Citizen Kane Cinematography is the process of capturing moving images on film or a digital storage device. Mis-en-Scene is used to represent the director’s role of what appears in the shot. This can include lighting, setting, costumes, props and actions of who or what is in the shot. Citizen Kane was a revolutionary film and advanced many film techniques that are still used today. Citizen Kane was released in 1941; Directed by Orson Wells who also stars in the film at the age of 25. It was him film debut. Citizen Kane used Mis-en-Scene and deep focus to show themes in the film. Some major themes in Citizen Kane include loss, materialism, and the American dream. In one of the first scenes in the movie, Kane is a child playing outside in the snow. Inside his mother is talking to Mr. Thatcher about Kane’s future. Kane’s father is against Kane going away, but Kane’s mother makes the final decision. As the shot zooms out Kane is getting smaller as his mother is getting bigger. This shows the importance of his mother, his mother had all the power in the shot, and next to her was Mr. Thatcher who was bigger than Kane’s father. Mr. Thatcher is more important than his father because he is getting Kane, as his father has no decision in that. Kane is very small in the background, showing
Guaranteeing things Kane will keep his word to. But in the shot as Kane is creating the declaration, Kane steps into the shadow. Darkness and shadows foreshadow evil, as Kane will not live up to these rules. This begins to show his dark side, as his dream is becoming a nightmare. Kane is followed by greed for power, wealth and immortality. Later in the movie Kane was sent the declaration in mail by Jedediah, his closest friend that Kane fired. Kane rips up the declaration. Throughout the film, you see that everything that Kane wanted has faded away from his childhood, to the love of his life, to his