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A Sequence Analsis: Citizen Kane

Sequence Analysis Paper: Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, is perhaps one of the world’s greatest movies ever produced. Viewers journey the life of one man, Charles Foster Kane, from his idealistic days of being the “people’s champion,” to his ultimate demise resulting from his lust for the American dream of fame and success. From the scene depicting Kane’s meeting Jim Gettys, the audience observes that Kane has aborted his youthful ambitions and has become self-absorbed, which leads to his downfall. Welles conveys this to viewers in this scene by mise en scene, camera angles, movement, lighting, and narrative.
The scene opens with a shot of Kane and his wife, Emily Norton, arriving at Susan’s building where Jim Gettys is waiting. The camera zooms in on Kane and Norton standing at the door and finally a medium shot is obtained. This shots shows the importance of the two and the building they are about to enter. The only light provided c...

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