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Cinematography was heavily present and beneficial to the movie Citizen Kane. The use of dramatic camera movements were new to Hollywood at the time. This changed the perspective and allowed for more innovated experiments with screen play. The innovative lighting and dramatic editing are parts of cinematography highlights the theme that a once idealistic man becomes corrupted.

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Deep Focus Cinematography is a technique where the camera angle is a wide frame shot that does not highlight a specific focus point. All the focus points, backround, foreground ect. are all in the same level of sharp focus. It allows everyone to see the same perspective of a wide range of things.

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The Science of Deep Focus and the Hyperfocal Distance

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In this scene the deep depth of field camera set up is an important point of cinematography. It is used to highlight the superiority of Kane vs his employer. This camera angle allows us to perceive this dynamic without any context.

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Citizen Kane - Kane Finishes the Review Scene (8/10) | Movieclips

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In this scene, Kane is giving a speech at his political campaign. The cinematography used is a high shot angle shot. This wide range view allows us to see hoe inferior he is to his competition. The audience sees his huge poster and the amount of people who are at the campaign. This plays into the viewpoint of how great and confident he was.

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Citizen Kane - Campaign Promises Scene (5/10) | Movieclips

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In this scene, Kane is frustrated and is tearing up all his belongings. This sense of frustration is emphasized because of the use of low key lighting. This allows the audience to empathize him as he destroys his room. His frustration when Susan left is heightened because of the use of this cinematic lighting choice.

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Citizen Kane - The Snow Globe Scene (9/10) | Movieclips

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Cinematic lighting is a very important part of movies and film. It creates a sense of perspective and dimension to each film without the need of the plot. It utilizes tricks to bounce lighting, adjust color temperature and diffuse lighting to create a specific sense. It can support the genre, the psychology of specific characters, guide audience on where to look. It is an overall point that supports the film itself.

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The intentionality composed of the directors choice in cinematography vary the outcome of the success of this movie. Directors went to extreme lengths to propose these themes and ideas when perceived by the audience. The use of the specific lighting and camera angles represented something effective in each scene that was extremely intentional. These intentions shape the audiences point of view drastically and is apart of what made it known today.