Some of the striking stylistic elements of Citizen Kane include its expressionistic use of lighting, its dizzying variety of camera angles and movements, its range of camera positions from the extreme close-up to the panoramic longshot, its use of wide angle lenses and deep focus to create scenes of a three dimensional background, and its inversion of the common setup shot versus close-up shot sequence.

Citizen Kane is a landmark of modern moviemaking in its technical virtuosity and innovative cinematic expression. The emotion packed story of Charles Foster Kane, goliath of the publishing world, is told with dynamic editing and expressionistic lighting. Camera angle and perspective are manipulated imaginatively to draw the viewer into Kane's world. The usage of his directing skills such as lighting, sound, camera, and editing, set a great example that young filmmakers still follow today.

of the scenes that I think best illustrates each of these stylistic elements, for example: the use of lighting in the news room scene, the low angle shots employed in Kane's post-election headquarters, the close-up and extreme long shots during Kane's political campaign speech, the dee

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