By analyzing numerous different elements of one scene in Citizen Kane, including which character is dominant, lighting, camera proxemics, camera angle, framing and character placement we can see Welles was purposely creating his scenes, a term summed up as:
Un cinema d' Amour
Open form.
Film noir.
Closed-form.
Mise-en-scene.
Mise-en-scene
The term comes from the reference to the utilization of a scenery or props upon a theatrical stage, or a production base, or on a film set. It refers to the scene or the Ambience of a film, which describes and shows the set and surroundings of a film. It includes the lighting, camera proxemics ,angles and framing along with character placement.
By analyzing numerous different elements of one scene in Citizen Kane, including which character is dominant,...