Citizen Kane was the most spectacular movie for not only the performance given by the actors but the symbolism and cinematic effects. The technique used by the cinematographer brought this film to life. This is what sets Citizen Kane apart from other films. In almost all movies before Citizen Kane you couldn’t see the ceilings in room because there weren’t any. Welles wanted to use a lot of low-angle shots that would look …showed first 75 words of 313 total…

…showed last 75 words of 313 total…the nightclub scene. The camera swoops above the nightclub and through the skylight to discover Susan Alexander Kane sitting at a table, it goes from a model of the nightclub roof to a real set. The switch is concealed, the first time, by a lightning flash. The second time we go to the nightclub, it’s done with a dissolve. The choice of these camera positions was an important factor on getting across artistic effects.