How does Welles create an air of mystery in the opening to Citizen Kane?
Dramatic music, metal fences/cages, No Trespassing sign-
sense of entrapment, foggy/misty, the shots fade between each other, extreme
close up on man’s mouth, doesn’t show who he is.
Who is the man that dies?
Why does he say ‘rosebud’? What is ‘rosebud’?
Why does he have a nurse?
Why is the house so secure?
What is wrong with the man?
Why does the light suddenly turn off?
Who turns the light off?
What does the snow globe symbolise?
Why is nobody else in the house?
Mise-en-scene
Sound
Diegetic- Snow globe smashing on the ground.
Non-diegetic- Very dramatic, powerful music.
Set and Props
The
large house and the fences are very intimidating and adds a sense of mystery and
danger to the house.
The
snow globe plays an important role in the opening. It adds to the mystery and
it anchors the story together.
Cinematography
Shot
type- The camera tilts up the fence.
Shot
composition- The light in the top corner is always in the shot, this add
importance to the light and adds mystery to it.
Lighting-
The lighting is quite dark. The light rises from the window which dramatizes
the scene.
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