Orson Welles caused a revolutionary change in the film industry with his production of Citizen Kane. With the help of cinematographer Gregg Toland, and music by Bernard Herrmann, the movie received recognition for it’s narrative structure, sound and cinematography. The story is centered around Charles Foster Kane and his mysterious last words, “Rosebud.” As the audience, we are put in the position to piece together the puzzle from the various stories we are told by different points of views. The narrative structure isn’t in chronological order, but told in a series of flashbacks from 5 confidants of Kane. The passage of time is easy to follow because of the structure and sound of the film. Because the film only shows the opinions of others, we get to see a whole range of different perspectives. The “News on the March” sequence used a range of different voices and newspaper headlines to create buzz and show …show more content…
As Thatcher hands Kane his sled, Kane says “Merry Christmas” and Thatcher completes his sentence years later with “And a Happy New Year.” The continuation of the phrase shows the usage of sound to show the progression in time. When Kane was receiving the sled, Thatcher was shot from a low angle to assert his authority. The camera moved from Kane, all the way on the ground to Thatcher, towering over him to show his point of view. The difference in height also represents the big contrast in power. When the scene moves a few years forward, Thatcher is seen again, but eye level to show the equivalency power. Kane is not physically there, but the letter written by him revealed that he was running his own newspaper. Thatcher doesn’t have control over Kane’s life anymore, which sparks his own rise to power and need to control everything. Since the story is told by Thatcher, we are given the impression that Kane is rebellious and hungry for