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Discuss how, and to what effect, Citizen Kane arranges people and objects within the frame Neil Kane Citizen Kane, hailed by many as one of the most important and innovative films ever made, is the story of one man, Charles Foster Kane, and the rise and fall of his idealistic, media empire. An empire which sought to conquer the world for the working man, but ended in Kane’s ever increasing corruption, distrust and loneliness. Throughout the film the framing of people and objects reflect Kane’s life and his relationships with the other characters. Techniques such as deep focus Through the framing, the audience receive a better idea of how Kane’s attitudes, emotions and relationships served to bring about his eventual downfall. In Citizen Kane, people are framed in the shot facing the camera. There are very few moments where the character speaking has their back facing the camera. Many times Orson Welles uses shot/reverse shot to continue this framing structure. This gives the person speaking more attention and focus as to what they are saying. This is especially important during the deeper focus shots, since the characters tend to be much further away from each other. One example of this is during the shot in Xanadu