Kane is married to Emily Kane, at the same time he is also having an affair with singer Susan Alexander. Getty's seizes this hence and uses it against Kane to win the election. After a key speech given by Kane, James Getty's is waiting in the apartment to give Kane a choice to either quit his campaign or have his affair smeared all over the New York papers.
He chooses to stay in the campaign then sees his dirt hit the papers the next day. He ends up losing the election and his wife. My frame shot shows Getty's in a high balcony looking down onto Cane's key speech.The MIS-en-scene, lighting, and camera positioning give this frame more detail about the scenario.
The MIS-en-scene of my frame shows James Getty's plotting on Kane while he is vying his key speech. The fans have all eyes on Kane and James knows he doesn't have a chance against him. James Getty's is in a tall balcony shaded where no one can see him. It represents him having a little secret of his own to beat Kane. He knows this is the only way to do it and is looking down upon his defeat.
Kane thinks he is the man with all the power at the time but soon realizes his doom. The lighting emphasizes the power and wealth that Kane intends to take. It's in a huge stadium with thousands of viewers. There are stage lights all around Kane to grab all of his audience's attention. This is his time to shine and show everyone he is the man with the plan. He has always been a successful man and everyone looks up to him.
Kane is shining bright at the moment and thinks nothing can stop his plans to beat James Getty's.On the other hand, Getty's has no light and is rather in the shade representing his secret he is going to bring out to the public. The camera position of the frame is different compared to the lighting. In the lighting it shows all of the audience's attention on Kane, but for the camera position it shows James zoomed in looking down upon Kane getting our attention on James.
Nobody can see James Getty's at the top of the balcony nor do they know the truth and intentions that he wants to bring out. Also, the camera position is showing James on a higher level than Mr..Kane. In my opinion it represents that James knows he's going to be on top in the end. The lighting Just shows Kane being on top now and the shade and camera position interprets that it's not going to be like that for long.
Citizen Kane demonstrates that money and power doesn't bring happiness. The more Ana more power en gets ten more AT Nils soul en loses casuals NV to lose Nils youthful idealism. All his addiction to the power and fame he got made him realize it just brought a path of destruction to his life.Although the scene shows Cane's money and power he has worked hard for and his will to keep getting it. The frame shows James power to turn Charles Cane's dream to dust.
The MIS-en-scene shows James plotting his schemes on Kane. The lighting represents the power that Kane has in the now time of the frame. Finally, the camera position shows that Kane won't be on top much further as long as Getty's knows his secret.
