By Joe Healey and Gruff Pugh

Editing techniques  The dissolves are used to transition to and from the crane to display the true size of Xanadu and the vast amount of crates that occupy it.  For normal classic films at the date of 1941 there were many more cuts than this scene, as the majority of the convocation is mainly one shot.

Mise en scéne  Final shot could represent canes death with the smoke rising out of his house0  Rosebud- the sledge seen burning in the fire symbolises the childhood that Charles Foster Kane never had as said by one of the reports “maybe rosebud was something that he lost or never even had”.  The statues in the background of the room show his obsessions of collecting and he particularly cultivated statues as he replaced human interaction with inanimate objects.

Narrative  This scene in vital to the narrative as it shows the entire conclusion of Kane’s live by the wrapping up of the mystery of “Rosebud”  The reporter who looked into Kane’s life meets up with his colleagues to discus the meaning of rose bud but he could never fully find it’s true representation in Kane’s life  At this point they come to the conclusion that it may not be possible to some a life in a word but the view witnesses other wise with the sledge

Lighting techniques  The lighting is quite dark in this scene which was picked up by the film noir genre  The use of darkening of the palace symbolises the days of Charles Kane’s coming to end and the true emptiness of his life no matter his finical income.

Camera techniques  Use of Deep focus to show the immense depth of the piles of wooden crates showing just how many material objects Charles Kane had in his possession.  Deep focus is used throughout the film as there is always something important happening in the background  Crane Shots used to give the viewer a true image of his wealth and size of Xanidu  Even though Kane is dead, his presence and power is shown with his building overshadowing, and looking down upon everyone(could also be the essence of his power or the effect of his power)

Camera techniques  One before final shot represents the true end of Charles Kane and his childhood with the burning of Rosebud and this shows his childhood going up in smoke latterly.  The final shot is off the “no trespassing” sign as shown in the first shot this is to show the film has come round to where it began in a full circle and showing the end of your trespass into the life of Charles Foster Kane.