In my opinion, the best scene in citizen Kane is when a young Kane is being taken from his parents. The scene is pioneering in its cinematography which utilises deep focus in a way that was technologically impossible in films previous. The scene also uses blocking techniques using the window that draws attention to young Kane. The use of deep focus keeps audience attention fixed on all characters and shows their reactions to situations better. The camera movement itself is one of the reasons the films stands out against other films at the time. The movements were fresh and new compared to most other films of the period that used the same, boring, barely moving movements. One example of Toland’s innovative camera movements was during the scene mentioned previously which, in order to get the smooth shot wanted, a table was cut in half and moved together in time for the camera to move through it, creating the illusion that the table was there the whole time. Extreme closeups allowed a clearer look at the emotion of characters faces which gages a clearer audience response.  The film is incredibly fast paced and changes genre suddenly and often which helps keep audience engagement. The newsreel montage at the beginning of the film was also creative and innovative. It gave a more comedic spin to what previously looked like a horror or drama and was an interesting new experience for audiences who had never experienced that kind of intradiegetic gaze in cinema. The montage also gave a fresh way to showcase information for the audience without having to explicitly using dialogue.