Citizen Kane

An opening scene into a movie can be one of the most significant elements the director is trying to capture. An opening scene can tell key aspects of the film that may cross someones mind unconsciously.
Orson Welles did a unique job of elaborating an opening scene with his many uses of the camera angle and shot. We start the movie of with the audience looking at a sign with the word "KEEP OUT" posted. Right away, this sign may indicate many key aspects of Mr.Kane's life, whether it was that he was a shy quite person, or he was a shy violent person, no one knows yet from just this quick glance, but the audience is already making assumptions about Mr.Kane from just a picture of a simple sign.
Another key simple in the beginning of the film is when Wells uses a crane shot of moving up Mr.Kane's fence and slowing using a fading shot with the affect of zooming into his mansion. This fading shot is supposed to catch our eye with much knowledge of Kane's life. One may be that the shot is always faded with Kane's window always lit. Another detail may be the information of Kane's surroundings and his not well kept lawn.