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| Ocean's Eleven |
The stereotypical heist film is normally based around people trying to break into a well protected and highly secured place, for example, a casino or a bank. It would be some place that stores a lot of money. It normally begins with the man that comes up with the idea being released from jail due to a failed attempt at a previous crime and he comes out with a plan that he has been devising whist in prison (one last job). He then rounds up con-artists with specific talents, once they are all rounded up they then reveal the plan and sort out what every ones role is and when the procedure will take place. After that is all taken care of it then goes to the heist and usually everything seems to go wrong and not as planned, but they always seem to succeed by the skin of their teeth.
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| The group from Ocean's Eleven |
Stock Characters
There are a group of characters that always seem to be in this type of film; there is the man that has the idea, and he always becomes the leader of the whole operation. He is normally either really smart, and capable of getting out of tricky situations or not entirely sure what he is doing and comes up with really bad ideas.
You also have the geek who is able to use computers phenomenally well; he is the one that will be able to hack into the security cameras and deal with all the technical issues.
There is the inside man, allowing them access into the areas that they need to reach and they also know the entire structure of the building they will be breaking into.
Another person in the group that is typical is the provocative woman that is able to seduce normally the police man or someone that works in the place they will rob, to get the security key so they have full access to all areas.
Normally there is one person in the group that is really rich and this is how they are able to afford all the gadgets for the heist.
Finally there is sometimes an opposition that has a suspicion that there is something that the group is up to and they try to sabotage the plan. It is also sometimes the fact that they are one in the gang and has decided that they want the money for themselves.
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| Casino scene in ocean's 11 |
Mise-en-scene
Settings normally involved in these types of movies are the place where the heist takes place; the classical places involve major banks or fancy casinos. There is also the prisons that someone either breaks out of or is released from. They would usually discuss the plan in detail at the rich man house on a high-tech system and this house is always very modern and full of expesive things.
The actors chosen are commonly strong and good looking men and this is so you favour the people perfoming the heist and you hope that they will succeed with their plan. They would wear smart suits to look professional. The seductive lady would be a beautiful young women most likely in her twenties and will have an ideal figure, and she would wear a dress that will attract the eyes of men. The computer technicion stereotypically would wear a scruffy costume and look geeky with glasses to help with the effect. Props that always appear in this type of movie include; money, guns, gadgets and they normally wear sunglasses. The lighting in casinos and restaurant are a yellow kind of colour and this gives a fun or elegant atmosphere. Jail has a hard lighing and its a white colour making the place look dull and grey.
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| Arial shot of las vegas |
Camera angles and movements
While watching heist movies, I have noticed that there are some angles and movements that keep reouccurring. The camera angles that I have noticed that keep appearing are aerial shots to establish the area they are going to go and perfom the heist. There are also a lot of moving shots, for example; panning shots, tracking shots, handheld and arc shots, this is probably to make the whole operation seem smoother and to add a sense of energy and pace. Smooth transitions ware present, espesially when the montage of the preperation for the heist takes place to give a continuous flow effect. POV shots were used a lot for when the heist takes place, so it makes you feel more involved in the break in, and they always have a shot looking at a television screen of what is happening.
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| POV shot of screen-Ocean's 11 |
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