Ocean's 11 Analysis

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INTRODUCTION

Ocean’s Eleven, a blockbuster movie released in 2001, is one of the three comedy heist films directed by Steven Soderbergh. The movie talk about Daniel Ocean, with his eleven accomplices, plan to rob three casinos simultaneously in Las Vegas.
In the sequence analyzed, that represents the beginning of the film, appears Daniel “Danny” Ocean, performed by George Clooney, who is being interrogated by the parole board at the East Jersey State Prison. Less than 24 hours, after being released, Daniel Ocean, eager for a new challenge, decides to violate his just obtained parole heading toward Atlantic City and then Las Vegas to meet his partner-in crime and friend Rusty and assemble together accomplices for the biggest heist ever. The
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In the following location, a casino in Atlantic City, we have a huge contrast about the Mise en scene, which it dispatches the Daniel Ocean's character to us in a non-confined place. This spot is the first place visited by Ocean after living prison. With the fact that is the first, it is easy to understand that Ocean plays a significant role in the narrative. In the background, chandeliers can be seen, along with potted plants, and a gold and a burgundy color scheme, representing desire and wealth.

Always in this Location, the actor’s appearance is changed. Now Daniel Ocean is stylishly suited and cleanly shaven. It is now possible to see him as much more than individual, with the high-key lighting showing all of his facial expressions. By now, the new setting is more welcoming. Thanks to the colours, the Mise-en-scene shows to the audience how much Ocean feels at home and the artificial light brightens up the entire shot. From this new setting, represented by props such as the roulette and blackjack tables, slot machines, and the uniformed croupiers, It is also possible to grasp how big the budget of this film is. The croupier’s uniforms are also significant because the croupiers are wearing nametags, giving them an identity, instead of the prison life where anyone has
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The creative influence of the Stephen Soderbergh script is to see clear through the cinematography and editing and to make effective the plot beside any dialogue. The durations of the shots in this sequence are usually long because they permit the setting and the context to be absorbed.
The starting shot is a medium close-up shot on the character, which is located in the centre of the shot. This long duration of shot allows the audience to take in Daniel Ocean's character in detail, illustrating his importance.
The transition from a fast cut to a close up shot discloses the character Daniel Ocean to be the Hollywood star George Clooney, fixed and focused upon his face, permitting a more personal connection with the character, and also it consents individuality.
His eyes are revealed through this close up, which helps again the our trust in him, accentuating his importance even further. The subjective point of view allow us to find another two characters in the scene: the interviewers (Men and

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