Out of Sight Analysis

Analysis of Out of Sight Opening Sequence

In the opening scene, we see George Clooney's character standing in the bank, turning a lighter on and off the camera then cuts to several shots of a briefcase, areas and people in the bank and back to his character, eluding to his planning of the robbery he's about to do. The shots show general items in the bank and people in suits who the audience may believe to be important. The character then uses details about the briefcase (the fact that it's turned away from the cashiers' desk) to his advantage to deceive her and threaten that one of her colleagues will be shot if she doesn't co-operate. This provides some character development by eluding that he is smart and cunning - possibly that he's also worked at a bank prior to this robbery as he knows a lot about the environment and the people in it; better than somebody who works there.The shots used are mostly mid-shots and close-ups using high-key lighting; this connotes a realistic setting, also that we're in the present and this is a real life situation.