<Baby Driver>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ARFyrM6gVs
Shots
This movie clip includes a lot of shots of people in the car and the shots of tracking the car. Because of the space in the car is very small thus it gives a limitation for using shots, however in Baby Driver’s short clip I can still see the diverse and creative using of shots and it makes me feel admired.
In the beginning of the clip, the shots are shooting in different characters position and captures the environment and all characters. Thus in some extent those shots replace the establish shot which would be normally used to show the enviroment or settings, and the choice of using those shots is very creative and break the rules. When shoot the driver in the car, it uses more mid shot, mid close up and close up because of the space limitation, especially the use of close up shows the driver’s movements and his facial expression. However the movements of camera is good as well — the camera is always panning or tilting, which is more active and interesting than just still. Moreover, in the second half of the clip, when the car is chasing, it is basically shoot in the form of tracking. The method of shooting from the perspective of the third person makes the audience more aware of what happened and more sense of substitution.
Music
The musical choice of this clip is amazing as well. The whole background musics are fast pace and high emotional rock band music, which matches the fast pace of this clip’s plot. The high emotional music also represents the character’s emotion —excited and passionate. Additionally I find that the music in the clip is is strictly structuring the edit and shooting decisions, just like the beginning of the clip, the shots is switched according to the change of the music rhythm, it is very creative and I really love that.
Editing
The editing method in this clip is fascinating. The previous clip’s shots are simply to switch between different shots and angles, however the highlight of the editing is in the car chasing part. The order of the shots is great, it mix the car’s tracking shots and the mid shot of characters in the car together but it dose not look mess at all. For example, the driver’s steering wheel shot is connected to the car’s turning shot, and the shot of the following of police car is connected to the close up of character’s nervous face, the order of shots is very logical and I really admire. Moreover, in this clip the shots switched very fast, the duration of each shot is short (not even a second). The fast switching matches the fast pace of the movie story, and it also makes the audience feel the same emotion nervous as the characters.
Colour
The use of colour tone in this movie is interesting and smart. The whole colour tone is is yellowish and warm, giving a relaxed, comfortable lazy afternoon feeling, and accompany the clip’s intensive nervous plot, it gives a contrast and creates a relaxed funny atmosphere to prove the genre of this movie is not only Action but also Comedy.