Discussion, you will need to watch two films: Baby Driver (Edgar Wright. 2017) and a film of your choice from the provided list.
Film One:
Baby Driver (Edgar Wright. 2017)
Edgar Wright’s film is a romantic musical disguised as a heist film. The plot is reminiscent of the film noirs of Hollywood’s forties and fifties, about a good guy forced into a life of crime. Exquisitely edited to a fantastic sound design and score, the film makes almost every scene a musical number, from the opening getaway chase to a gunfight where the gunshots and even windshield wiper blades are all choreographed and synchronized to the musical score. The film does contain scenes of violence.
Film Two:
Watch one of these Editing Award winning films. Discuss and compare it to Baby Driver in this week’s discussion post .
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· Amadeus (1984)
· Apocalypse Now (1979)
· Argo (2012)
· Black Panther (2018)
· Black Hawk Down (2001)
· Das Boot (1981)
· The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
· Chicago (2002)
· The Conversation (1974)
· Drive (2011)
· Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
· Ford vs. Ferrari (2019)
· Gravity (2013)
· The Hurt Locker (2009)
· Joker (2019)
· Inception (2010)
· Lincoln (2012)
· M (1931)
· Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
· A Man Escaped (1956)
· No Country for Old Men (2007)
· Playtime (1967)
· The Revenant (2015)
· Rush (2013)
· Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
· The Social Network (2010)
· Whiplash (2007)
For both Baby Driver and the film you selected:
· What role does the soundtrack or music play in shaping the viewer’s emotional response to the films? Can you point to any memorable musical moments?
· Discuss the editing techniques:
· Are there any notable techniques or transitions?
· Does the pacing enhance the films’ themes and emotional moments?
· Do you see any evidence of montage editing?