My partner and I have decided that we will try to make a movie inspired by Baby Driver. That's why I decided to research the openings of three movies that have a similar opening, while using different techniques.
BABY DRIVER
This opening scene is great because it really gives you a good idea of what type of person the main character is, as well as the other supporting characters are. I love how they use the song at the beginning, implying that the driver is listening to it on his headphones, when it is also heard throughout the whole scene. We will try to implement some sort of diegetic sound like this to connect two character in different settings. This opening really calls out to me because of the comedic addition to make the driver a bit weird. This is something we would like to add to our project as well because we will be making an action/comedy movie.
OVERDRIVE
The reason I chose this opening scene was because I loved how the speed up shots inside the car looked. This is something we will try to add to our film as well, making quick cuts between different types of shots in the car. I also like how there is parts of the scene outside driving the car, and others are just shots of the car in what looks like a garage. The cuts also match the shots at one point which I found pretty cool and might try to implement in my own video. I like how at the end of the two minutes, it just ends with a slap and leaves you wondering why she did that and what it has to do with the plot.
DRIVE
I liked the dark mysterious setting of this opening. The background music really plays a big part on the mood because it already started to give me the feeling that something was going to happen even though I was only a minute in. I also really like the shot of the car where the character's face is seen through the rear view mirror, not showing the camera. What adds to the characters mysteriousness is the fact that he didn't talk at all when he was in the garage with the other man.
The best things I took out of these movie openings was how to combine comedy and action in a film and that lighting = mood. With this being said, we will develop an opening that introduces two characters, a mysterious one, and a goofy, dumb one. The colors for the mysterious character will be dark and with little light, while the goofy character will be in a light environment and where bright clothes.
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