Devon Benham Film Blog

                                                                  About Me 1. My name is Devon 2. I am 16 years old 3. I have two sisters 4. I went to The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy  5. My hobbies include watching movies, T.V shows and playing     games 6. Favourite dream holiday: Japan 7.  I have a cat 8. My favourite subject is English  9. My least favourite subject is Maths 10. My favourite sport is football

1st Post During the class the film I chose as one of my most favourite was Baby Driver. I chose this as Edgar Wrights excellent use of cinematography and sound design is used throughout he film to convey the main protagonist's mindset and emotions throughout the film. One example of this is in first act where Baby (played by Ansel Elgort) believes he is finally being released from a life of crime, as the camera follows him down a busy street while he is listening to music. While the music conveys the sense if relief and joy Baby is feeling at this moment, as the camera pans through the street the lyrics appear within the environment, in the form of graffiti and shop signs among other things. Furthermore, this scene takes place during a clear sunny day. This use of pathetic fallacy emphasises his sense of freedom from Doc's crime organisation. This light and joyful scene directly contrasts to the death of Bat's scene in the second act. While the first scene used the sound