9 FRAME ANALYSIS

In the opening first shot in the scene, we are introduced to the setting which includes the time of day, location e.t.c, The image of the passing car and people walking in front of the bank shows a usual morning routine for people in Atlanta city.  It is a wide shot and the scene is shot from ground level. To add more authenticity to the scene, diegetic sounds are used such as the sound of the passing car on the streets, the people who talk to the phone outside the bank as it naturally shows a busy typical morning in Atlanta city. 

Then a close up shot of the Baby’s red Subaru WRX calls all the attention to itself.

 A close-up of the character's faces' are shown telling us their emotional state of mind. A variety of signs mixed together in the scene. The actors wear black costumes with dark shades, chewing gums, shows frowning face and the girl at the back with a cynical smile give audience the logical sense of a criminal act will happen soon. The triangular composition between the three robbers shows that the middle man is the most important in this mission, more like he is the master-mind of this whole mission. Every act in this scene rhymes with the music give the thrilling vibes to the audience. Wright has portrayed the unique ways of playing with the audience’s feeling with the using of sound to convey just the right tone and adds more feeling and meaning to it. The use of tracking shots in this scene follows the action of the trio gets out of the car, the slamming of car’s door and when they open and close the trunk. The scene follows by a wipe transition from a close-up shot of the mystery bag brought by the trio to the wide, panning shot to the streets, where they are crossing the road.

As the trio crossing the road, they put the mask on. It’s a perfect time for the audience to already grasp all of this information to conclude it as the robbery scene. The trio put on their mask as a sign of hiding their identity from the public in order to complete their criminal act.

The next shot in the scene is close up of Baby’s iPod. This is the first step in establishing the fact that music in The Baby Driver soundtrack is a part of his world. The music is a crucial part of Baby’s world and it’s not just something for the audience to listen. He cues up JON SPENCER BLUE'S EXPLOSION'S "BELLBOTTOMS" and lip syncs into an invisible microphone to give it a touch of a more personal experience. .

 

A  wide shot is used to separate Baby’s world in the car from his criminal partner. This indicates us to the fact that the rest of the story will play out from Baby’s perspective and it helps us to separate him from his dark criminal world. To further establish this scene, a sequence of baby singing and drumming along with the song to emphasize the real Baby’s attitude and his playful personality. Instead of seeing him as a criminal, this scene shows the audience that even though Baby is a getaway driver, he acts more like a bored intern passing his time. Every beats and Baby's acts are all match with the drumbeats from the blues soundtrack, Bellbottoms by Jon Spencer Blues Explosional. the separation is just an illusion. The sounds of police car passing awaken Baby from his own daydream.

A lot of red is used in the scenes. Red has a lot of different meanings however in this opening scene it only means danger, violence e.t.c.

Guns are a main part of the iconographyof film noir, portraying violence anddeath. Guns are used in film noir toshow a large amount of corruption. Thisshows dishonesty and authority/powerover people which is a key convention offilm noir. 

The sunglasses are the symbol of his concealed himself from what is going on around him.

Many scenes are portraying that the baby driver is drifting his car and speeding it from the police officers. He also camouflage's among the other red cars and then bluff's the police into not finding him.A lot of medium, wide shots and close-ups are taken throughout the opening scene.