Textual analysis

MOVIE: Baby Driver

The opening shot is a wide shot/worms-eye of a bank, shortly followed by
a red car slowly coming into view. This sets the scene for the audience
and could suggest that perhaps these two things will be important, as
they are the first things that we see right at the start of this movie. It has
been filmed at a low angle, which may be because these things are
supposed to be viewed as something big and looks as if something important is going to happen
including this building. The car coming into view connotes that the building and the car are
linked, as we see them in the same shot straight after one another.
Then, an extreme close-up shot of Baby’s iPod comes in frame with the
song ‘Bellbottoms’ playing in his headphones. This is the song that plays
throughout the duration of the scene. This is important because each
shot and each action is in time with the music. This song is also very fast
paced, so from this we can understand that the scene is going to be very
quick and dramatic.

Next, there is a medium close-up of each of the

characters in the car in time with each beat. They all have
the same amount of time in these shots, which could
mean they are all just as important as each other.
However, they are all wearing sunglasses, which
connotes they are all ‘cool’, or it could be a disguise,
because their eyes are shielded. There is then a mid-shot
of them getting out of the car at the same time, still on
beat with the music, and getting something out of the boot
and walk towards the bank we saw right at the start. The
mid shot shows us the background, but enough to focus on
the character’s movement. The fact that they are in time
with each other seems very robotic and may imply that they are very serious characters. There
is then a wide shot of the three characters walking across the street towards the bank and
putting on a mask to disguise themselves. However, when
they have all left, we get a minute long clip of Baby
dancing and singing along to the song that plays in this
scene. In this part of the scene, there are a lot of arc shots
of Baby. There are also mid shots, medium full shots,
close-ups, etc. The connotations of Baby getting more screen time than everybody else so early
on in the film may be because he is the main character/a more important character than
everyone. We also get a chance to see what kind of character he is, which seems to be an
energetic and happy character, meanwhile the 3 others seemed more robotic and didn’t say a
word.

MUSIC VIDEO: Motion Sickness – Phoebe Bridgers

The video stars off with a mid-long shot in the mirror with Phoebe sitting on the bed. This then
pans from the mirror, to the bed showing a mid shot of her. She then starts singing, with a
blank expression on her face whilst there is an arc shot semi-circling around her. Since the lyrics
start off saying ‘I hate you for what you did’, her face is very blank and expressionless implying
that the lyrics are supposed to be interpreted this way. The colours in this scene are also very
monochromatic. In one continuous shot, she gets up from the bed, and starts slowly backing
towards the door.
Once she’s walked out the door, there is a close-up shot of her outside putting on a helmet. The
lighting, still monochromatic and only one colour, has changed, and it has become a lot
brighter. Once she’s put the helmet on, the camera pans out into a mid shot and shows her
standing whilst putting on sunglasses and grabbing a scooter. She then walks away and the
camera follows her.
There is then a cut, and she is shown riding the scooter in a long shot whilst she gets closer to
the camera. This then turns into a mid-long shot. Meanwhile, the colours are still
monochromatic; it isn’t very captivating and quite boring to look at. There’s then an extreme
long shot of her on the scooter. The sun has started setting at this point, so the colours are very
pastel purple & white and the streetlights are starting to turn on.
The same sort of shot consisting of her riding around with a mid-long shot continues for about
40 seconds whilst she is singing. Then, when the second chorus begins, the scene completely
changes, and she is in a club/bar looking place, with neon lights. The first colour we see is blue,
which could indicate sadness, referencing to the beginning with the monochromatic colours. It
starts off with a mid shot of her walking in, and the camera follows her while she walks into the
next room, which is red. Then, a mid-long shot into a mid shot shows her walking up to a mirror
and taking off her blazer.
TV SHOW: Doctor Who
The scene starts off with a close-up of The Doctor’s face, when he seems to be in pain, and
immediately the camera cuts away into a mid-long shot of him limping slowly. He is in a dark
alleyway, which could suggest this scene is dark and going to be somewhat scary. Also, because
the first thing we saw was him in pain, this connotes that something bad may happen to The
Doctor. There is then another brief close-up of The Doctor before we get a landscape of what
he sees in front of him (a blurry shot of the Tardis).
The perspective we see is from The Doctor, which is a handheld camera, making it very shaky.
There also is a blur effect, so it could connote that he is feeling ill/sick. There is then an extreme
long shot of The Doctor limping towards the Tardis in the snow. There are a series of close-up
shots and mid shots of The Doctor’s distressed face in very fast paced clips to emphasize the
drama in this scene. After this buildup of fast clips, there is a single close-up shot of The
Doctor’s face, he seems to still be in pain. As the audience, we may begin to feel bad for him, as
we can see how much it is distressing him.
Then, a long shot of Ood is shown, standing looking at The Doctor. After a short montage of
clips, Doctor stands up and starts to shuffle towards the Tardis. Whilst he is walking, a close-up
of his face is shown, where he looks almost heroic and proud, yet he may also still be in pain
from the beginning. Once he reaches the Tardis and has shut the door behind him, there’s a
close-up of the Doctor taking a breath and looking across the room. He walks towards the
middle of the Tardis, with a mid-shot showing this, as he takes off his blazer. His eye contact
hasn’t broken which connotes he is feeling confident/brave.
He throws his blazer across the floor, as an extreme long shot shows this, and the music gets
more intense, whereas before it was more subtle and quiet. This connotes that the scene is
beginning to get more dramatic and something may be building up in this moment. Then, the
Doctor looks at his hand (which starts glowing) in a mid close-up shot