FAMST 96 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Rock Music, Mizrock, Jan Kerouac
27 Jun 2018
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High pitched humming
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Hollow sounds - distant motors, engines, planes on a black screen
Reveal cars in a street relatively close to camera
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Now we know the source of the sound
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Diegetic sound matching with the soundtrack
Matching rhythm
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Cuts also matching the beats of the song
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Action is fast-paced like the song… fits very well
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Song is supposed to be the loudest thing we hear
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Music shifts back and forth from being diegetic to nondiegetic
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The song is motivated by his headphones but it doesn’t sound like we're
listening through them
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Sound is a little unrealistic because it is so clear and precise
Doesn’t carry over in an expectedly choppy way
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Music so far a major part, driver has headphones in for the duration of the film
thus far
Dancing to music, but is the soundtrack we hear what he's actually
listening to?
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Outside city noises are very quiet compared to the music, but audience knows
it's much louder than perceived
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Driver distracted by these headphones and music (coffee shop trying to get his
attention) - soundtrack continues
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Camera spinning around "baby"
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Sound perspective evident in this film
Knowing that we are moving closer to and farther from certain sounds as
"baby" walks through the city
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Gang trying to figure out what goes on while he listens to his music
Obvious that the music heavily influences the way he thinks and lives his
life
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So far, very little dialogue from baby although he is our central character thus
far
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Score compared to soundtrack music is extremely quiet
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Deaf man in the house with baby
Importance of sound or lack of hearing
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Sign language
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Music playing like in headphones
Central to the scene, baby dances around the kitchen, what's being
said on the news takes a backseat
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Baby dabbles in music-making apparently•
Sound effect usage makes the sound in the film seem even more unrealistic•
Baby lip syncs to multiple songs, dancing around the house, putting on little
performances in the car
Every time music plays, sirens ring in the background but they aren't
important and never get louder
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Beats in the music go with certain actions
A drum matched Baby closing the phone
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Rhythmic matching
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Revealed that Baby had an accident when he was a child and plays music to
drown out a constant humming in his brain
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Although music is constantly playing as if we were in Baby's head, we don’t hear
any of the music from his perspective
I expected when he took one headphone out for the music to quiet down,
but it didn't.
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No clear source of the music then
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Starting the song over to begin his driving job
Setting the tone for the drive
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Rewinds the song when he gets in a new car continuing the adrenaline
that having the song brings
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Cuts and editing are apparent
Shifts are cued in with sound effects as well
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Echoes and mildly dreamy music playing during sepia-toned flashback
Very realistic replay of accident
Presumably the accident his mother died in and the one he became
injured in
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Is the high-pitched humming what Baby hears in his head?•
Different iPods for different days and moods•
Mom was a singer - influence of music in his life•
Father also died in accident
The deaf man was his foster dad
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Song change (? - maybe just progression), music swells dramatically
(headphones no longer in)
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For being in a tragic and scarring accident, he isn’t afraid of cars or driving
dangerously at all
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Scenes and action are dramatic but the sounds don’t really match it
Debora and Baby's dialogue doesn't seem isolated enough
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High-pitched humming again as Debbie closes the car door post-date•
Whenever Baby doesn’t have his headphones in, he seems uneasy•
Loudness of music increases, engine revs, drive begins•
Circling camera happens frequently•
Baby's tapes playing a bigger role than anticipated•
Another instance of rhythm match
Windshield wipers = music beats
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Rock music in times of high action and intensity
Chases, being on the run, close to being caught
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Shots in parking lot match the music•
The right mood music is so important to Baby that he must find the right station
before he continues his escape
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Silence, heartbeat… narration
Baby sending his foster dad off to a senior living home and recording his
words to the people who he will be with
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Weird mismatch of sensual music and police/shots/confrontation with Buddy in
the diner
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Oddly trying to be serious and dramatic but it is almost comical•
Brighton Rock - Queen•
Diegetic sounds aren't really as loud as expected•
Took away Baby's hearing, shooting next to his ear
Now muffled sound
Voice is echoed
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Sounds almost dreamlike
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High pitched hum
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It's only now that we have somewhat the same sound perception as Baby
(but why?)
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He can put his hands on the speaker like his foster father Joseph and feel the
vibrations, which in the film translates to loudness, taking away some of the
muffle
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Baby's real name is Miles, Debora wrote him in jail•
Lecture 18: Baby Driver (2017)
Monday, June 4, 2018
7:59 PM
Document Summary
Hollow sounds - distant motors, engines, planes on a black screen. Reveal cars in a street relatively close to camera. Now we know the source of the sound. Cuts also matching the beats of the song. Action is fast-paced like the song fits very well. Song is supposed to be the loudest thing we hear. Music shifts back and forth from being diegetic to nondiegetic. The song is motivated by his headphones but it doesn"t sound like we"re listening through them. Sound is a little unrealistic because it is so clear and precise. Doesn"t carry over in an expectedly choppy way. Music so far a major part, driver has headphones in for the duration of the film thus far. Outside city noises are very quiet compared to the music, but audience knows it"s much louder than perceived. Driver distracted by these headphones and music (coffee shop trying to get his attention) - soundtrack continues.
