Quentin Tarantino

By Jade Upton

Background
Quentin Tarantino was born on the 27th
March and grew up as an obsessed film fan.
He worked at a video rental store whilst
training to be an actor. His career began
when he wrote and directed My Best Friends
Birthday. He is most known for his gangster
films. His career really kick-started with the
release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992.

List of films directed

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill; Volume
1
Kill Bill; Volume
2

Death Proof
Inglorious
Bastards
Django
Unchained
The Hateful
Eight

Memorable trade marks

Lead characters usually drive General Motor vehicles, particularly Chevrolet
and Cadillac
Makes references to cult movies and television
All his movies feature a scene in which three or more characters are pointing
guns at each other at the same time
His films often include only long, unbroken take where a character is
followed around somewhere
Often plays a small role in his films
Long close up of a persons face while someone off camera speaks
Often creates fictional brands of objects due to his dislike of product
placement (Red Apple cigarettes and Big Kahuna burger)
Minor character dialogue is off screen
Characters talking coolly through an intense situation, delaying the
occurrence of violence
Known for giving comebacks to forgotten actors (John Travolta, Pam Grier)
Characters often use the phrase bingo

Violence
Compared to other directors, such as Martin Scorsese,
Quentin Tarantino uses violence as a key aspect in his
crime/gangster films. Tarantino often gets a lot of
criticism for the amount of violence, although he is
only one of hundreds of filmmakers who paint with
violent images. Tarantino believes his violence gets
under your skin but because he is trying to be
disturbing and show what is really happening to some
human beings, people find it more disturbing.

Camera Shots in Pulp Fiction

Top Left;Extreme Close up

Bottom Left;Two-shot, long shot

Top Right;Two-shot, mid-shot

Bottom Right;Close Up