Case Study

Case Study Quentin Tarantino

The director that I have selected to complete my case study is Quentin Taranito.  He was born in the year of 1963 in America, Tennessee .Not only is he a director, he stares in the films and he writes the films that he directs. The first film he directed was called 1992 and ever since he has become a renowned director. One of the most famous films that he has produced is the Kill Bill sequel.   For the purpose of the case study I will analyze theses 4 film: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volume 2, Death Proof and Inglorious Basterds.

Pulp Fiction 

Pulp Fiction is a film hit the screens in 1994 and stares John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson , Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman. The film contains a variety of mid – shots this enables the audience to see what the actors doing clearly. Within the first scene of the title sequence the audience see a extreme close up of Samuel L Jackson , this shows his an emotion and expression .This is a effective because through the use of this camera shot , the audience can see he is angry and tempered therefore we can predict that something may happen next. In the title sequence of Pulp fiction there is use of fast temp music, this helps to create excitement about the film; the music was also current at the time  therefore it was relatable to the audience . The text has use of  bright colours this attracts the audience to, the same colours are used throughout the title sequence .There is use of short clips , this helps to keep the audience interested as to what  is going to happen . Within the title sequence there is use of violence.  I can infer as there is evidence of an extreme close up . This may suggest that he may be out to kill someone.

Kill Bill Vol.2

In Kill Bill Volume 2  the main actress is Uma Thurman , at the beginning of the title sequence there is use of low angles shots , showing peoples  feet . This is effective as it creates a mystery of who that person is. There is use of a two shot of people this allows the audience to see what the characters look like. In the title sequence of Kill Bill vol .2 there is a narrator , this allows the audience to understand what has happened in the previous films .There is use on non-digetic sound, the music sounds like the wind in the desert this may suggest, that it is set in the desert.  There is a variation is sound , as different scenes have different music depending on what is happening in the scene .There are variety of colours shown on the mise en scene , all of the colours complement each other ,as there is a variety of choice on the screen . 

Death Proof

Death Proof was released in 2007 and it stares Kurt Russell and Zoe Bell; when it was released it was a very popular film in the cinema. In the first scene there was an extreme close up of a lady bum, this may suggest that the film is sexual. Moreover it also creates a mystery as to who the lady is in the revealing clothes is. This is continuously evident in the film as women are desert more seductively.  In the film Kurt Russell is perceived to be as an ladies man . The lady actor in the film appears to be a driver, I can infer as in the film he seems to be racing. The writing in the film plays great significance, as it contains information. There is use of non-digetic sound, the music has a fast tempo; there is a variety of scenes where there is a lot actions this compliments the music. Overall the trailer is very short and it does not give anything away about what could potentially happen within the film ; this is effective as it makes the audience want to watch it more .

Inglorious Bastards

Inglorious Bastards is a film that is based in World War 2; the main cast within the film is Brad Pitt , Diane and Eli Roth . This film included many a list stares this was an interesting film and many people came to view it. At the beginning of the film the was a n extreme close-up of a paper; this may suggest that the film is  set in foreign country . In the trailer of Inglorious Bastards, there are dead bodies on the floor; this may suggest that the film is violent. In the titles it says Nazis this tells the audience that this is Germany.  The film was very successful as the movie won an Oscar.

There is a common theme in Quentin Tarantino, the use of font is the same in all of title sequences . In his films he also uses many high profile characters,  this makes his films very successful as this will encourage people to watch it .  Quentin Tarantino also includes humor into his films .