Tarantino and Pulp Fiction

-Left school at sixteen to become an actor.

-Had been passionate about film since he was young.

-He worked in a video store and used his wages to finance shooting at first a short film then transformed it into a feature. It was a failure.

-Tarantino's extremely unique way of writing is inspired through the fact that he is a viewer. He has 'translated novelistic techniques and translated them into cinema.'

-European filmmaking centralises its story about a character. In Hollywood it is about the situation.

-Tarantino's storyline does not follow the linear structure but is a lot more distorted- 'It jumps backwards and forwards.'

-75% of novels and films work best in a linear way. However, the remaining 25% is less sophisticated but more effective.

-Through his iconic cinematic techniques, Tarantino keeps the audience engaged with the action and prevents the audience from being perplexed. This link back to his way of writing as seeing it as a viewer.

-When approaching the way he writes, the events surrounding him always have an influence.

-'Pulp Fiction' falls under the 'crime film' genre. He was inspired by Elmore Lennard.

-Took inspiration from other directors. Certain directors are not consistent in there latter films.

-Mostly inspired by Howard Hawk, Sam Fuller, Brian De Palma, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese and Jean-Luc Godard.

-Violence in Tarantino movies is a character. Despite its over-exaggerated goriness, it is what drives his stories and gets areaction out of the audience which is one of complete hysterics as it breaks the laws of science or as he puts it 'it's a fantasy'.

 

 

 

 

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(It's difficult to not write an essay on why I love Tarantino) Tarantino for me is one of my favourite directors if not my favourite. His unique approach to storytelling and filmmaking is what makes him stand out from all other filmmakers. He is able to keep audiences engaged not just through the action on screen but the dialogue between characters. He prioritises the power and freedom of dialogue to tell a story. People argue that his frequent use of swearing and his extremely over the top use of violence puts people off his films or influences them to commit crimes. But for neutral and film-loving audiences these attributes allows the audience to be confused with their emotions. What I mean is that when you see scenes like the 'Speck Brothers' being killed in Django or the 'Bear Jew' scene in Inglorious Bastards, both of which are graphic, the audience feels a strange sense of laughter and exhilaration through the blood and gore, which at first is peculiar but Tarantino wants that to happen. As he says 'it's a fantasy not 'real life'.