Tarantino research task

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notes
What were his influences?
Tarantino had a passion for film from a very young age and remembered details about movies; staging his toys as the actors, as a director would. He was interested in director's evolution of careers.
Genres: The french new wave's version of crime film, modern day spaghetti western (a a western film made cheaply in Europe by an Italian director, often violent), black exploitation movies

Directors: de palmer -greatest satirest, hysterical black commedy, fantastic whit
sir gileoni, spaghetti western. First director Tarantino regarded as he started thinking about becoming a director. His films are so stylised, he has such a bold auteur.
sam fuller "one of the greatest wildmen of cinema" "king of making war films" crazy movies, western
jean luke gadar - his inventiveness and breaking the rules, commenting on cinema whilst watching cinema
jean pierre movile. series of crime films set to french parisian rythm. Take a genre we know but reinvent it with a new different style and perspective
Tarantino wanted to deliver the goods of what we've seen previously in cinema but also to reinvent it and produce a new flair.
Scorsese- daring
What are his auteur traits?
His feelings found his way into his characters and his stories
Throughout his career, Tarantino has had complete control over films and his heavily involved in every aspect of filmmaking. Tarantino has a unique stylistic tone that cannot easily be matched. Tarantino undoubtedly has a signature mark
- long, intense dialogue, humorously dramatic violence, and frequently nonlinear scripts
- the revenge plot, exemplified in films such as Kill Bill, Inglorious Bastards, and Django Unchained, among others. 
- similar camera angles and shots (car trunk POV shots, mirror shots, close ups on lips and feet, etc.
- violent awakenings
-dance scenes
-opening definitions
-recurring props (samurai swords, record players, televisions) 
-Tarantino considers violent films good cinema
-Elevating sound to create moods and become level to the characters
Tarantino frequently uses the same cast members and technical crew. Some of the actors that have appeared in Tarantino films include Uma Therman, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Waltz, and Michael Madsen.  Tarantino himself has also had multiple cameos in his films, similar to Alfred Hitchcock in the past, but traditionally to a greater capacity.

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  1. JCoSS Media Dept7 June 2018 at 03:36

    This has been copied and pasted from the internet. Can you please re-do this and add your own comments and images from key scenes.

    All the best

    Mr Cooper

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