Quentin Tarantino Essay

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FADE IN SFX: NARRATOR: Directing is defined as the supervision and control of a movie, play, or other production, or the actors in it. Quentin Tarantino is the leading innovator of his time
He earns these numerous awards due to his excessive attention to plot details. Such as, during the filming of Reservoir Dogs, “a paramedic was kept on the set to make sure that Mr. Orange 's ( 'Tim Roth ') amount of blood loss was kept consistent and realistic to that of a real gunshot victim” (Graphic Interface Design pg. 2).
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NARRATOR: He also captivates his audiences and creates his films with a sense that, when the audience leaves the movie, they know that he directed that film. For example, Tarantino has trademarked the trunk shot camera angle and he 's used it in every movie he has directed such as in Pulp Fiction with Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, in Reservoir Dogs with Mr Brown, Mr Pink and Mr White looking at Marvin Nash and in Kill Bill: Volume 1 with The Bride looking at Sofie Fatale in the
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NARRATOR: Another trademark of a Tarantino film is his utter brilliance in torture scenes. These scenes are what make audiences feel like they are being held hostage with the character. For example, in Pulp Fiction, Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace are both tortured by Maynard and Zed.
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Tarantino’s most prominent trait is in his memorable, bemusing supporting characters. One key example is Christoph Waltz’s Col. Hans Landa in Inglorious Bastards.
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What distinguishes a Tarantino movie from others, or from a typical Hollywood movie, is the creative nature of his storytelling,” “It’s unique, inventive and not something you’ve typically seen before.” (Courshon 2). Tarantino has paved a road for aspiring directors and screenwriters around the globe and has fueled their ambitions to create something that has never been seen before, a true