I have a very strong knowledge of Tarantino's films as he has been my favourite Director and Writer for years. This is why I am using his works to influence my own production. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence. Today his well known films include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill (2003, 2004), Death Proof (2007), and Inglourious Basterds (2009). He has earned an Academy Award, aGolden Globe Award, a BAFTA and the Palme d'Or, as well as Emmy and Grammy nominations. His movies are generally characterized by stylistic influences from grindhouse, kung fu, and spaghetti western films. Tarantino also frequently collaborates with his friend and fellow filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
Tarantino is a celebrity of the film world however not a lot of people know that he created film shorts during his teenage years. Two examples of these are: 'Love Birds In Bondage' which is a black comedy about a girl who suffered from brain damage after a car accident and had to be institutionalized due to her erratic behavior. Her devoted and heartbroken boyfriend makes the decision to get himself admitted, so he can be close to her. And 'My Best Friend's Birthday' which is the story of Clarence, a guy who goes all out to ensure his best friend has a birthday that he'll never forget. Both of these films show the same characteristics as his later, more well known films, proving that he always had this kind of twisted imagination that he is so well known for now.
I haven't seen either of these short films in full, however seeing selected scenes from them and given my prior knowledge of Tarantino I have mentally envisioned an idea of what my short will look like when inspired by him. Some techniques I wish to use of Tarantino's are listed below:
- Intertextual referencing
- Non-linear story lines
- Influences drawn on from classic films
- De-sensitisation of violence
- Well known stereo-typical elements/techniques
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