Tarantino

• No film school This is reflected through the individuality of his movies. He does not conform to typical film techniques.
• passion for movies His passion for film shows how he is not making typical movies in attempts to safely make money but wishes to experiment with film in his own ways.
• wanted to be an actor Is shown through his cameo's in his films. One of his Auteur features
• Says violence is so much fun Shown through his work with extreme use of violence and blood. This is not always filmed to be sad but to be exciting and occasionally humorous.
• love for excitement Builds tension in his films but also focuses on making each scene intense and gripping and a fun experience for the viewers.
• Interested in crime genre Reflected through the danger in each of his films. Never peaceful movies. Pulp Fiction and Reservoir dogs glamorise the life of crime whilst showing the dangers of being involved. The intension is to show the lifestyle as cool and exciting but not as something for people to want to be a part of as we can see how there is very rarely a happy ending.
• Elmore Leonard inspired style - conversations Uses dialogue to control each scene, he uses dialogue to build tension, create humour and to show us characters personalities.
• Mix of french wave and spaghetti western Almost created his own genre of violent crime films with obscure comedy with very little realism.
• Howard Hawkes - Tarantino's favourite story teller and entertainer in films
• De Palma and martin scorsese