Research into his work and cinematic style

1. Research into Quentin Tarentino
By Asia Thomas Jennings

2. Quentin Tarentino
The film director/screen
writer/producer is
renowned for his non
linear storylines,
satirical subjects and
excessive amount of
violence. Not to
mention his features
of neo-film and
spaghetti westerns.

3. Influences and style of film making
• Music is a large part of Tarentino’s inspiration for music, he
listened to a wide variety of music in his youth and made
scenes up in his head which complimented the music.
• Kinji Fukasaku and Brian De Palma have been listed by
Tarentino as great inspirations
• Tarentino is renouned for his use of graphic violence which
has proven to attract large audiences.
• Tarentino’s cinematic motivation to join artistic expression
via live action with cartoonism is yet another example of his
ability to morph genres and conventions to produce a new
and authentic style of his own.

4. Controversies
There has been much controversy in regards to Tarentino’s use of
graphic violence and racial epithets. Spike Lee famously critised
Tarentino’s used of the derogatory term “nigger” in his
productions. He claimed that Tarentino was trying to become an
“honorary black man”. Tarentino replied with saying that he is
“telling the truth.” and that “it would not be questioned if [he]
was black, and resents the question because [he] is white.”

5. Frequent collaborators
Like various directors, Tarantino has constructed
up an informal "repertory company" of actors
who have appeared in numerous roles in films
that he has directed. Most notable of these is
Samuel L. Jackson, who appeared in five films
directed by Tarantino, and a sixth that was
written by him, True Romance. Other recurrent
collaborators include Uma Thurman, who
Tarantino has described as his "muse", Christoph
Waltz and Zoë Bell.