postmodern sample research topics

1. Quentin Tarantino
When people ask me if I went to film
school I tell them “No, I went to
films”.

2. • ‘I don’t believe in elitism. I don’t think the
audience is this dumb person lower than me.’
– How does this quote pinpoint Tarantino as a
postmodern artist?

4. Film Education
• Tarantino was named after a character that Burt
Reynolds played in Gunsmoke.
• Took acting classes at the age of 16
• Worked at adult cinemas
• Got a job at a video store at 22 where he co-
wrote parts of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
• Read comics, watched thrillers and celebrated his
birthdays at the cinema
– Tarantino is a film fanatic; he absorbs texts like a
sponge and draws his inspiration from everything he
sees.

5. Filmography
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/

6. References
‘A Tarantino film wouldn’t be one without at
least some of his encyclopaedic video-
geekness finding its way onto the screen.’
• Consumer products & pop culture
• Eras throughout entertainment history
• Billion dollar corporations
• The Bible (Grand Narrative)
• Comics and Anime
• Genres of cinema
• Odes to other artists and their work

7. References
‘A Tarantino film wouldn’t be one without at
least some of his encyclopaedic video-
geekness finding its way onto the screen.’
• Consumer products & pop culture
• Eras throughout entertainment history
• Billion dollar corporations
• The Bible (Grand Narrative)
• Comics and Anime
• Genres of cinema
• Odes to other artists and their work