Quentin Tarantino

1) Tarantino, has many and several trademarks that appear in his work. One of the most important trademarks that we can see are the recurring themes that appear in his movies. For example, in at least 8 of his movies he has the recurring scene of foot fetish. We can clearly see this in his movie "Pulp Fiction" and in the Kill Bill saga. Another important trademark that we can see, is the mexican Standoffs that appear more than once in his work. Quentin Tarantino, got this idea and uses it from his favorite movie "The Good The Bad and The Ugly." "Pulp Fiction" one of Tarantino's well known films, has a clear example of a Mexican Standoff when Vincent Vega, Yolanda, and Jules Winnfield are against each other.

2) Tarantino instead of studying at a film-school, was a video clerk and learned and created his own style through that.

3) Although being a big success, Tarantino was critisized by many as his film "ripped-off" the famous Hong Kong movie "City on Fire"

4) For me, both the movies belong to a Volatile Criminal genre, which Tarantino himself has perfected.

5)

POV Shot:

The POV shot can create the effect that someone is watching and you're seeing what the "person" is seeing. This makes the viewer believe that there's someone their creating tension and scenes of "ultra-violence" like the ones seen in Tarantino's films.

Close-Ups

There are many close ups used in Tarantino's movies, the effect of having close-ups, is that we can really see the facial expressions of the characters which helps you understand more of the characters feelings. Also, in a thriller the close up on the "victim" character, allows to create a great thriller effect since they show in which direction the actor is looking but not what they are seeing. This means that the viewer has to rely only on what the character is able to transmit to us through her facial expressions. (this effect creates tension.)

Corpse POV:

This shot, shows the great violence that is able to transmitted since we can see all the blood and how through expressions we can perceive what the "victim/corpse character" is feeling moments before fading away. Showing how their last moments of their life's, was feeling the pain and agony of their maker. 

6)

Mirror Shot:

The Mirror shot, creates the effect of insecurity in the character. The ability to show the weakness of the character and how he is lacking in self confidence. Probably implicating that he/she is going through a painful, desperate time; looking for answers. It could also be a time for auto reflection and for deciding their next move. 

7)a) A Mexican Standoff is where in a normal standoff, one has the chance of survival and one doesn't. In a Mexican Standoff, the chance of standing down or not dying doesn't exist. There's no winner, survivor in this situation. 

b) The term possibly comes from the mexican- american war which was in some reason a "standoff."

d)

Pulp-Fiction

True Romance.