Unit 26 Assignment 1

Pulp Fiction: 

Scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRE23YfSvc8

Cinematography:
In this scene, it starts off with a wide shot, showing everything in the room. As Samuel L Jackson Integrates the man, it shows the mans head in line with Samuel L Jacksons' waist. This camera angle tells the audience who the dominant person is in this situation. It makes Samuel L Jackson look mighty and the other man look cowardly and low. Samuel L Jackson Shoots the man. As He shoots the camera cuts to a different angle from behind the chair the man is sat on looking up at Samuel L Jackson. This makes him look even MORE in power. Quentin Tarantino uses wide shots and switches too a Close up when the man is scared. yet again, this is to show the audience who is the main and dominant person in this scene. When Samuel L Jackson is talking, everything around him is out of focus. and that makes the audience focus on him even more. Also i suppose that is to do with dominance, how everyone should focus on him etc..The Camera movement as Samuel L Jackson walks past the man and the camera follows him for a second, it kind of shows his coat and the screen goes black for a second, as the camera follows him I think its kind of saying "Follow me" kind of thing? Sort of saying Samuel L Jackson is the One to follow. He's in charge? The Colour wash is not so much dull. but quite standard and plain. this suits this clip though. It gives off a feeling of realism and therefore makes the audience feel part of the situation in a way. 

Sound: 
The Sound in this clip is mainly non diegetic. Besides the talking, its just gun shots. The Gun shots are louder than the talking. the first shot gives off allot of not so much scare but caution. he goes from talking at a normal volume, then the first gun shot is a lot louder than the voices. it's quite jumpy. This adds a very lively and kind of upbeat feel to the audiences not so much emotions, but how they feel about the situation. if that makes sense? The Tone of the sound is very dark and deep. Deep and Dark things, whether it be tones or colours etc, always are a negative thing. these things prove negative as a man dies in this scene. Its like a warning that something bad is going to happen to someone. That makes the Audience cautious, worry and slightly excited. How ever its not a positive thing, the fact we expect something but we do not know what it is triggers a natural reaction which is excitement.
There is a sound bridge in the "Butch & Marsellus" scene, where Bruce Willis is sat in the car with the radio on but we see a man crossing the road, then as bruce willis clocks onto who the man is it shows him, with the music Still playing. The song is happy but Bruce Willis' face shows worry, why is a happy song yet again playing through a worrying scene? this also happens in the Ear scene of Reservoir dogs. maybe Tarantino likes to do this tactic to make us wonder?