Unit 26 Assignment 1

What is an auteur: 

An auteur is ab director or film maker that has a consistent theme and or style to their body of work. Usually a very identifiable look to their films.

What make him and auteur:

Tarantino has made numerous films, most if not all of the same kind of crazy and looney style of films. The self taught writer/director uses interlexulity and express his obvious love of violence quite openly. His films are easily identified and stand out. This, is in my opinion, makes him an auteur 

Tarantino films:

These clips show his similar colour wash and his similar look to all his films (play upto gun shot)

Cinematography:

In this clip we see camera techniques used by tarantino, used through out a few of his films. His camera pan in this clip sort of makes us feel like were something out and makes us feel abit confused as too whats going on. Then as we see he has cut his ear off it shocks the audience. Its basically a surprise factor.

Sound: the sound is mainly diegetic sound, the soundtrack however being non diegetic mixes well, why is a happy and lively song being played to a man getting his ear cut off. It creates confusion for the audience, also creating tension. 

Comparison of pulp fiction and reservoir dogs:

These two films, both by Quentin Tarantino, are both Torture scenes, both scenes have a low angle camera shot looking up at the dominant person. Basically, to show dominance and control. Notice how the colour washes are very similar. Things like this prove hes an auteur.

Comparison of two different films pf the same genre:

Casino royale. In these two scenes, theyre different films made in completely different times, but a similar scene. As you can are the james bond on the left is very dull. Which is what you'd want for a torture scene. It fits the scene and the situation. How ever, it just looks abit dark and sets a negative tone in my opinion anyway.. The reservoir dogs scene is just great. It uses all the right camera shots and angles to fit the scene. Where as the james bond one is just a switch between a wide shot and a close up. In my opinion this just makes reservoir dogs look more inventive.

Conclusion:

After all this, its clear that Quentin tarantino deserves the status as an Auteur. His wacky yet brilliant style, his frequently used camera shots and his very common colour wash are all just things that merge into one big thing which makes Him who he is.