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Summary A Level Film Studies Pulp Fiction notes Package- scene analysis and auteur

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This document encompasses all information needed for those studying Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’, for the experimental section of the WJEC A Level Film Studies course. This document contains note from key scene analysis with the evidence divided into specific micro elements ready to support your essays. There are also notes on evidence of Post Modernism and Tarantino’s Auteur traits.

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suces and vincent
postcredits
sound:I during the credits -- song changes, is loud and non-die-
record scratch sound effect


2 - -getic. Then fades in volume and becomes diegetic, is the song vince and Jules are listening
mise-en-scene: to on the radio. Tarantino using pre-existing sonas he lines. A heavy dialogue --
lengthy

* matching black suits - white shirt, slim black tie gangster conversation aboutnothing important. I'll big mac'thumour, comfy casualness -- establishes


uniform reference -
to his first film, Reservoir Dogs -
auteur. vincent and Julespartnership.


* brightb lue sky outside bold primary colours -- auteur.



* beige car -- quite ordinary -- nothing eye-catching a
or of pati- cinematography. I start
of c amera staus static
moment in
profile shot
ofVincent -




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cular interest. audience are immediately aligned with him. A tightly framed close up (POV?) Snot-


editing: long takes, allows us to focus on dialogue reverse shot as they talk-partnership. Flow angle car trunk shot-Goodfellas homage.




the apartment
sound:* Jules' powerful tone of voice -- Tarantino avoids stereotypes by giving sules very

2 dialogue -
eloquent educated way ofspeaking -b'allow me to retort'

mise-en-scene:
* artificial golden glowing light
from briefcase, exaggeration cinematography
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a longshot close ups on cules - power, dominance, controls the



creates mustery
- is a McGuffin importantb ut no outcome. scene. * Vincent in background of shots-y back-seat presence in the room.


* contrasti n costumes - Jules and Vincent
are more official po editing:a shot-reverse -
shot-builds tension.

* action of Jules shooting guy on sofa-r randomness.




Vincent does Heroin
sound: normal everyday conversation h is carry
about Lance -
seeing a different side of Vincent-notgangster


2 A mysterious instrumental score-y cool and bad.


mise-en-scene:
* warm light, peaceful sunny energy intances apartment very cinematography.I intens extreme close up shots of needle
graphic a
to shot like an advert,


calm and relaxing. * Vincent's brown coat, his out
of uniform - seeing

a differentside to him * angelic streetlights as he drives - cool glamourisation editing.I long edite a slow motion moments in heroin montage a
fades referential
to black-self



& obvious back projection as he drives-old Hollywood Homage.




mia's introduction
sound: - Mias VO reads the note-self referential-reminds us it's a film. * pleonastic ambient

2 - sound of cricits a
tiny quality of miss voice over intercon -
creates tension. * son ofa preacher - diegetic?
mise-en-scene:
* mia's character design, obviously wearing a wig isclear einematography realits
ac of talking into mic a tracking of
shot feet Tarantino's footfetish


they are 'characters. A red lipstick, powerful seductress.



editing.
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I milling
long edits of Vincent about awkward. cross-cutting
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marvin is shot
sound: - humorous dialogue' on shit, just snot Marvin in the face

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mise-en-scene:

* black and white suits -
gangster uniform -
continued idea cinematography.I camera avoids o fcar after Marvin is shot
backseat


* Cream,
white car interior, manes blood way more impactful. * Marvin in background of Vince's close up foreshadowing.

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