Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Naomi's 'Pulp Fiction' analysis


Pulp Fiction 

The shots in Pulp Fiction are very varied, with use of two shots, close-ups and over the shoulder shots. 
Particularly the close-ups are very ambiguous as it is much closer than it is be deemed should be; we see a close up of the waitresses face at a very odd closeness. This is done to show the spectator the expression of the waitress and perhaps allow us to get close to her - both literally and metaphorically - in preparation for what is soon to follow; it could also have been used to pull all the focus into her distracting the viewer and the man and women in the café from what they are talking about.  
 

 

 
 
 
The entirety of this extract is shot in a cafe/diner setting and many props are used to suggest this, such as the coffee cups and jug, this setting could’ve been used to be quite secretive or more of a social place to chat to each other. Although these props are used to create a typical diner setting the atmosphere is soon opposed by use of guns towards the end. Guns are iconographic of a thriller film and along with the cigarettes, it creates a thriller mood. Both of the characters look really differently and their characteristics are opposite to each other, for example to women is sitting upright on the chair wearing a purple/brown t-shirt with a necklace and is wearing a skirt and seems to have more manners compared to the man opposite her; he wears a black t-shirt with a loose open Hawaiian shirt over the open and jeans, he is much more relaxed and slouches or leans against the window next to him, while smoking a cigarette.    


 

Throughout the whole of the extract only diegetic sound is used, this creates a relaxed and casual ambience perhaps to allow the spectator to forget the film is of a thriller genre. Until the end when music begins, the sound is very contrapuntal to the thriller genre, although parallel to the setting. However, when the music does begin at the end it creates tension, adding to the essence of the thriller aspect.

Many techniques are used within this opening with one most successful technique being match on actions, which is used with the waitress pouring the coffee and when the two characters kiss.






      

1 comment:

  1. Good, you are using terminology in your analysis.
    Anything from this inspired you, or given you ideas as to what you could do in your own thiller opening?

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