How Quentin Tarantino Keeps You Hooked - Directing Styles Explained
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How does Quentin Tarantino approach filmmaking? It is no secret that Quentin Tarantino Movies generate a lot of buzz, like his new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. His unique filmmaking and directing style is able to attract the biggest movie stars like Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and Leonardo Dicaprio.
His career may have begun with Reservoir Dogs, but it truly took off after the success of his second feature film, Pulp Fiction. Once the world was able to see films like Jackie Brown and then Kill Bill - It was all uphill from there. Quentin Tarantino went on to make Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight. His least successful film, Death Proof, is still miles better than many other director’s best films.
In this video, we breakdown Quentin Tarantino's unique directing style, and show you how he makes films that are both highly authentic, but also terribly stylish.
If you want to build a professional directing career, or even learn more about film editing, then this is the video essay you need to watch. Are you excited for the new Quentin Tarantino movie? Do you want to learn from arguably the most popular film director working today? Then make sure to check out this video: How Quentin Tarantino Keeps You Hooked - Directing Styles Explained.
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What is Quentin Tarantino's most recognizable filmmaking technique? Let us know 👇👇
Engaging and relatable dialogue.
His signature sequencing manipulation.
Random dialogue that feels like it has no place in the film other than to build character. Odd word choices and/or sentence structure in dialogue (like when Sam Jax called Django an uppity mother fucker, or when Schultz says “amongst your inventory I’ve been led to believe is a specimen I am keen to acquire”). Use of chapter title pages. non-chronological story.
1) minor characters explaining the motives of main characters 2) passing messages between 3 people: A talks to B, B talks to C, then C talks to B, B talks to A OR A asks C, B answers for C, repeat 3) random dialogue that leads up to the main purpose/plot of the movie
Feet
The opening scene of Inglorious Basterds is a fantastic example of what Tarantino does so well. It is in my opinion one of the greatest scenes in movie history.
skins4thewin A very overrated scene. There are better scenes in this film than this scene.
skins4thewin Pub Scene was far better between Michael Fassbender & August Diehl . August Diehl acting was natural & better than Christoph Waltz !
@@bharatindia6570 Yall need to relax. I wasn't saying it was the best scene in the whole movie, just that it's a fantastic scene, chock full of nuance.
skins4thewin noted my lord! May be I am wrong but in my opinion pub scene was best scene all time in Hollywood movies 🎥!
Bharat India YES! THANK YOU! FİNALLY SOME ONE WHO KNOWS GOOD MOVİE SCENES AND GOOD ACTİNG!
Scenes of long dialogue can often be boring, but not when Tarantino does it. Even that is pure satisfying entertainment in his films.
@@antonafuriesor maybe you could just read a little more about the movie language in general, so you could enjoy this as much as we do. Not only the action attractions Hollywood is full of these days
Bro you forgetting about Sir Martin Scorsese
@@ajeydas7447 he's the master of mob/crime drama to me. Not necessarily dialogue.
@@ajeydas7447 a legend a amazing filmmaker but still overrated at times !!!! U should come up with a filmmaker that nobody talks about that is amazing but u can't because u are just naming the usual suspects 😂
I didn't go to film school, i went for Studiobinder
Woohoo!!!!🤘😝🤘
Trust me it shows echo
So all of your life you will be copying other cinematographers work without your own style.
@@Blizzier666Great !!wow ! You have strong senseless talk, learn to know the meaning of my comment before saying a word
well you should've gone for grammar
"Want to make a movie like Tarantino, hire Samuel L Jackson for everything"
or uma or leo
And Cristoph Waltz , if you wanna win an Oscar
'Jackie Brown' was a hell of a film, but doesn't get the same respect as his others.
@@TheMarlow85Uma was in 2 movies, my friend
@@TheMarlow85And Leo
I'm a movie geek. I love how you guys break down the elements as lessons. I don't go to film school but the way you break it down makes feel appreciate cinematography more. Editing choice & narrator are spots on. Keep up the good work.
Exactly! Same for me. I’m not a film maker but this channel is so great. Anyone who loves movies should subscribe to it.
1.story &dialogue Story 2.production design Composion scene 3.cinematographer 1.lightning 2.moving 3.lenses 4.framings 4.colors Primary colors RGB Red -violence's Green -positivity Blue - compromise 5.editing Sound editing Ots Single Master edit final 6 sound design Glass sound Foot wear sound Door sound etc... 7. Music Audience expectations Emote scene Audience feelings
👌This is great!
In that Inglourious Basterds scene he doesn't break the 180 degree rule when you said he does, the rule is not to cut over the line, he moves the camera over it. He breaks it later when the massive pipe gets pulled out to emphasize the trap and sudden shift in power, the move over the line is to ratchet up the tension and make you think that the other guy might be getting away with it.
QT always try to include closeups on food/drinks and/or on characters having them... cheeseburger+sprite in pulp fiction, beer in django unchained, stew in hateful eight, milk and strudel pastry in inglorious basterds and many more... lures the viewers to taste em
It's a way to contrast impending conflict. Food is universal, break bread.. an olive branch.
he does the same with feet, by the way.
concidences? The word assassin is often believed to derive from the word hashshashin (Arabic: حشّاشين, ħashshāshīyīn, also hashishin, hashashiyyin, or assassins), and shares its etymological roots with hashish (/hæˈʃiːʃ/ or /ˈhæʃiːʃ/; from Arabic: حشيش ḥashīsh). It referred to a group of Nizari Shia Muslims who worked against various political targets(they invented political murder) Founded by Hassan-i Sabbah, the Assassins were active in the fortress of Alamut in Persia from the 8th to the 14th centuries, and later expanded by capturing forts in Syria. The group killed members of the Abbasid, Seljuq, Fatimid, and Christian Crusader elite for political and religious @t is commonly believed that Assassins were under the influence of hashish during their killings or during their indoctrination the history will repeat it self!
That big kahuna burger DID indeed look like a tasty burger!
@@tonypasma1707 and wtf are you talking about
What a fantastic breakdown of one of my favorite film makers. I would love to hear your take on Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Truly enjoyed this video.
Thank you, Lord Motorsports! Those two will be coming very soon!😆
I love this series I really appreciate your hard work
Thank you, Nell! We're really happy this series is being so well received!
Holy crap this video is good! Good job man, I love it. I learned a lot from this video
This is literally my favorite KZhead channel. I mean everything you do is amazing. Production value is really high, you've got amazing concepts and use very simple yet insightful methods to explain them. The smooth transitions, the mapped out explanations, you've really blown me away.
Can't tell you guys how much I appreciate the effort put into these videos
What I really love about Tarantino is his use of language, mainly ones that aren't English, never will characters who aren't natively English will ever speak it for the sake of convinience for the audience, they speak their mother tongues when they are with each other, and I feel it really pulls you into the atmosphere, makes it far more convincing that this is a scene being played out, and not us having Babel fishes in our ears. it works really well in that cafe scene where our French speaking actress might be shaken by the officer and her tension is fuelled further by her possibly not understanding what hes asking the solider about.
Nice reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Came for gold, found diamond. This is an amazing work of deconstruction and teaching how to make films. Many thanks to this channel.
This channel really deserves more subscribers. Keep doing what you doing.
Quentin Tarantino is a big inspiration to me as a director and as a writer. He is praised for his creativity and originality. I want to become a filmmaker, so creative people like Tarantino will help make a new generation of aspiring filmmakers (hopefully) like me and keep cinema fresh and unique. Thank you, Studio Binder, for this video!
Thank you, Leo B! Best of luck with your filmmaking career!!!!
This video makes me so happy. It brings out such a sense of passion, just as movies should be fun, as he says. I feel like it explained and reinforced everything I already could kind of tell from loving all these films and that I knew, yet could not articulate. However, of course, imagination and implementation on your own is everything else. Really well done.
i just have to say I love the intro when you show all the directors lighting up and the the one you're talking about grows bigger.
I LOVE these videos! Keep them up up up! Loved the cinematography section - Super cool editing!
Please make some cinematography styles videos as well!🙏
Hi Ayush, Check out some videos regarding Cinematography that've we've released here: kzhead.info/tools/UFoQUaVRt3MVFxqwPUMLCQ.htmlsearch?query=cinematography
Who was Altmann's cinematographer on The Last Goodbye? I love that fellas work
Wow! I have recently started studying film and Tarantino is my favourite director. All the information in this video was so clear and informative and inspiring! Looking forward to watching much more from you guys. Thanks again and keep up the amazing work you do!
One of the things I love most about Tarantino's films is the rarely seen trope of the Quirky Badass, a character who's seen and done all kinds of dark, depraved things, but who doesn't quite have the personality you'd expect of such a person.
He does do that character well in his films! Who's been your favorite?
Great video... so informative and well edited. Another characteristic I would attribute to him is his unique choice of inserts and extreme close ups. Adds visual effect to the scenes, particularly during the outbreak of violence... but also adds to the comedy and levity that you mentioned. Keep up the good work!!
Please make a directing style video on Edgar wright & denis villeneuve !!
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Edgar Wright one of my fav
do Stanley Kubrick next
Thank you for the suggestion, Ayush! He's definitely on our list.
Kubrick way better than Tarantino so is PT Anderson,Scorsese and Akira Kurosawa
Marcel Zachary what about andre Tarkovsky
you should watch Shane Carruth's two films, Primer and Upstream Color, super interesting filmmaker
concidences? The word assassin is often believed to derive from the word hashshashin (Arabic: حشّاشين, ħashshāshīyīn, also hashishin, hashashiyyin, or assassins), and shares its etymological roots with hashish (/hæˈʃiːʃ/ or /ˈhæʃiːʃ/; from Arabic: حشيش ḥashīsh). It referred to a group of Nizari Shia Muslims who worked against various political targets(they invented political murder) Founded by Hassan-i Sabbah, the Assassins were active in the fortress of Alamut in Persia from the 8th to the 14th centuries, and later expanded by capturing forts in Syria. The group killed members of the Abbasid, Seljuq, Fatimid, and Christian Crusader elite for political and religious @t is commonly believed that Assassins were under the influence of hashish during their killings or during their indoctrination the history will repeat it self!
Man the cinematography part was so spot on. I would love to see more of that!
Really good insights. I'm looking forward to the next episodes.
This is great. I've learned most of this from listening to QT's interviews, but a lot of this is new to me and makes perfect sense. Right now I'm working on a game using a visual style emulating pulp magazine covers. This video's analysis of QT's use of color and your ebook on color theory is helping me make the best use of color in my narrative. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I see you guys changed the opening, with the director images -- thank you!
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Been watching lot of content about Tarantino's style but this is the first time I've seen a proper breakdown. Thank you!
I never comment on KZhead videos, but I am absolutely loving StudioBinder. Informative and insightful. Keep up the great content, guys. Who needs film school.
Thanks for all the free tools you give aspiring filmmakers! It's definitely appreciated.
Kill Bill is my first and personally my favorite Tarantino movie that i've watched...
Me too
But it is lame
Really loving this series so far. Can't wait to see what other directors you'll discuss.
Thank you! Who's your favorite director?
I'd thank you a thousand times for your efforts in this channel and those links, keep it up please.
Excellent work, StudioBinder team! You knocked this one out of the park!
Thanks, Brent! We appreciate you taking the time to watch!
You can't just hold on any actor. Long close ups on the face is one of the most difficult things you can ask an actor to do
This is hands down my new favorite KZhead channel!
StudioBinder has a such a great voice, I love it.
Thank you for making this video about one of the most incredible directors of our time.
As always great video. i can't even imagine the time you spent on this
The layierng effect of all elemnents are awsome as he builds the tension mood with visuals and sound-Design that emphasise the cinmetogrophy elements.
This was an awesome video. I would love to hear about his lighting, wardrobe, set design/locations, casting, sequencing & more! MORE BABY, MORE!
his use in 'DJANGO' of Jim Croce's 'I've got a name' was brilliant. it's one of my favorite songs, so I'm prejudiced, but it works for a reason I can't even put my finger on.
Magnificent scene.
Introduced me to that song and now its stuck in my head.
@@DaxSports1 to this day, I can't hear 'Rags to Riches' by Tony Bennett w/ out seeing 'GOODFELLAS', in my head.
The quality of these StudioBinder videos...... Insane
These videos are so well done! Keep up the great work!
Wonderful video best video I saw in this month.
Dude your voice is so smooth xD. Loved this video, what a masterpiece!
Thank you, Freak Reviews! We'll pass the love along to Paul who does the voiceover!
I have been searching and wishing for someone to break it down like this and your channel has been the answer. I am new but I’ve been sucking up the information like a sponge. It has been super helpful
first time i saw Pulp Fiction in the cinema.. i was hooked. i was like.. who is this Quentin guy
miniRASS I watched it when it came out & still to this day never forget the impact it had on me. The audience was cheering & clapping by the end.
Inglorious Basterd's opening scene is the best scene in cinema history. I can't think of anything with more suspense.
Last scene of the good the bad the ugly
The scene in 2001 when he has to fix the ship in open space
Love ALL your videos. Thanks for sharing so many precious information!
Your analysis is outstanding and the narration is so cool.
Every intense is filled with naturalist full of basic colours n dramatic dialogues timing photography realistic background score Tarantino was very particular on micro intense hyping emotions on every small scenes I loved it
Bruh yall really doing the good lord's work. Thank you
This channel ist sooo awesome, found it yesterday and fell in love in minutes, keep going for this gold content!!!!! You make your work well and motivate other to keep creative ❤️
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen in KZhead
Love Tarantino! This was awesome to watch. Thank you!
This is like film school i love it. Thank you...
This is amazing. Even plays the soundtracks through. ☺️
Loving these breakdowns and style of presentation gg
Tarantino movie knowledge is unrivalled. Which is part of what makes his movies and him so great.
This is like a stretched complementary intro for stepping into awarding Quentin T an Oscar recognition
in my opinion this is the best video on the internet !! good job!
GREAT Tutorial, Sir. Very informative.
You're god damn right! It's the best video I've ever seen on KZhead, probably!
Yes. Finaly a Quentin Tarantino video. I love QT. Because since I was 10, I was QT fan.
Thanks, Jason! We're big fans too!
@@StudioBinder I love everything you said. Because it's 100% true. But you didn't said how he uses food for a scene. Because in Tarantino movie there's always food. (like in Pulp Fiction "Now this is a tasty burger" or in Inglourious Basterds when Shoshana and Hans Landa eat dessert "Attendez la crème")
This guy is shitting on QT but you're too dumb to notice.Thx for giving him credit.
Jason Saikaly wow quite a story
Man, I don’t work in cinema or film production but man do I appreciate these breakdowns. Thank you 🙏
Best channel I’ve ever seen thanks a lot guys this is gold !!! 🔥🔥🔥
He's brilliant. The best director of our generation.
which is generation x !!
@@MegaKamandi Technically Tarantino is a Baby Boomer. But the generation in which he gained popularity was the Millennial generation.
Give me a break. Tarantino is an unoriginal plagiarist.
@@johndeagle4389 oh? And what has he plagiarized.
@@johndeagle4389 Look up "pastiche" on Google and then come back, smartass
Do Darren Aronofsky!
Thank you for the suggestion, XXYungLordXX! He's definitely on our list.
But he is lame
This was so great! Thank you for this.
This video is amazing. Thank you for helping out things into perspective!
This was so amazing team.
Thank you, Manthan! We're glad you liked it!
Thanks...he’s the one 🙌🏻
Who needs film-school when you have this??? So interesting and helpful!!!
It’s people like you, that give us all these recourses for free that help aspiring film makers, who don’t have all the money, who just want to do it right and put their heart into it. So thank you
Unpredictability , keeps you guessing whilst engaged in the story and characters
It's how Tarantino uses these elements to elicit emotion in the audience - he knows what to do and when, and has the talent to pull it off
Amazing techniques and full of study . Great works by Quentin Tarantino . Thanks for this wonderful video , waiting for the next one for the next DIRECTOR
DEAR HOLY GOD ALL ABOUT THIS VIDEO MAKES ME FEEL GREAT I SIMPLY JUST LOVE IT
I want this guy to narrate my life. What's his name?
Sir Edmund Barringston III.
Kiryu Kazama
Amadeus Winstershire Esq. II, son of King Arthur's brother
Robert Louis Stevenson
His ACTUAL name (unlike most of these replies) is Paul Gregory
Story - Highly effective dialogue, Head in the right direction and make an unexpected turn, Flip a situation, Interesting conversations to interesting situations. Production design - Make Bold choices, Create Visual identity and Use Contrast Color - Emotion trigger, Identity of main characters, Setting a mood Cinematography (Camera) - Anticipating, Elicit Strong emotions from the viewer Edit - Anticipation, Build scene (like fear) through camera placement Sound Design - Highly authentic + cheeky + exaggerated Music - find music that you personally love and use it during moments that flips the viewer's expectation.
What a superb video. I learned a lot from that, will explore your other videos. Thank you! 👏👏👏
Thank you so much for this video! It helped me so much to understand Tarantino's style!
I will be the first person to win an oscar just by studying StudioBinder
Quentin Tarantino is an artist in every true sense. I really like his cut-away and transitions, changing rhythm and tone like flipping a coin. Heads or tails?
Just killing it guys! Keep them coming!
Epic lessons here. Love it and going to show to my students.
everytime when characters are going to be in a dinner table in a tarantino film you know its gonna be amazing
7 directing elements of how Tarantino makes sophisticated films. 1. Story Write natural dialogue that builds unique voices. Right scenes that lead the audience in one direction, then reveal the entire picture. 2. Production design Find opportunities for visual contrast and exaggerate your points with bold design choice. Give characters a visual identity. 3. Color Use bold, primary colors that build mood, tone, passion and energy. 4. Cinematography Elicit strong emotions from the viewer with camera placement and movement. 5. Editing Create tension by lingering on reactions and stretching out moments. 6. Sound design Highly authentic and cheeky. Emphasize visuals with extreme, even outlandish sound effects. 7. Music Find music that you personally love. Use it or avoid it in moments to flip expectations.
8. feet
I really appreciate the little touch of that cereal being named Kaboom @15:24
Best ever learning KZhead video I found through your channel. Thank You So Much for sharing this wonderful working styles of all great directors. As we can't meet all this legends but feeling as like they are teaching me. ❤️❤️❤️ 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Well done edu video! Very informative. Though not really a fan of Tarantino's aggressive style, I find it useful.
We're glad you enjoyed it!
the voice over alone requires an standing ovation for this episode! this video essay is harnessed with great insights, subtle analysis and obviously, immense passion for cinema. Thank you for this episode. i will recommend this to all Tarantino lovers i know. PS: Tarantino really loves Table Conversation, why is that? PS2: i have read somewhere, probably in some trivia collection, that the blue jacket in reservoir dogs are un-intentional. though, i envy your analytical ability: the text matter as long as the reader makes interpretation.
My brother and I have been working on our first short, mostly with knowledge from StudioBinder. Thank you for your amazing work.
the video editing on this channel ois phenomenal
The opening dialogue of Inglorious Bastards is possibly the most distinctive of Tarantino’s career. I’m going to actually have to care about theater when he leaves the film industry for it 😂
He has always had a way with words!👍