Quentin Tarantino

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them “No, I went to

films”.

• ‘I don’t believe in elitism. I don’t think the audience is this dumb person lower than me.’

– How does this quote pinpoint Tarantino as a postmodern artist?

Film Education

• Tarantino was named after a character that Burt Reynolds played in Gunsmoke.

• Took acting classes at the age of 16• Worked at adult cinemas• Got a job at a video store at 22 where he co-

wrote parts of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.• Read comics, watched thrillers and celebrated his

birthdays at the cinema– Tarantino is a film fanatic; he absorbs texts like a

sponge and draws his inspiration from everything he sees.

Filmography

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/

References

‘A Tarantino film wouldn’t be one without at least some of his encyclopaedic video-geekness finding its way onto the screen.’

• Consumer products & pop culture• Eras throughout entertainment history• Billion dollar corporations• The Bible (Grand Narrative)• Comics and Anime• Genres of cinema• Odes to other artists and their work

References

‘A Tarantino film wouldn’t be one without at least some of his encyclopaedic video-geekness finding its way onto the screen.’

• Consumer products & pop culture• Eras throughout entertainment history• Billion dollar corporations• The Bible (Grand Narrative)• Comics and Anime• Genres of cinema• Odes to other artists and their work