Films and directors that inspired my film

Films:

Pulp Fiction - The use of plot structure, editing and dialogue.

Both scenes in this sequence are dialogue heavy but manage to maintain the audience's interests. The action in the final scene creates massive amount of tension is created in the scene after Jules manages to turn the tables in the "Mexican stand off". We perhaps worry for Jules more since we have spent a longer connecting with him even though he is "worse" than the two robbers. On the other hand, we are much more sympathetic towards the robbers as they show more human traits than Jules or Vincent. I found this scene inspirational as both sets of characters in danger from one another managed not only to created a sense of increased tension but looped the story which I thought was great and intend to recreate. The freeze frame at the end of the first scene when the titles appear inspired me to begin the montage sequence similarly as I like the effect of the title and the shot transposed.    

Reservoir Dogs - The use of dialogue and cinematography.

• Goodfellas - The use of cinematography and performance.

• The Third Man - The use of lighting and location

• Natural Born Killers - the use of editing, lighting and the montage sequence

Natrual Born Killers uses a black and white filter contrasted to the high key/low key lighting to help illustrate the demonising effects of the media. This filter effect is sometimes in slow motion, as shown in this clip. The cut b1ack to reality (within the film) does not alter time. Therefore the filtered shot is abstract. This abstract shot intruiged me and I am trying to apply it to my film since it shares similar themes.  

Directors:

• Quentin Tarantino - The use of extensive dialogue within a scene and non-chronological events within his films.
• Martin Scorsese - The use of auteur features such as his extended shot. The use of overdub to describe a scene.
• Guy Richie - The use of violence as comedy in such films as "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".