The document provides biographical information about three famous film directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino. It discusses that Alfred Hitchcock is renowned for films made in Hollywood like Psycho and The Birds, but that his directorial talents were evident in his early British films from the 1920s-1930s. It then summarizes Martin Scorsese's background and education in film and notes some of his directorial trademarks involve slow motion shots and use of music. Finally, it outlines Quentin Tarantino's background and early films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, and mentions some of his trademarks like references to cult films and shots from inside cars.

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2. Alfred Hitchcock Introduction
•• Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps Britain's most famous and highly
regarded film director, yet he is best known today ‐ even in Britain ‐
for the films he made after he left the country in 1939 for a career
in Hollywood. Films like Notorious (1946), Vertigo (1958), Psycho
(1960) and The Birds (1963) attest to a skilful filmmaker who
thoroughly deserved his reputation as the 'Master of Suspense'.
•• But Hitchcock's talent didn't magically appear as he crossed the
Atlantic. The key elements of what was already recognised as his
unique 'style' were in place by the time Hollywood came knocking.
He directed no less than 23 films in Britain from 1926 to 1939,
including several films in the crime and suspense genre that he
made his own, but also melodramas, comedies and even a musical.
These films developed the themes, preoccupations, tricks and
techniques that audiences and critics still admire today.
• Reference:http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/hitch/tour1.html

3. Information About Alfred Hitchcock
• In order to create suspense in his films, he would alternate between
different shots to extend cinematic time (e.g., the climax
of Saboteur (1942), the cropduster sequence in North by
Northwest (1959), the shower scene in Psycho (1960), etc.) His driving
sequences were also shot in this particular way. They would typically
alternate between the character's point of view while driving and a close‐up
shot of those inside car from opposite direction. This technique kept
the viewer 'inside' the car and made any danger encountered more richly
felt.
• Reference:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/bio

4. Pictures relating to Alfred Hitchcock
This shot was
taken in the
film called
Saboteur
This shot was taken
in the film psycho
(The shower scene)
This shot was
taken from the
film called Rear
Window.

5. Trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock
•• Often has a quick cameo in his films. He eventually began making his appearances in the beginning of his films,
because he knew viewers were watching for him and he didn't want to divert their attention away from the story's
plot. For Psycho (1960), he deferred his standard $250,000 salary in lieu of 60% of the film's net profits. His
personal earnings from the film exceeded $15 million. Adjusted for inflation, that amount would now top $150
million in 2006 terms.
• [Hair] Likes to insert shots of a woman's hairstyle, frequently in close‐ups.
• [Bathrooms] Often a plot device, a hiding place or a place where lovemaking is prepared for. Hitchcock also
frequently used the letters "BM", which stand for "Bowel Movement".
•• Often used the "wrong man" or "mistaken identity" theme in his movies (Saboteur (1942),I Confess (1953), The
Wrong Man (1956), North by Northwest (1959), Frenzy (1972)).
• [Blondes] The most famous actresses in his filmography (mostly in leading roles) wereAnny Ondra, Madeleine
Carroll, Joan Fontaine, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Kim Novak, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh and Tippi
Hedren.
• There is a recurrent motif of lost or assumed identity. While mistaken identity applies to a film like North by
Northwest (1959), assumed identity applies to films such as The 39 Steps (1935), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960),
and Marnie (1964) among others.
• Always formally dressed, wearing a suit on film sets
• Reference:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/bio

6. Martin Scorsese Introduction
• Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942, in New York City, to
Italian‐American parents Catherine (Cappa) and Charles Scorsese. He was
raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later provided the inspiration
for several of his films. Scorsese earned a B.S. degree in film communications
in 1964, followed by an M.A. in the same field in 1966 at New York University's
School of Film. During this time, he made numerous prize‐winning short films
including The Big Shave (1968), and directed his first feature film, _Who's That
Knocking at My Door (1967)_.
• Reference:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_s
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7. Trademarks of Martin Scorsese
• Often begins his films with segments taken from the middle or end of the story (Raging
Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)).
• [slow‐motion] Makes use of slow motion techniques (e.g., Mean Streets (1973), Taxi
Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)).
•• Often uses diagetic music (i.e., source of music is visible on‐screen)
• Often uses long tracking shots (His most famous is from Goodfellas (1990), following Henry Hill and
his future wife Karen through the basement of the Copacabana night‐club and ending up at a newly
prepared table). A notoriously difficult shot to perfect, he has been dubbed by some as the "King of
the Tracking Shot".
• Often uses freeze frames (Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), The Departed (2006),The Wolf of
Wall Street (2013)).
• Frequently uses music by The Rolling Stones, especially the song "Gimme Shelter"
(Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), The Departed (2006)).
•• [Cameo] Cameo appearances by himself and family members like his parents, Charles
Scorsese and Catherine Scorsese. Catherine played Joe Pesci's mother in Goodfellas(1990).
• Reference:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

8. Pictures relating to films from Martin
Scorsese
This shot is
from the film
The bad
shave.
This shot is
taken from
the film
Raging Bull
This shot is
taken in the
film
goodfellas.

9. Quentin Tarantino Introduction
•• Quentin Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Connie McHugh, a nurse,
and Tony Tarantino, an Italian‐American actor and musician from New York.
Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years
old.
In January of 1992, first‐time writer‐director Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992)
appeared at the Sundance Film Festival. The film garnered critical acclaim and the
director became a legend immediately. Two years later, he followed up Dogs
success with Pulp Fiction(1994) which premiered at the Cannes film festival,
winning the coveted Palme D'Or Award. At the 1995 Academy Awards, it was
nominated for the best picture, best director and best original screenplay.
Tarantino and writing partner Roger Avary came away with the award only for best
original screenplay. In 1995, Tarantino directed one fourth of the anthology Four
Rooms (1995) with friends and fellow auteurs Alexandre Rockwell, Robert
Rodriguez and Allison Anders. The film opened on December 25th in the United
States to very weak reviews. Tarantino's next film was From Dusk Till Dawn(1996),
a vampire/crime story which he wrote and co‐starred with George Clooney. The
film did fairly well theatrically.

10. Trademarks of Martin Scorsese
• Makes references to cult movies and television
• Frequently works with Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Uma Thurman, Michael
Bowen, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz.
• His films usually have a shot from inside a car trunk
• He always has a Dutch element in his films: The opening tune, Little Green Bag, inReservoir
Dogs (1992) was performed by George Baker and written by Jan Gerbrand Visser and Benjamino
Bouwens who are all Dutch. The character Freddy Newandyke, played by Tim Roth is a direct
translation to a typical Dutch last name, Nieuwendijk. The code name of Tim Roth is Mr. Orange,
the royal color of Holland, and the last name of the royal family. The Amsterdam conversation in
PulpFiction, Vincent Vega smokes from a Dutch tobacco shag (Drum), the mentioning of Rutger
Hauer in Jackie Brown (1997), the bride's name is Beatrix, the name of the Royal Dutch Queen
• His films will often include one long, unbroken take where a character is followed around
somewhere.
• Often casts comedians in small roles: 'Stephen Wright' as the DJ in Reservoir Dogs(1992), Kathy
Griffin as an accident witness and Julia Sweeney as the junkyard guy's daughter in Pulp
Fiction (1994), 'Chris Tucker' as Beaumont in Jackie Brown (1997), 'Mike Myers' as 'General Ed
Fenech' in _Inglorious Basterds (2009)_, and Jonah Hill in Django Unchained (2012).

11. Pictures relating to films from Quentin
Tarantino
This is a shot taken
from the film
reservoir dogs.
This is a shot
taken from the
film Django
Unchained.