Pulp Fiction Micro Analysis

2. Introduction: Purpose
0 Conversation between two actors in a coffee
shop while eating dinner, located on a
motorway.
0 It portrays the aspect that the male character
is smoking and is lying back, very relaxed,
this suggesting non-conformity, and his
common use on swearing suggests he is a
rebel. He also is very persistent and has a lot
of knowledge of the subject they are talking
about. Whereas it portrays the female
character as a slightly weird and crazy
women. Bu the women sitting up straight,
and she sounds nice and happy in contrast to
the man.
0 Important aspects of the location that is
represented is that it is a coffee shop on the
motorway. I know this because there is
diegetic noise of the traffic, as well as the big
window you can see the cars.

3. 0 It develops a relationship between
the male and and the female
character as they seem very close,
they also know a lot about each
other and they discuss what they’ve
done before, and kiss showing they
are in some sort of relationship.
0 I think it aims to create suspense
and excitement for the audience
as the audience wants to know
what happens when they rob the
coffee shop and they also want to
find out how successful they were
in previous robberies. It also
makes the audience want to find
out why they need to rob places.

4. Mise en Scene
0 The location is a coffee shop on a
motorway this shows that the
couples are just ordinary and that
they are both dressed as excepted
in a diner. This goes against the
genre of crime-gangster film as
you only find out by listening to
the conversation you realise they
aren't normal citizens.
0 They are in a coffee shop diner
which has a large window behind
the characters, this gives the
viewer an idea of the location and
where the diegetic sound of traffic
is coming from.

5. 0 The costumes of the characters are
very casual and don’t say to much
about the characters apart from
they are not you're stereotypical
view of gangster criminals would
be wearing for example dark suits
and black glasses, discussing
criminal plans in dark not busy
places. This goes as against that
brightly lit and busy daytime scene.
0 The props used in the opening
sequence are a cigarette that the
man was smoking, this shows there
is part of him that is stereotypical
gangster. The coffee creates
meaning showing the audience
where the scene is set. The gun
shows the audience that the male
character is dangerous and serious
about robbery.

6. Cinematography
0 I think the sequence is shot
conventionally, apart from
some unusual shots like this
low medium shot of the
couple talking as well as the
long over the shoulder shot.
0 Long shots are used when
establishing the location for
the audience.

7. 0 The characters have the same
amount of close ups as it goes
from one character to the other,
shot reverse shot, as they are
having a conversation. The
close ups show the emotion
and expression of the
characters giving the audience
a better understanding.
0 The close ups on the coffee
back up that it is in a coffee
shop diner. The close up of the
gun show the audience that it is
serious and that they are
actually going to rob the diner.

8. 0 A low medium shot is used at
the start of the sequence, this
shows that the couple look like
ordinary people having dinner
and coffee in a diner. This also
represents that the audience
are looking up at them giving
them authority over us.
0 There was a high close up shot
of the gun in the male
characters hand. This shows
that he is going to be using it
and the high shots represents
that he is serious about the
robbery.

9. Energy is created through the editing as the
over the shoulder shot leads to a reverse shot
showing how the women is listening to what the
man is say. As well as the match on action of the
waitress pouring coffee. The editing is done fast.
0 The camera slowly pans round whilst
simultaneously zooming in. This is the
first shot where the camera has actually
moved in the shot, rather than cutting
between shots like before. I think this is
done to show increased interest in the
man, as it has gone from a conversation
about robberies to the actual suggestion
that they rob the diner.

10. 0 I don’t think handheld camera work was used as all the
shots were straight and level as if they were on a tripod.
0 The first shots has high-key lighting from
the larger window behind the characters.
I don’t think the colours create a moss or
interest because the lighting, daylight, is
the same throughout the sequence.

11. Editing
0 The sequence uses continuity
eating because it maintains a
continuous and clear narrative of
the following actions.
0 There are no use of jump cuts or
the film being sped up or slowed
0 Establishing shot was used at down.
the start of the sequence to
show the location to the
audience. Shot reverse shot
and match on action was
used.

12. 0 There were no crosscutting
of two locations, the
location stayed the same
throughout the sequence.
0 There were more cuts when
the characters were talking
about actually robbing the
diner. This creates tension
for the audience.
0 The editor just uses straight
cuts as they are having a
conversation. He doesn't’t
break the 180 degree rule.
He uses on jump cut when
the male character smashes
the gun on the table, as this
brings the audiences focus
to the gun.

13. Sound
0 The main source of sound is the
diegetic sound of the couple having a
conversation about robbery.
0 Diegetic sound, In the form of
background conversation and activity
and quiet music being played, as well
as the sound of traffic, letting the
audience know they are in a busy
environment.
0 The sound of the gun being slammed
on the tables was enhanced to grab
the audience attention and let them
know he is serious.
0 No special effects were used in this
opening sequence.
0 The dialogue in the sequence
gives purpose to the sequence,
it also gives understanding to
the audience of what the
characters have done before
and relationships between them
as well as what the film is going
got be about