Quentin Tarantino was born in 1963 in Tennessee. He dropped out of high school and worked at a video store. In 1992, his screenplay for Reservoir Dogs won at the Sundance Film Festival and helped him meet producer Lawrence Bender. Tarantino's films have won Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and Saturn Awards for categories like Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Writing. His films are known for being brutal, raw, and stealing ideas from classic films. Tarantino has been influenced by directors like Howard Hawks, Brian De Palma, and Sergio Leone.

1. May 13, 2013
QuentinTarantino
By: Jennifer Ellis
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2. Youth
✤ Born in Tennessee 1963
✤ Dropped out of High School
✤ Job: Working at Video Archives
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3. Apprentice
✤ 1992 Reservoir Dogs Screenplay, won at
Sundance Festival
✤ Meet the film producer Lawrence Bender, he
encouraged him to keep filming.
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4. Awards-Honors
Best
Director
Best Screen
Play
Best Writing
Academy
Awards
Saturn
Awards
Academy
Awards
Saturn
Awards
Golden
Globe
Saturn
Awards
Golden
Globe
BAFETA
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5. Technique-Style
✤ Brutal and Raw
✤ Steals, a lot of ideas from classic films
✤ Story and characters around a certain object
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6. Films
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7. Quotes
✤ “When people ask me if I went to film school I tell
them, no, I went to films.” (Brainy Quote)
✤ “The good ideas will survive.” (Brainy Quote)
✤ “I want to top expectations. I want to blow you
away.” (Brainy Quote)
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8. Legacy-Influence
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9. Influential people in Mr.Tarantino work
✤ Howard Hawks✤ Brian De Palma✤ Sergio Leone
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10. Bibliography
✤ Becker, Josh. "Josh Becker: Quentin Tarantino Interview." Josh Becker: Quentin Tarantino
Interview. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2013.
✤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino
✤ BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 13 May 2013.
✤ "Top 10 Quentin Tarantino Movies." Squidoo. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2013.
✤ Mcgrath, Charles. "THE VISIONARIES; Quentin’s World." The New York Times. The New
York Times, 23 Dec. 2012. Web. 13 May 2013.
✤ "7 Classic Movies That Influenced Quentin Tarantino." About.com Classic Movies. N.p., n.d.
Web. 13 May 2013.
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