Quentin Tarantino Case Study

He was born Quentin Jerome Tarantino in March 1963 to Connie McHugh Tarantino Zastoupil and Tony Tarantino.His father is of an Italian American descent and his mother of an Irish and Cherokee ancestry.His parents split before birth so he was raised up by his mother. In the early 1990s began his career as an independent filmmaker, his films used nonlinear storylines (narrative technique wherein events are portrayed out of chronological sequence, and this is what makes him unique, they tell the stories of numerous different people, some of whose live tie in together).His most notable films are Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997),Kill Bill (2003-2004), Death Proof (2007) and Inglorious Basterds (2009).These films have one him an Academy Award (Oscar), a Golden Globe, a BAFTA (British Academy Film) Award and a Palme d'Or.Tarantino's films often feature violence. Many of his films depict violence (technical term the aestheticization of violence).Tarantino has also directed for television such as Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2004. He won a nomination for an Emmy for directing the fifth season finale of  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Although he is best known for being behind the camera he has appeared in front of camera before, sometimes in his own films such as 'Reservior Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', where he had minor roles. Actually he has a bit part in every one of his hit films.