Visual Interpreting: Pulp Fiction

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Visual storytelling:
Visual storytelling is the process of telling a story primarily through the use of visual media. The can be told by using still photography or video and can be enhanced with sound, graphics, voice, music etc. It’s the process of taking ideas, words, actions, emotional subtext, tone and interpret them in visual terms. In visual storytelling all the elements like frame, light, sound, color etc work together.

Why I choose “Pulp Fiction” :
“Pulp Fiction” is a master piece by the great director Quentin Tarantino released in 1994 but still the number 4 film in IMDB with the rating of 8.9/10. Pulp fiction is movie covering many “Genres” of film like gangster, thriller and drama genres. It’s one of the highest grossing …show more content…

Light
3. Color
4. Sound
Here is the explanation of these four tools :
1. Frame:
Framing is the first and one of the most important tools of visual storytelling. A frame gives the idea and message of the scene. In this movie there are lots of good frames and the frames clear many things about the situation without saying words.

In “Pulp Fiction” the first plot happens in a restaurant and most of them is close shot as Yolanda and Ringo is planning for robbery so their expression is important.
In second plot the place is Brett’s apartment and Jules and Vincent come to kill Brett. There is lots of close shots but some master shot are there for clearing the condition of the apartment and conditions of other members of the apartment. A low angle shot in the starting when Jules and Vince are taking out guns establish that they are the dominator.

Third plot is in a bar and there is close shot as secret talking is happening.

Fourth plot starts in Lance’s house and most of them was close shot as they are doing an illegal business but in the second part of the plot is dominated by master shot and it gives the idea of the surroundings.

Plot five is very interesting as there are lots of suspense. Many close and master shot are there. Some low angle shots make the suspense better. There is a famous dance shot and this is a long