8th March 09..

Today, I made annotations to my copy of the script, which made mention of specific shots and references to films and directors which weren’t currently included in the script. The mentions to specific shots and references to films and directors in the annotations included

• Quentin Tarantino and his frequent use of trunk shots in his films with relation to the opening shots (Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill being the two films that instantly spring to mind when referencing this type of shot),
  
  
  
  
• Sergio Leone and his frequent use of close-ups with relation to the poker scene in the pub (The Mexican standoff at the end of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly being a perfect example of this),
  
  
  
  
• Characters utilised by Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, and Tobe Hooper with regards to Cassie and her situation (Marvin Nash in Reservoir Dogs, Billy Batts in GoodFellas, and Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre),
  
  
  
  
• Travis Bickle, the character that Robert DeNiro plays in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, with regards to Jerry’s appearance and overall attitude,
  
  
  
  
• Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, and Elle Driver in Kill Bill in terms of the shooting style and choice of dialogue in the conclusion of our opening.