Calibur Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hi, Im doing a term paper on Quentin Tarantino, and I have a question about the cinematography of kill bill vol 1. I know in the movie, there is a part where there are no cuts or anything for a good portion of time. Does anyone know where about in the movie it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 18, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted May 18, 2004 Are you thinking of the O-Ren Ishi sequence where Uma Thurman stalks Julia Dreyfuss into the bathroom while the band plays? Somewhere in that sequence I recall a very long moving shot with no cuts. Of course, there are other less spectacular scenes where Tarentino hardly cuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 If you go to the sister site of this forum, the Steadicam forum, you can find a post by the Steadicam operator detailing a long, cmplicated Steadicam shot that he operated for the film. The film is out on DVD; you should be able to watch it yourself and see what are the long single shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncybabybucket Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Also, in Volume II, the scene in China - where the picture is extremely grainy... a friend of mine is convinced this is Super 8 blown up, in order to achieve the 70's look. I'm not so sure it looks to me like digital grading, anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 19, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted May 19, 2004 It's 35mm reversal (may even be Kodachrome) duped a couple of generations on film before being scanned for the D.I. At least, that's what I recall reading (I'm on location and can't check.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryprayiv Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Also, in Volume II, the scene in China - where the picture is extremely grainy...a friend of mine is convinced this is Super 8 blown up, in order to achieve the 70's look. I'm not so sure it looks to me like digital grading, anyone know? you're correct David. I just read the production notes on Kill Bill published in American Cinematographer. They just kept duping it until Quentin said that it was what he was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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