Scene Analysis: Winston Wolf

Question 1

Cinematography:
1. suspenseful shot of car arriving and leaving
2. camera zooms in on Wolf
3. Jules and Vincent divided by car window
4. Jump cut to Wolf asking Vincent and Jules to undress

Answer 1

1. cyclical
2. shows his importance: he takes up more of the frame
3. parallel two shot of Vincent and Jules and Wolf and Jimmy

Question 2

Sound:
1. car engine at beginning
2. no non diegetic sound
3. Wolf talks the most
4. diegetic sound of car being destroyed
5. reference to Western films

Answer 2

1. loud and dramatic entrance, gets louder as it gets closer to the camera: realistic
2. authenticity
3. has the most authority and dominates conversations
4. resolves the storyline
5. Lash Larue: actor who starred in Westerns

Question 3

Mise en scene:
1. two shots of Jules and Winston
2. Wolf’s tuxedo
3. domesticity of Jimmy’s house
4. Vincent and Jules covered in blood

Answer 3

1. shows their duo trope
2. fits well: tidy, contrasts everyone else, suave, put together and in control. reference to ‘The Godfather’
3. stereotypically feminine decorations; ironic as it becomes the setting for a murder cover up
4. contrasts Jimmy’s home

Question 4

Editing:
1. camera mainly stuck on Wolf
2. lack of shot reverse shot between Jimmy and Wolf
3. temporal ellipsis
4. long take of Jimmy and Wolf talking
5. caption shows Wolf arrives in 9 and a half minutes
6. long take of Vincent and Jules cleaning the car
7. camera fades to black and reveals Vincent and Jules’ new outfits

Answer 4

1. shows his authority
2. experimental; camera stays outside of room
3. car crushed and fade to black when Vincent and Jules get dressed
4. creates a sense of secrecy
5. said he would be there in ten, shows he is professional
6. presents them as an old married couple - their dialogue trivialises what is a deeply serious situation
7. comedic

Question 5

Performance:
1. Wolf speaks fast and flat
2. handshake
3. Vincent and Jules are very apologetic
4. Vincent’s concern for manners

Answer 5

1. shows he is only there for business
2. professionalism
3. juxtaposes their characters
4. subverts typical hitman archetype