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Pulp Fiction Opening Scene

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Emma King-lewis

The opening title sequence of Pulp Fiction takes place in a simple coffee shop and focuses on two people in a booth for over four minutes with no titles or music. When the credits and soundtrack start, the fast-paced music is a stark contrast to the quiet scene. Most of the title cards scroll up individually instead of all at once. The sequence highlights the importance of the actors by revealing their names over 45 seconds as the title fades away. This unconventional opening sequence draws the audience in through its unusual setting and pacing within the thriller genre.

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Emma King- Lewis PULP FICTION TITLE SEQUENCE
ï‚¡ Open shot is two people in a booth within a coffee shop, which is not what you expect from a thriller based movie ï‚¡ For the first 4.18 minutes of the opening title sequence there is no titles or anything other than the two people in the booth, Only diegetic sounds and there are no special effects used ï‚¡ As you are not used to a thriller movie opening in this fashion you are drawn unto it even more as you are captivated, wondering what will happen next COFFEE SHOP
ï‚¡ The soundtrack for the film is by Dick Dale and his Del- tones and the song is called Miserlou which is played when the titles start to come up which is at 4.19 ï‚¡ There are no lyrics at all and the pace is extremely fast, which is in contrast to the quite and still scene that proceeded it, waking the audience up SOUNDTRACK
 Instead of the director dazzling you with colors and huge settings he is based it in a simple café/ restaurant with basic camera skills and two very good actors. The choice to go against the grain here is dazzling in itself  The image on the bottom of the slide shows how most of the titles come up which seems to be very old fashioned and similar to an old western film MISE-EN-SCENE
 It is set in a café/ restaurant in America which is very basic and the beauty is in its simplicity  The fact that there is no suspense growing, drags the audience in more as it is not like the normal thriller LOCATION
 The first title is at 4:19 and this is ‘Miramax Films Presents’ and this is the company of the movie that it is made with. This is important as it is also used for advertising.  From 4:19 and onwards there is 2.11 mins where there is no more speech and there is just background music and titles. The next important title is at 4.31 where it come up with who it is filmed by which is Jersey Films’ and the director is Quentin Tarantino.  Next is then the title of the film ‘Pulp Fiction’ which scrolls up onto the scene rather than appearing suggesting that it is of the highest importance. CREDIT SEQUENCE
 The actors then follow on after the title of the movie comes up. It starts with John Travolta at 4.46 finishing at 5.31 with the last actor as Bruce Willis.  During this the title / sign ‘Pulp Fiction’ starts to fade away, completely disappearing with the last actors name at the end of a 45 second fade, highlighting its great importance to the opening title sequence.  After this it leads onto co-staring actors for 17 seconds.  Again this is highlighting the importance of the actors over the special effects, giving the audience an idea of what sort of film it would be. CREDIT SEQUENCE CONTD.

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Pulp Fiction Opening Scene

  • 2. ï‚¡ Open shot is two people in a booth within a coffee shop, which is not what you expect from a thriller based movie ï‚¡ For the first 4.18 minutes of the opening title sequence there is no titles or anything other than the two people in the booth, Only diegetic sounds and there are no special effects used ï‚¡ As you are not used to a thriller movie opening in this fashion you are drawn unto it even more as you are captivated, wondering what will happen next COFFEE SHOP
  • 3. ï‚¡ The soundtrack for the film is by Dick Dale and his Del- tones and the song is called Miserlou which is played when the titles start to come up which is at 4.19 ï‚¡ There are no lyrics at all and the pace is extremely fast, which is in contrast to the quite and still scene that proceeded it, waking the audience up SOUNDTRACK
  • 4. ï‚¡ Instead of the director dazzling you with colors and huge settings he is based it in a simple café/ restaurant with basic camera skills and two very good actors. The choice to go against the grain here is dazzling in itself ï‚¡ The image on the bottom of the slide shows how most of the titles come up which seems to be very old fashioned and similar to an old western film MISE-EN-SCENE
  • 5. ï‚¡ It is set in a café/ restaurant in America which is very basic and the beauty is in its simplicity ï‚¡ The fact that there is no suspense growing, drags the audience in more as it is not like the normal thriller LOCATION
  • 6. ï‚¡ The first title is at 4:19 and this is ‘Miramax Films Presents’ and this is the company of the movie that it is made with. This is important as it is also used for advertising. ï‚¡ From 4:19 and onwards there is 2.11 mins where there is no more speech and there is just background music and titles. The next important title is at 4.31 where it come up with who it is filmed by which is Jersey Films’ and the director is Quentin Tarantino. ï‚¡ Next is then the title of the film ‘Pulp Fiction’ which scrolls up onto the scene rather than appearing suggesting that it is of the highest importance. CREDIT SEQUENCE
  • 7. ï‚¡ The actors then follow on after the title of the movie comes up. It starts with John Travolta at 4.46 finishing at 5.31 with the last actor as Bruce Willis. ï‚¡ During this the title / sign ‘Pulp Fiction’ starts to fade away, completely disappearing with the last actors name at the end of a 45 second fade, highlighting its great importance to the opening title sequence. ï‚¡ After this it leads onto co-staring actors for 17 seconds. ï‚¡ Again this is highlighting the importance of the actors over the special effects, giving the audience an idea of what sort of film it would be. CREDIT SEQUENCE CONTD.