KILL BILL (Tarantino, 2003/4): Match cut conversations

In shot - reverse shot conversations, Quentin Tarantino likes to put his characters' heads right in the middle of the cinemascope frame. Often, he even matches head positions within groups. Match cuts also provide orientation in rapid action sequences. According to cinematographer Robert Richardson this kind of center framing is requested by Tarantino himself.

In Schuss-Gegenschuss-Konversationen platziert Tarantino gerne die Köpfe der Figuren in die Mitte des Breitwandbildes. Oft arrangiert er sogar Kopfpositionen in Gruppenszenen auf diese Weise. Match Cuts ermöglichen auch klare Orientierung in den schnell geschnittenen Actionsequenzen. Gemäss Kameramann Robert Richardson verlangt Tarantino selbst nach dieser Art der mittigen Platzierung.

Recommended viewing: PULP FICTION (1994) [MS], KILL BILL (2003/4) [RV], INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) [MS], DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012) [RV], THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015) [RV]

KILL BILL: Central perspective match cuts

PULP FICTION heads right in the middle of the frame during intimate conversations.

KILL BILL: consecutive shots with the center of attention almost precisely matched in the right half of the frame.

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Miller, 2015): center framed match cuts

According to several sources creator-director George Miller himself insisted on keeping the visual point of interest always in the center of the frame. This way he avoided the "Chaos Cinema" approach so typical of contemporary action blockbusters without having to abstain from high octane editing techniques because the spectator does not have to scan every new shot for where to look at.

Gemäss mehreren Quellen bestand Autor George Miller persönlich darauf, die entscheidende Bildinformation immer in der Mitte des Frames zu halten. Dadurch vermied er den heute im Actionblockbuster üblichen "Chaos Cinema" Ansatz, ohne dass er auf eine hohe Schnittfrequenz verzichten musste, da der Zuschauer nicht jede neue Einstellung danach absuchen muss, wo er hinschauen soll.

Almost any shot from the trailer will prove this concept.