Trading places trailer

Grindhouse (2007)

Directors name clearly used as a selling point boldly pointed out twice on the film poster

His name would have more of an effect as he has made successful movies in the past e.g Kill Bill.

Advertising another one of his films in a poster for a new film – scenes of his old movie ‘Death Proof’ might be in his new movie ‘Grindhouse’

Kill Bill Vol.2

Directors name clearly used as a selling point boldly pointed out twice on the film poster

The typography colour in particular makes it stand out and catches attention from the target audience.

Emphasised on that he wrote and directed the film, would make the audience see this as a key selling point

First sequel of Kill Bill seen as a success, so people are likely to go out and watch Vol.2- which is boldly pointed out.

Main image of Uma Thurman, holding sword emphasises to the audience they will be seeing the same gory, blood and psychotic violence within the second sequel of Kill Bill.

History and Overview of Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is a renown award winning American film director, actor, and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an auteur indie filmmaker whose films used postmodern unconventional storylines, and emphasised on violence. His films include Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill (Vol. 1 2003, Vol. 2 2004) and Death Proof featured in Grindhouse (2007).