Analysis :Director #2 : Martin Scorsese

NAME: Martin Charles Scorsese

OCCUPATION: Director, Producer

BIRTH DATE: November 17, 1942 

EDUCATION: New York University

PLACE OF BIRTH: Flushing, New York

 

Early Life

Scorsese's parents, Charles and Catherine, both worked part-time as actors, helping set the stage for their son's love of cinema. Because Scorsese was afflicted by severe asthma, his childhood activities were limited; rather than play sports, he spent much of his time in front of the television or at the movie theater, where he fell in love especially with stories about the Italian experience and films by director Michael Powell. By the time he was 8 years old, Scorsese was already drawing his own storyboards, often complete with the line, "Directed and Produced by Martin Scorsese."

Career Highlight

After completing his MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in film directing at NYU (New York University) in 1966, Scorsese briefly worked at the university as a film instructor. His students included Jonathan Kaplan and Oliver Stone. In 1968, Scorsese completed his first feature-length film, Who's That Knocking at My Door?
In 1973, Scorsese directed Mean Streets, his first film to be widely acknowledged as a masterpiece. Also introduced Scorsese to Robert De Niro, sparking one of the most dynamic film making partnerships in Hollywood history. 
The 1990s saw the release of two of Scorsese's most important Mafia movies to date: GoodFellas, a 1990 film based on the life of former gangster Henry Hill. Scorsese believes that "there is no such thing as pointless violence" on-screen. "Deep down you want to think that people are really good—but the reality outweighs that."



0:35 - 1:36 shows the honour that De Niro has for Scorsese.



0:17 - 1:50, a few years later and De Niro still seems to be close with Scorsese. We can see that through the humour that he deliver to the audience and Scorses himself finds it humorous. This tells us that not only have they been working together but they built a strong bond of friendship.

Leonardo DiCaprio has become Scorsese's go-to actor recently for lead roles, starring in Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006)—which won Scorsese his first Best Director Oscar, Shutter Island (2010) and now The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013). "He saved me," DiCaprio said. "I was headed down a path of being one kind of actor, and he helped me become another one. The one I wanted to be."

 

1:53 - 2:59, Leonardo gives an inspirational speech about Scorsese past movie making that highlights the truth of his words before when he meant ''He saved me''. You can hear and see his facial expressions that show his delightfulness of working with such a great actor.

Personal Life
Scorsese has been married five times. Recently, Scorsese has been married to Helen Schermerhorn Morris since 1999 and has 3 daughters.
Scorsese is very involved with his long term actors such as Robert De Niro that he is continuing his passionate work with him to create and develop more upcoming films

Noticable Work

Good Fellas
 

 

Goodfellas is a 1990 American Crime Drama. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book 'Wiseguy' by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film is about the troubles and successes of the Lucchese crime family over a period from 1955 - 1980

 

 

The Wolf Of Wall Street

 

 

 The Wolf Of Wall Street is a 2013 American black comedy, based on Jordan Belfort's memoir of the same name. Based on a New York stockbroker who runs a firm that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s.