Martin Scorsese is renowned for his films and directing skills, producing a wide range of films from thrillers to action films. I have decided to look closely at some of his work and famous techniques in order to gain more of an insight into what sort of techniques we should include in our film.
Martin Scorsese is well known for his movies, some are thrillers but most primarily have themes of redemption, crime and gang conflict. Some of his films that are most notable are; Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and the crime film Goodfellas (1990). He has had 8 nominations for best director, making him the most nominated living director. This is why I have chose to research Martin Scorsese's techniques.
The film 'Goodfellas' which is a crime-thriller film, and within the film he uses many editing techniques to help convey emotion and tell the story of the plot. For example he uses a Freeze Frame in the opening scene when the main character exclaims 'As far as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangsta' which, as the frame is paused on the character is effective in many ways. First of all due to the fact the frame is frozen we can infer that the character who is narrating is reflecting on his time - and the fact that it is frozen after he shoots someone shows that he believes shooting is a 'gangsta' way to behave. This freeze frame is effective as it stops the dynamic of the scene, pausing the action and giving the audience a chance to take in the information on what has happened prior at 1.32. it is clear Scorsese wants to signpost moments he wants the audiences attention to focus on.
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