A piece focussing on Martin Scorsese and his work, style, experiences.

1. Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (nickname Marty) was born in New York City
on 17th November 1942. His Italian parents; Catherine and Charles
Scorsese raised him in the neighbourhood of Little Italy, which later
inspired several of his films. In 1964 he earned a B.S. degree in film
communications, then an M.A. in film communications at NY School
of Film in 1966. During this, he made prize winning films such as The
Big Shave and Who’s That Knocking at My Door. He’s an American
film maker, actor, screenwriter, film historian and producer.

2. He is most known for Goodfellas, Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island
and The Departed. Marty’s body of work addresses such themes as
Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and
redemption, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. He uses
long tracking shots to open up the scene and voice-overs of his own
dialect but without revealing his face. Some films involve Western
references and many with dishonourable authority figures. Guilt is
highlighted as an important theme continuously and expressed
through Catholicism in creating and dealing with wrongfulness.
Finally he uses slow motion flashbulbs, accented camera flashes and
the song ‘Gimme Shelter’ Rolling Stones played in The Departures,
Goodfellas and Casino.

3. He frequently uses slow motion, e.g. Goodfellas, and
freeze frame, such as the opening credits of The King of
Comedy. This caption of movement is a close up shot
with delicate hands stuck against a glass window.
He has used blonde leading ladies many
times, aiming to appeal fragile and angelic.
They wear white in their first scene and are
photographed in slow motion. For instance,
Sharon Stone in a white mini dress featured in
Casino. Some films involve Western references
and many with dishonourable authority
figures, for example the policemen in
The Departed.

4. 1970 1980 1990 2000 2001
2002 2003 2004 2005
Palme d’Or Honorary
David De
Donatello
Golden
Medal Evelyn F. Burkey
2006 2007
BAFTA
BAFTA
DGA Lifetime
Achievement
Award
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Academy
Award for
Best Director
BAFTA
David Di
Donatello Special
Award
AFI Life
Achievement
Award
Kennedy
Centre
Honours
Cesar
Golden
Globe Celline
B. DeMille
Award
Golden
Globe Award
for Best
Director
Golden Globe
Award for Best
Director
Golden
Globe Award
for Best
Director
David Di
Donatello Special
Award
Grammy
Awards
Cannes Best
Director
2014
AFI Movies of
the Year
BAFTA
Independent
Spirit Award
Gotham
Independent
Film Tribute
Award
Primetime
Emmy Award
Broadcast
Film Critics
Association
Award
London Film
Critics
Association
Award
Producers Guild
of America
Award
Primetime Emmy
Award
National Board
of Review Award
New York
Film Critics
Circle
Award
Award
Awards