Martin Scorsese Editing Techniques
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Thank you for posting this! I'm an editor an found this inspirational.
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what you named "BAD CONTINUITY" is not a Editing Technique its more a director's skill
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the Departed was not so good.Bringing out the dead not so good,Shutter Island?wtf? but those movies are Scorsese somehow. You know which ones are the classics when you watch them..
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@mdfilmmakingvideos You'd call it an underachievement, though, right? I mean, I agree that if one is to pick between emotion/intensity of the scene and very good continuity, one should pick emotion/intensity. But to have both would be better.
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@mdfilmmakingvideos I've read a lot about Scorsese's "bad" continuity - I see it as "lower on the list of priorities" - but this has never bothered me...
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I am the artist for the Graphic novel Red Bella and the way Scorsese edits his shots had a major influence on how I place panels in relation to the action/ script. Best director in my opinion.
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Another technique Scorsese often uses is the time-lapse dissolve. A locked-off camera takes a very long shot, and he cuts it up and cross-fades it into "steps." E.g., Eddie Felson practicing pool for hours in "The Color of Money." I've gotten some mileage out of that tool in my own work.
Thanks for everything, Marty! You're a great teacher!
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There is no 10:52?!?!?!
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best director in my opinion.
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BTW The editor's name is Thelma Schoonmaker, Scorcese is the director…
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Cool thanks for posting. I learned a lot from your video.
the bad continuity is referring to henry's hands...they are all over the place
mdfilmmakingvideos 7 months ago
@adamcoop1...thelma didn't edit taxi driver
mdfilmmakingvideos 9 months ago
its a teaching resource...certain things won't make sense without the lesson.
the bad continuity is to show how scorsese is more interested in the emotion and intensity of the scene rather than the hands of the actors remaining in the same place
mdfilmmakingvideos 10 months ago 5