Martin Scorsese on the Importance of Visual Literacy
2024 ж. 3 Мам.
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The filmmaker touches on topics ranging from violence in films to the preservation of classic movies.
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This guy would be the ultimate mentor for an aspiring filmmaker. So much passion and no hint of cynicism for someone at his level is a gift.
iamsheep yeah, but he'd rather make movies
True.
Guess what!? He has a class at Masterclass.
Are you from the future?
Well he technically mentored Oliver Stone and Spike Lee as he was their teacher
I love the occasional giddy smile he does. You can literally see the passion in his eyes. What an amazing man!
Not only one of our greatest filmmakers but also film teacher. His passion for film comes through in pretty much everything he does. This is one of my favorite of his talks. Visual literacy is something that is completely lost in today's culture. The reason that so much shit gets thrown into the movie theater on a weekly basis is because most people won't engage with the images that flash on screen. Why do they move us? What are the intent of these images? So, yeah guess I'm guilty of Scorsese fanboyism :P
Pretty sure all the greats are like this though ... It's not a Scorcese thing. You can't be this good and not be proud and eager to pass something on ... Plus to be this good means that you're pretty much set so that's that as well.
@@alexispapageorgiou72 Scorsese has spent a lot of his own money on his films. In the 1980s he pretty much Strip-filmed. He knows low-budget filmmaking. This I think is prevalent in auteurs. Not writing he is poor by the way. Far from it.
100 %agreed
Look at how misty Scorsese's eyes become around 5:50 after he says that a story could be about rain hitting the flower = little details like that, body language, says a lot about the person delivering these words. The passion for cinema and storytelling oozes out of this man. He's a huge inspiration for serious filmmakers.
He also has a great point that this kind of person might be better at painting than moviemaking! I wasn't a great photographer, but my teachers quickly noticed I do have a talent for storytelling. My visual resources dried up, so I turned to writing. People seem to like what I have produced so far :)
I show this video every summer at the film course I teach. Perfect video to inspire young students with filmmaking. Thank you, Mr. Scorsese
Martin should do a Masterclass series - I’d buy that in a heartbeat
Welp, you got your wish
He did,lol
Are you a wizard
if necessary I would sell my car to spend a day with Mr. Scorsese, so he can educate me personally
i would give anything as a matter of fact
Just watch the videos. Keep your car.
Same.
Brother i might sell my soul
Yea, he seems like a great guy, but it's not worth your car
This was a real treat. It was an honor and privilege to see this, thanks for uploading.
It's refreshing in 2020 to watch a genuinely talented person talk about film.
This man is such a great director and person.I really love to listen to him.
just this 10minute video can inspire millions of people. Impressive!
for all you no-budget dslr film makers, an 18mm lens on a super 35 camera (1.4 crop factor) is about a 25mm look. that's a 12.5mm on a micro 4/3.
The facts that at around 8:09 he says that he is working on a film and doesn't even name it or try to do some publicity shows the difference between a lot of the directors from nowadays and the passion and the love he has for cinema. I must say that I'm not quite the expert but I enjoy cinema greatly and hope that one day maybe I will also make even the shortest film ever in the history of mankind would mean the world to me. Listening and watching directors of this caliber and find out about their insight of the industry is just fascinating and will forever my greatest passion/hobby/dream whatever you may call it. Right now I am outside drinking beers and smoking cigarettes and feeling overwhelmed by my career choice and how it might affect me at a personal level. Sorry for all the blabbering and cheers to all the fellow cinephiles out there.
The movie he was being coy about was Goodfellas btw.
@@DrVonNostrand no it isnt. Its departed
Please make your film(s) if you haven't by now!
I love how many Scorsese videos are available, you need someone with passion to learn from and he’s got it!
I’m a photojournalist & I love Martin Scorsese’s descriptions about lenses.
Thank you so much for putting subtitles in this. This guy has such a passion in this art and he teaches me some much.
Thank you for showing us this part!!! And for the film!! ❤
10:24 Alan Moore once said the exact same thing about books.
Martin Scorsese...a Master at his craft.. Both theorical and Practical...and such passion...Like the greatest masters of painting during the Italian Renaissance...
It’s crazy how so many of these men became filmmakers just for their absolute love of film. It’s like the films they were watching weren’t made by guys who had some of the best craft but it still turned them into something even better in the 70s and in the 80s, 90s. They are absolute gifted artists, they told stories in a new way, Scorsese one of the greatest of all time. Marty talks and describes it so well
He answers questions i have without my asking. Grateful for this interview.
I can listen to him all day everyday, So Smart and has a good eye for visual images.
Ultimate Filmmaker! So Enriching and Deep his way of presenting visual literacy 🙏🙏
I am huge fan of Scorsese since the 80's, and it is always a pleasure to hear his thoughts on anything cinematic. Thanks for uploading.
I love listening to Marty talk. His knowledge of cinema: historically and technically is just so vast and diverse. A true cinematic film making legend, and I'm glad to be around to see his films. Can't wait for Silence and Wolfs of Wall Street.
Besides every virtue that can be said about him, he is an elegant man, in his words and in his deeds.
this was a joy to watch
What an incredible artist! Hats off!
Great passion, great talent, and great intelligence all perfectly combined into one man.
such a great clip, every point really succint and well made
Wonderful! Visual literacy is important for a Consumer as well to distinct in reality and what filmmaker is depicting. It will help them to realise what's being forced upon them, as we see common in advertisements nowadays.
Such an intelligent man with an incredible vision.
Thanks for posting this!
Thank you for the subtitles,be cool!
What a great orator. I feel like everything he is saying is so important I have to write it down!
One of my favorite filmmakers
Last True ancestor of all Film Nerds
Martin Scorsese is awesome, such an amazing director and really great to listen to
The 10 mins that enlightened me. Such a master!
Along with Henri Langlois, one of the most important figures in the history and preservation of film.
I wish more people could see this and understand his thoughts.Thanks for sharing
This is Absolutely moving....What a master! genious! Legend! Regards from Argentina!!!!!!!
Concerning his last talk about learning while watching: good movies tend to be so good that often you forget to learn and simply watch tem.
More great insight from a master!
One day, I would like to discuss cinema with Martin. In fact, one day I will.
How're you so sure.
Dawson B goodluck
Amen to your prayers.
Sending love from the future ♡
One of the best videos on KZhead
Just read a NYT interview in which Scorsese talks about the decline of film history knowledge among film students. It’s publication date? *1997* . This problem has gotten worse, not better. The combination of greater interest in technology than story telling, the disruption of how films are *shown* , and the breakdown of the film canon has created multiple generations who don’t feel they *need* to care about film history in order to succeed. You can look at the state of cinema in the past quarter century to see the results.
amazing interview!! so powerful this guy is a god of filmmaking
Yes yes yes! I WISH I had been introduced to visual literacy, these powerful tools to tell stories, in school. Only really discovered these things in adulthood.
Martin Scorsese has been and will always be an inspiration for me!
snap! there was no tradition of reading in my house either, only in school! I also had asthma for a period of time.
i love his unique beautiful smile
great post
Wow! Such an inspiration.
I love his passion and intelligence.
The greatest to ever do it, a true stand up guy; a good fella.
Thank you, Martin!
He's such a Master! 🖤
Pure genius, great interview with a great man, but 6 people don`t have `Visual Literacy`..
I'm going to share this with teachers in WV.
Scorsese and Spielberg are simply the two greatest filmmakers that have ever walked this earth. I know there were a few handfuls of true greats, legends before them but these two have used all the info and techniques from the past greats before them and truly have made filmography’s that are unparalleled to this day.
Good point
my one and only teacher. Thank you marty :)
Love listening to Scorsese❤️
This man lives and breathes cinema
This a great video. But what stands out to me is how Scorsese’s up front about his use of violence and doesn’t shy away from explaining why he uses it the way he uses it in his films. Unlike most zof the interviews I’ve seen (I could be wrong) with Tarantino who tends to be critical of people asking him about it.
What I would give to have just one conversation with this man
Makes me want to go to film school. Legend status.
He burns with the love of film. I adore him so much
My favorite director working in the Classical Hollywood System today
+ConnallyComedy There is no "Classical Hollywood System today"...
+ConnallyComedy Classic Hollywood is LONG dead... not like today's much better.
+Lynn Turman I would agree. He's a gem from a time long gone.
Michael Odesanya His filmmaking isn't like the old days at all, though. It's too fast, too kinetic. And most of all, too... R-rated.
This guy is simply a living legend!
Not one dislike, let's keep it that way! Best director of all time.
Inspiring enthusiasm
Awesome video
martin scorsese is such a gem
Brilliant
amazing
I know what he means about visual literature. I easier for people who think non verbal in pictures - mostly people who do not read a lot rather like to listen to audio books. It’s btw. A great technic to train imagination and camera 🎥 framing, just listen to a audiobook. Steven Spielberg’s thinks in nonverbal thoughts.
In Metz's essay "Problems of Denotation in Feature Film" he tries to find a new vocabulary for the universal syntagmas of film from a linguistic point of view because human language is just too vague and carries too many double meanings to be suited to discuss film. Scorsese talking about visual literacy just reminded me about this. But I do think he's right. Children, especially today, do need to be taught some sort of media proficiency. I feel the impact of the overwhelming flood of media myself and it can be very dangerous if you don't know how to handle it in a healthy and economical way. If they don't learn about that it could go wrong the same way that not teaching children about consent can go very wrong.
Has any other director ever talked publicly on such technical level about films in any platform? I doubt it.
@daniyar seisove wht film is he talking abut 3 guys sitting in a dark room one come from pool old muv whts the name of muv?
The greatest living director.
Maestro
This guy should be running the world.
Why? Just because a chef makes the best pasta should he run for the mayor?
6:34 the same would be true for something like classical music, haha...you have to learn things from books, etc, from classes, I suppose, about, say, orchestration, 'cause you can't experiment with an orchestra at will (and for some people, like someone I know, even if you could, you probably might not notice everything, etc)...
Marty Oh Marty! Fangirl here.
When was this recorded?
if people think he's right about everything here but wrong about marvel lol...sorry. wonderful video honestly wish it went on for years, at least. Not just wise but so passionate, even at his age, is inspiring. -peirce
what a beautiful, intellectual, sensitive mind
The greatest
This guy is the Fonz of Cinema.
cool video!:)
My professor
at 6:30 - I wonder if he ever thought everyone would have a camera on his phone
marty is a genius
9:31 When I was 14, Freehold Regional High School District forced me to read an English-language work of literature called A Separate Peace. I suggested we watch the film John Q, insisting it was better Literature. We can't study Aaron Sorkin in English-language Literature class?
✔❌🔺️♥️Grandissimo MAESTRO Martin Scorsese ♥️🔺️❌✔ wordsinlinespaceandtime
This is amazing! I mean really! 367 Thumbs up streak? WOW thats awesome... Come on guys! Lets go further!
what year was this interview?