Martin Scorsese on the Importance of Visual Literacy

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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.

I love the occasional giddy smile he does. You can literally see the passion in his eyes. What an amazing man!

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.

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

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

This was a real treat. It was an honor and privilege to see this, thanks for uploading.

This man is such a great  director and person.I really love to listen to him.

It's refreshing in 2020 to watch a genuinely talented person talk about film.

just this 10minute video can inspire millions of people. Impressive!

I love how many Scorsese videos are available, you need someone with passion to learn from and he’s got it!

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.

Thank you so much for putting subtitles in this. This guy has such a passion in this art and he teaches me some much.

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.

Thank you for showing us this part!!! And for the film!! ❤

He answers questions i have without my asking. Grateful for this interview.

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.

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.

Such an intelligent man with an incredible vision.