VOTD: Martin Scorsese’s Golden Globe Montage
By Krystal Clark
Last night the film and television community paid tribute to director Martin Scorsese for his work that’s spanned almost 40 years. He was honored by frequent collaborators Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio with the Cecil B. DeMille award that was given out after a beautiful tribute montage. Even though Scorsese’s acceptance speech was great, and De Niro and DiCaprio did a decent job of introducing him that tribute video stole the show…
The following video is a proper example of film editing. We don’t always need MTV cuts to send a message or keep the audiences attention. Whoever was behind this piece deserves a pat on the back because it was amazing. Another high point of this segment was Scorsese’s speech that followed. This man knows film like the back of his hand, and I’m not just talking about the technical stuff.
When I think of a filmmaker who knows technology inside and out I think of James Cameron but when I think of someone who knows film history, I think of Scorsese. He used his stage time to highlight the importance of preserving our classics because one day they will be someone’s legacy, just like DeMille’s.
Here’s the video…
What do you think of Scorsese’s montage?
