In my continuing study of Raging Bull I came across the Wikipedia article on Jake Lamotta and a bit of narrative brilliance. This is the “Early Life” section of the article: “LaMotta was born in New York City, specifically the Toodles McGee section of The Bronx, near the Pelham Par[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Raging Bull’
July 15th, 2009 - 9:33 pm § in Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Writing Transitions: The Narrative Jump Cut
July 15th, 2009 - 12:57 am § in Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Scorcese Establishes a Scene
I was just terribly impressed by an establishing shot from an early scene in Raging Bull (1980), directed by Martin Scorcese and written by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin. The scene: EXT. SHOREHAVEN POOL – DAY (1942-43) The Shorehaven Pool, spic-and-span in the summer sun is the closest thing[...]