Watch: Explore Martin Scorsese's Expert Camera Work In 'Cape Fear' With 10-Minute 'Shot By Shot' Video Essay

Who can deny that film students, aficionados, and filmmakers will study the work of Martin Scorsese for generations to come? He remains part of a select group of filmmakers that emerged (from film schools and circles) in the '60s and '70s and took the industry by storm. In his new video, Vimeo user Antonios Papantoniou crafts a 10-minute study of the director’s camera work. Papantoniou’s focus in the study is “Cape Fear,” which he (contentiously) claims is "the director’s final masterpiece and marks his last collaboration with De Niro where the actor gives his final landmark performance.” We’ll avoid commenting too much on that bold statement (not to mention that "Casino" came after "Cape Fear") — though feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments — and skip to Papantoniou’s thesis argument on camera use in the film. “The director creates hyper violent images by using ultra quick shots, unsettling angles and zooms in order to permeate the...