This MasterClass does not replace film school. But it is the best supplement to film school ever created. It is the $15 masterclass that gives you $150,000 worth of wisdom.

To get a behind-the-scenes look at the history of film through the eyes of a master.

Throughout the MasterClass, Scorsese weaves in personal anecdotes and reflections on his own filmmaking journey. He shares stories of his childhood, his early struggles as a filmmaker, and the lessons he's learned along the way. Scorsese's candor and vulnerability inspire aspiring filmmakers to embark on their own creative journeys, embracing the challenges and triumphs that come with telling stories through film.

: His approach involves using sound to solve editing problems and music to reveal the spiritual lives of characters.

Deducting half a point only because there isn't a second volume focused entirely on documentary filmmaking.

In an era of mass-produced media, Scorsese makes a passionate case for . He encourages students to be critical viewers, learning the difference between "pure commerce" and "individually crafted images". By studying classic cinema—something Scorsese champions through his work with The Film Foundation —filmmakers can build a foundation that respects the history of the medium. 4. Directing Actors and Crafting Character

The MasterClass also serves as a masterclass in cinematic literacy. Scorsese emerges as a breathtakingly erudite film historian, seamlessly connecting the silent classics of D.W. Griffith to the French New Wave of Jean-Luc Godard, from the kinetic energy of Michael Powell to the existential dread of John Cassavetes. He teaches that you cannot invent in a vacuum. Every filmmaker is a curator, building their own language from the echoes of what moved them. When he deconstructs the famous "Copacabana shot" from Goodfellas —a single, unbroken tracking shot following Henry Hill and his date through a club’s back entrance—he reveals it as a dialogue with earlier films. The innovation is not the movement, but the meaning : the shot’s fluidity conveys the exhilarating, seductive power of mob access, a promise that the film will later brutally betray. To learn from Scorsese is to learn that every visual choice is an argument, a citation, and a risk.

While the entire class is gold, three specific lessons caused a stir on social media.