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Martin Scorsese vs Francis Ford Coppola

Shot length, pacing & color compared

Across the 3 Scorsese and 3 Coppola films analyzed on Hardmatte, the average shot in the Scorsese films lasts 5.2 seconds, against 8.3 seconds for Coppola. Coppola's films lean warmer in color than Scorsese's. This compares the films of each director that are on Hardmatte, not their full filmographies.

By the numbers

MetricMartin ScorseseFrancis Ford Coppola
Films analyzed33
Average shot length5.2s8.3s
Cuts per minute12.97.3
Color warmth+0.153+0.268

Each figure is the average of the per-film values, so every film counts equally regardless of length. Color warmth is the balance of red against blue; positive is warmer.

Martin Scorsese

Taxi Driver (1976)7.8s avg shot · 7.7 cuts/min
The Departed (2006)3.3s avg shot · 17.9 cuts/min
Shutter Island (2010)4.6s avg shot · 13.2 cuts/min

Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather (1972)8.6s avg shot · 6.9 cuts/min
The Godfather Part II (1974)8.5s avg shot · 7.1 cuts/min
Apocalypse Now (1979)7.7s avg shot · 7.8 cuts/min

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