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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese

Shot length, pacing & color compared

Across the 4 Tarantino and 3 Scorsese films analyzed on Hardmatte, the average shot in the Scorsese films lasts 5.2 seconds, against 7.4 seconds for Tarantino. Tarantino'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

MetricQuentin TarantinoMartin Scorsese
Films analyzed43
Average shot length7.4s5.2s
Cuts per minute8.312.9
Color warmth+0.170+0.153

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.

Quentin Tarantino

Reservoir Dogs (1992)9.5s avg shot · 6.3 cuts/min
Pulp Fiction (1994)7.8s avg shot · 7.7 cuts/min
Inglourious Basterds (2009)6.2s avg shot · 9.6 cuts/min
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)6.3s avg shot · 9.6 cuts/min

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

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