Unfurling the codex…
An unofficial illustrated fan codex of Martin Scorsese — its characters, world, story, powers, and lore.
Jimmy Hoffa · Travis Bickle · Bill Cutting · Amsterdam Vallon · Tommy DeVito · Jake LaMotta · Henry Hill · Joey LaMotta · Jimmy Conway · Ginger McKenna · Sam Rothstein · Frank Costello · The Priest · Frank Sheeran · Russell Bufalino
National Film Registry · Boardwalk Empire · Vinyl
Las Vegas Strip · Little Italy, Manhattan · 1970s New York City · Upper East Side · JFK Airport · Newark, New Jersey · Madison Square Garden · Little Italy, Lower East Side · The Copacabana · Times Square · Five Points · South Boston · Mulberry Street · The Irish-American community of the Lower East Side · The Italian-American neighborhoods of New Jersey
Robbie Robertson · Robert De Niro · Steven Spielberg · Harvey Keitel · Michael Ballhaus · Ira Deutchman · Charles P. Baker Jr. · Randy Newman · Leonardo DiCaprio · Roger Deakins · Howard Shore · Jane Rosenthal · Ennio Morricone · Lisa GT · Liza Chasin · Al Pacino · Jodie Foster · Joe Pesci · Harvey Weinstein · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio · Catherine Scorsese
The American Dream · Violence as Spectacle · Catholic Guilt · Spiritual Redemption · The Male Gaze · Identity Crisis · Nostalgia and Memory · Loyalty and Betrayal · Urban Isolation · Sin and Confession · Psychological Obsession · Fame and Celebrity · Obsession · Catholicism and Sin · Violence as Catharsis · The Artist's Curse · Faith and Doubt · Time and Memory · Identity and Self-Deception · Ambition and Corruption · The Outsider · Masculinity and Performance · Power and Control · The Concert for New York City
Steadicam Tracking Shots · Freeze Frame Technique · Handheld Camera Movement · Voice-over Narration · Stylized Violence Sequences · Rock Music Soundtracks · Direct Address to Camera · Slow Motion Action · High Contrast Lighting · The Scorsese Shot · The Goodfellas Tracking Shot · Religious Iconography · The Walk-and-Talk · Anamorphic Widescreen · The God's-Eye Crane · The Split-Screen · Handheld Camerawork · The Dutch Angle · The Dolly Push-In · The Montage Sequence · The Voiceover Confession · 35mm Film Grain
The Wolf of Wall Street · The Last Temptation of Christ · New York, New York · Italianamerican · The 50 Year Argument · It's Not Just You, Murray! · New York Stories · Mean Streets · What Happens at Night · No Direction Home · Beatles '64 · What's a Nice Girl like You Doing in a Place like This? · Boxcar Bertha · The Departed · Casino · Goodfellas · Hugo · The Irishman · Kundun · Taxi Driver · Raging Bull · The King of Comedy · After Hours · Cape Fear · all 32 →