Markopoulos became his polar opposite, the film-makers’ film-maker – a consummate perfectionist who developed a complex editing style (already evident in his early work) that broke cinema down to its fundamental frame-by-frame progression.

consummate (adj) 1: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill [syn: masterful, masterly, virtuoso(a)] 2: perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities [syn: complete] 3: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers – source: Guardian Unlimited