The new concert documentary by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, "Shine a Light," opens on April 4. The Rolling Stones documentary is the result of a lifelong passion with the band's music, as well as a personal friendship with Mick Jagger.

Initially, it was supposed to come out of filming an epic Stones concert in Rio de Janeiro, with 50 cameras and a million people on the beach. However, Scorsese soon realized that wasn't quite his style:

"I realized 50 cameras? What am I gonna do with 50 cameras? ... I thought about it, I was planning it, but in the planning of it, I thought maybe it would be better to do something in a smaller venue, and really capture them onstage," Scorsese said to Newsday.

As such, Scorsese decided to use swooping cameras to capture the Stones in a more intimate set. The Beacon Theatre was chosen, the grand old 2,800-seat palace on Broadway. Furthermore, close-ups are the most used shots. The "cast" includes Bill and Hillary Clinton, because it was shot on two nights, one of them being the 60th birthday party for Bill Clinton in 2006.

"Do we really need to know the details?" Scorsese says. "They're the most documented band in rock history. It's not about that. It's about, ultimately, who are the Rolling Stones," Scorsese told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Meanwhile, Scorsese is working on its latest collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, “Shutter Island,” which includes Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer and Jackie Earle Haley. The three will join Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams and Patricia Clarkson in the mystery drama “Shutter Island,” an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's 2004 novel made by Laeta Kalogridis.

Phoenix Pictures, Scorsese's Sikelia Prods. and DiCaprio's Appian Way are producing the picture while Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Brad Fischer and Scorsese are joining in as producers.