I mean, when you think about it though, like what place does cinematography or editing have in the history of film? The contribution of those areas to the field are miniscule, and near insignificant. Honestly, those categories can suck cinema's dick, they're worthless whores anyway.
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Cinematography AND editing during commercial breaks? 
A long series of idiotic decisions continues...
A long series of idiotic decisions continues...
More than in what an editor or cinematographer does, apparently?ArmandFancypants wrote: ↑February 12th, 2019, 8:42 pmThis is because inherently there is no quality, art or craftsmanship in short films of course.
Why are you trying to compare one craft to another? Making a short film and editing and cinematography are all crafts that are tough to learn and master and all crafts have influenced film overall in some ways.Sanchez wrote: ↑February 13th, 2019, 10:55 amMore than in what an editor or cinematographer does, apparently?ArmandFancypants wrote: ↑February 12th, 2019, 8:42 pmThis is because inherently there is no quality, art or craftsmanship in short films of course.
You might not care for short films and that's fine. But when you try to put more importance on one craft over the other, that's when you move into dickhead territory.
well, short films have both editing and cinematography, so if we're going by the sum of the parts, then... yesSanchez wrote: ↑February 13th, 2019, 10:55 amMore than in what an editor or cinematographer does, apparently?ArmandFancypants wrote: ↑February 12th, 2019, 8:42 pmThis is because inherently there is no quality, art or craftsmanship in short films of course.
Really Best Song is tangential to filmmaking, so they should relegate Lady Gaga to the ad breaks.
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Hollywood Reporter: Scorsese, Tarantino, Other Filmmakers Call Academy's Oscar Plan "An Insult"
An Open Letter to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and The Producers of the 91st Annual Academy Awards Broadcast:
On Monday, February 11, 2019, John Bailey, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, announced that this year’s Oscar presentations for Best Cinematography — along with Film Editing, Live Action Short and Makeup and Hairstyling — will not be broadcast live, but rather presented during a commercial break. This decision was made to reduce the length of the show from four hours to three. The vocal response from our peers and the immediate backlash from industry leaders over the Academy’s decision makes it clear that it’s not too late to have this decision reversed.
The Academy was founded in 1927 to recognize and uphold excellence in the cinematic arts, inspire imagination and help connect the world through the universal medium of motion pictures.
Unfortunately, we have drifted from this mission in our pursuit of presenting entertainment rather than in presenting a celebration of our art form and the people behind it.
Relegating these essential cinematic crafts to lesser status in this 91st Academy Awards ceremony is nothing less than an insult to those of us who have devoted our lives and passions to our chosen profession.
The show’s director, Glenn Weiss, has stated that he will determine what “emotionally resonant” moments from the four winners’ speeches will be selected to air later in the broadcast. The show will cut any additional comment from presenters, as well as any recitation of the nominees as they see fit.
We consider this abbreviation and potential censorship to run contrary to the spirit of the Academy’s mission.
Since its inception, the Academy Awards telecast has been altered over time to keep the format fresh, but never by sacrificing the integrity of the Academy’s original mission.
When the recognition of those responsible for the creation of outstanding cinema is being diminished by the very institution whose purpose it is to protect it, then we are no longer upholding the spirit of the Academy’s promise to celebrate film as a collaborative art form.
To quote our colleague Seth Rogen, “What better way to celebrate achievements in film than to NOT publicly honor the people whose job it is to literally film things.”
Signed,
some of these guys are governors inside the academy, which probably tells you what a dictatorship it is from on high
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Well, it worked.. for now. Join us next year when they try to screw it up again.
