Comment on Samuel L. Jackson Claims Strange Film Editing May Have Cost Him Academy Award Consideration

Bendavisunlv6@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• freamon@endlesstalk.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  One of the reasons that editing is not acknowledged for its pivotal role in the final film is that - in the past, at least - its a role largely done by women.

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  • Didros@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Didn’t George Lucas’s wife get an Oscar for editing Star Wars?

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    • freamon@endlesstalk.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      We should probably refer to her as Marcia Lucas, but yes, I believe she did.

      Speaking of women’s work being under-valued, and the Oscars, there’s no award for Casting (also mainly done by women), and yet audiences are more likely to notice if someone’s being mis-cast, rather than they are badly-directed.

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      • Didros@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Thank you, I can never remember her name. Costume design is only recently starting to become valued as well I feel. Are there other areas where women struggle to be recognized in the industry? I assume stunt work is a big one.

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  • Bendavisunlv6@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s surprising, since it’s such an important part of the creative work. I would guess that it was relegated to women and undervalued because it probably involves a great deal of manual work back in the day - splicing film and so on. I hope we’re talking about a long time ago, anyway. It’s certainly a recognized role now. The only film editor I know in the business (at Pixar) is a woman, fwiw.

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    • freamon@endlesstalk.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      involved a great deal of manual work back in the day - splicing film and so on

      I think that’s the reason, yeah

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  • ShroOmeric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Was it really? I had no idea…

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