Samuel L. Jackson believes that excessive editing ruined a performance that was worthy of Oscar consideration. In a new Vulture profile, Jackson said he thought his performance in Joel Schumacher&#…
Samuel L. Jackson believes that excessive editing ruined a performance that was worthy of Oscar consideration. In a new Vulture profile, Jackson said he thought his performance in Joel Schumacher&#…
I love SLJ, but what a (public) temper-tantrum. I realize actors often have unique personalities and that he's earned a lot of his success... But he's also operating at some of the highest levels of privilege, wealth, fame, and adoration. And that's not enough for him...?
A lot of actors think they have been snubbed by the Academy (some rightly so). But to publicly blame your directors and editors comes across as very whiney and is unprofessional. If he wants control over how something turns out, he should direct something, but currently that's not his job.
But he’s also operating at some of the highest levels of privilege, wealth, fame, and adoration. And that’s not enough for him…?
He's talking about the Academy Awards. You know, little gold statues for being famous enough at playing make believe to be noticed, and and good enough at it to be considered as one of the best of the well known.
If there's anything the rich, privileged actors can publicly whinge about, it's probably this.
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.
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 involved 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.