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.
Comment on Samuel L. Jackson Claims Strange Film Editing May Have Cost Him Academy Award Consideration
freamon@endlesstalk.org 11 months agoOne 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.
Bendavisunlv6@lemmynsfw.com 11 months ago
freamon@endlesstalk.org 11 months ago
involved a great deal of manual work back in the day - splicing film and so on
I think that’s the reason, yeah
ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Was it really? I had no idea…
Didros@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Didn’t George Lucas’s wife get an Oscar for editing Star Wars?
freamon@endlesstalk.org 11 months 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.
Didros@beehaw.org 11 months 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.
freamon@endlesstalk.org 11 months ago
Casting and Editing are the biggies, I think. Obviously there’s also the struggle for women to get the roles that are valued (e.g. Director)