Melodious Mistake
Last night’s Oscar telecast introduced a new twist to the evening, one that was not welcome by most. This year, music was played in the background, while the winners provided their acceptance speeches. The Hollywood Reporter’s Ray Richmond commented today, “not only was this monumentally distracting, it was also supremely disrespectful – rather akin to being played offstage from the moment you get there.” Richmond has a point, although it seemed strange to me that the cue to exit the stage would be music, when music is already playing. According to a source I spoke to at Capitol Studios, the music was only for the home television audience, and not played in the Kodak Theater. Either way, this is one feature that future telecasts should do without. This should join the other departed “innovations” of years past that have been abandoned, like the “Matrix” style camera movements used for pro football, or unbiased truth in Fox News reporting.
