Where Was the Orchestra During the Oscars? Not Where You Think

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The Jaws theme song reminded Oscar winners on Sunday to hurry up and end their acceptance speeches during the 85th Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday. The orchestra played the ominous music as a forthright cue that inspired significant -- and hilarious -- banter on social media. But while TV viewers could hear the song, they couldn't see the orchestra in the Dolby Theatre. That's because the orchestra was about a mile away from the stage. Nestled in Capitol Studios, the orchestra did their live and pre-recorded duties from afar. "The main purpose is space," Oscars broadcast engineer Hugh Healey told Mashable in Los Angeles, adding that producers still wanted them involved in real t… Continue reading.. Read more »

Hacking Hollywood: How Digital Insurgents Are Disrupting Film

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When Seth MacFarlane takes the stage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday to host the Academy Awards , it will be 84 years after the first such ceremony in 1929 and 44 days after the death of Infogami co-founder and anti-Hollywood/anti-SOPA activist Aaron Swartz . I love films. My father, an opera singer, taught me at an early age to appreciate the dramatic arts, and I was a theater actor in my youth. Some of my greatest heroes in life are filmmakers like Passolini, who gave so much of themselves to their work. I'm an indie film director, and I've been on the other side of the spectrum in big-budget filmmaking. Read more »

Which Oscar Nominees Got the Most Social Buzz [STATS]

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The nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, and fans quickly hopped to social media to share their approval or distaste for those selected. Our friends at NM Incite analyzed 120,000 messages across several social media platforms to reveal the most buzzed-about films and actors Read more »

Talking Social Media At the Oscar Nominations [LIVE VIDEO]

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The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, and Twitter and other social networks are already reacting to the news and the surprising new Oscar nominees . The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is aiming to tightly integrate the whole affair within the social and digital world Read more »

Billy Crystal Announces via Twitter That He’s Hosting the Oscars

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Actor and comedian Billy Crystal announced via Twitter that he is taking over the hosting duties for the 2012 Oscars. The move comes a day after Eddy Murphy quit as host of the 84th Academy Awards . Murphy left a day after show producer Brett Ratner stepped down after using a homophobic slur while promoting Tower Heist , which also stars Murphy. Read more »