Crane.tv has put together a wonderful video feature taking a look at what they deem four of the “unsung heroes of film” that have been nominated for Oscars this year. If you’ve looked through my final 2014 Oscar predictions you’ll see none of these four men listed among my winners, but after watching this video I don’t think you’ll discount their work, win or lose.
Interviewed are Bruno Delbonnel, nominated for Best Cinematography on Inside Llewyn Davis; Joshua Oppenheimer nominated for his documentary The Act of Killing (which very well could win); Mark Gill, director of the live-action short The Voorman Problem; and Joe Walker nominated as editor of 12 Years A Slave.
You’ll hear Delbonnel talk about how he threw up three or four times on the first day of filming Tim Burton‘s Dark Shadows and his influence on the opening scene of Inside Llewyn Davis. Oppenheimer talks about a scene not included in the final theatrical cut of Act of Killing in which he had to be told he was crying. Gill talks about the benefit of not being entirely sure of what you’re going to do next and Walker talks about how a hallucinogenic helped him crack a scene he had been having a little trouble with.
It really is a great feature, particularly for this time of year where something like this can be so generic. I think you’ll enjoy it.
