M OT I O N P I CTU R E S O U N D E D I TO R S I 33
The awards have come on a long
way since 1954. I wonder what Cecil
B. DeMille and his friends at Par-
amount Studios in LA would make
of this picture being shown with a
virtual backdrop of NYC and the
Hudson some years later?
At 6PM, the reception area started
to fi ll with white toilet seat like ob-
jects that represented the attendees.
The arrows on the keyboard enabled
you to navigate around the hall, and
a double click on a toilet seat face
enabled you could engage in a video
call with friends you've not seen for
over a year or more. It was like any
other awards event: some people
loitered awkwardly by the windows,
some brushed off the opportunity
to interact, some nimbly ducked in
and out of multiple conversations in
order to be seen.
After an hour of trying to understand
the layout, chatting with friends,
