A night with Oscar

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Melissa Worden

Quite a few nice video pieces in tonight’s Oscar presentation.

Maybe I’m thinking about video more now because of the blog discussions, I don’t remember them being so creative in years past. I particularly like the Ennio Morricone film score montage where the music notes jump from the page and help act as transitions.

I hope they publish some copies after the show so I can save them for inspiration.

As for newspaper coverage, I’m such a fan of what USATODAY.com does with their red carpet photo gallery. Vote for how you rank the fashion and instantly see how your views compare to other readers.

Hmmm … for a site set in L.A. and dedicated to award show coverage, I’m disappointed with latimes.com’s The Envelop. I have a feeling it’s a much nicer print publication than online.

At this point, washingtonpost.com’s Academy Awards page is a far better presentation for the Web.

And holy cow! Nytimes.com has a ton of content on their awards page.