The film Academys annual membership survey hit email in-boxes on Monday.
As usual, it promises to be something of a nonevent.
Most of the questions are inside-y, a bit trivial and generally preoccupied with awards minutiae.
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Is having in-person Membership Screenings important to you?
In preparing for finals voting, about how many films in consideration did you watch?
Have you visited the Academy Museum?
Where big issues surface, phrasing seems to telegraph a preferred answer.
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Certainly not on the scale we could use.
This wouldnt be a simple enterprise.
For starters, youd have to define Hollywood community.
In other words, lets survey the U.S.-based movie and television industries.
Represent workers both high and low, suits and sweaters, talent and agents, assistants and C-suite executives.
Include everybody, even the interns and caterers.
Most media outlets, a bit shaky these days, probably lack the resources.
What would we ask?
Frank questions about movies and television and streaming, on-set behavior, race relations, economic prospects, whatever.
So why bother, youre probably tempted to ask.
Its hard enough to get work, why make things worse by aligning with the few outliers?
So Id like to know what Hollywood really believes.
An honest survey might bring surprises.
