Those of you not in the 'biz (aka everyone here)
what are your thoughts on showbiz culture?
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if it's the people who brag about calling MCs 'emcees' and DJs 'deejays' then they and i will not be friends
This includes:
* the actors or voice actors, especially the top-billed ones or the ones playing the most prominent characters, at the expense of pretty much everyone in the production of a TV show or movie. strangely, the director role bucks this trend and gets a lot of billing -- though still, often more than the writer, and almost always more than the producer.
* the musical performers, especially the soloists, at the expense of everyone from the composer to the backing performers. in classical music, this is especially bad with making the conductor the star of an orchestra. in non-classical music, the composer is rarely even given any billing at all.
If I had my way, I'd go in order of creation steps. For example:
1. composer
2. arranger
3. performers
4. conductor (if present)
Not as familiar with the production role names for TV/film production so I'll avoid trying that one, but needless to say the actors get mentioned last.
Yeah, sure. You directed made [famous movie]. Good for you. I don't particularly care about your personal life. The most I want, maybe, is your autograph on my DVD box. Your snot on a dirty tissue is just as disgusting as everyone else's.
Also, who's [famous actor] and why are people talking about her love life? Why does it even freakin' matter?
While i can understand the prizing of creativity, performance is also a talent and one which is sometimes undersold (as in the cult of the singer-songwriter that surrounds much contemporary rock and folk). Taken to extremes, this leads to absurd things like Piero Scaruffi putting down Louis Armstrong for not writing his own material.
Ideally, it would become standard practice to identify a performance/recording by both composer(s) AND performer(s), rather than a single "artist" field.