Bernadette Peters 3-21-94 TV award show performance

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY JCPENNEY COMPANY] >> LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES, THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES PRESENTS -- OSCAR. THE 66TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS. "MY LEFT FOOT" AND NOMINATED TONIGHT DANIEL DAY-LEWIS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES, ARTHUR HILLER. >> THANK YOU. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF OUR ACADEMY, AND WHILE I MAY NOT BE AS DASHING AS FAIRBANKS, I AM ALMOST AS TALL. WHEN HE INVITED ONLY MEMBERS TO OUR FIRST AWARDS IN 1929, ALMOST 200 OF THEM SHOWED UP. TONIGHT, WE WELCOME THE WORLD, AND WE MAY NEVER KNOW HOW MANY BILLIONS OF YOU ARE WITH US TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE BEST OF MOTION PICTURES IN OUR GALAXY. 60 YEARS AGO, IT TOOK NO MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAMERA TO MAKE A MOVIE. TODAY'S FILM DEMANDS WELL OVER 100. NOT THAT WE'RE LESS EFFICIENT, BUT THE ADDED DIMENSIONS OF SOUND, COLOR, MUSIC, AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES HAVE GIVEN US SO MANY MORE ARTISTIC POSSIBILITIES. TONIGHT WE HONOR THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF FILMMAKING BY DEDICATING THIS YEAR'S AWARDS TO THOSE PEOPLE OFF-SCREEN WHOSE NAMES OFTEN APPEAR MUCH TOO BRIEFLY ON-SCREEN, BUT WHOSE TALENTS AND CREATIVITY BROUGHT SO MUCH TO SO MANY GREAT MOVIES, SO MUCH PLEASURE TO OUR AUDIENCE, AND SO MUCH HONOR TO THIS ACADEMY. SO CONTINUE WITH YOUR WONDERING AND YOUR GUESSING WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. AND, NOMINEES, CONTINUE WITH YOUR NERVOUS WAITING AS WE CONTINUE WITH OUR AWARDS EVENING. ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER CHUCK WORKMAN HAS FASHIONED A SALUTE TO THOSE ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE BEHIND THE CAMERA WHO COMPRISE THE LEGIONS THAT BUILD ALL OUR FILMS, INCLUDING THIS ONE, WITH SPECIAL LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM, STARRING BERNADETTE PETERS. >> YEAH, DO IT. >> ♪ BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER ♪ I DON'T HEAR MYSELF AT ALL. ♪ PIECE BY PIECE ♪ OH, THERE I AM. ♪ ONLY WAY TO MAKE A WORK OF ART EVERY MOMENT MAKES A CONTRIBUTION EVERY LITTLE DETAIL PLAYS A PART HAVING JUST A VISION'S NO SOLUTION EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON EXECUTION PUTTING IT TOGETHER THAT'S WHAT COUNTS OUNCE BY OUNCE PUTTING IT TOGETHER ♪ OH, NO, I DO IT FAST. >> YEAH, YOU CAN DO IT FAST. YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE. >> ♪ OTHERWISE IT'S RISKY FROM THE START TAKES A LOT OF CAR-PHONE CONVERSATION BUT WITHOUT THE PROPER PREPARATION HAVING JUST A VISION'S NO SOLUTION EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON EXECUTION THE ART OF MAKING ART IS PUTTING IT TOGETHER BIT BY BIT ♪ >> CAN WE TAKE A 10, PLEASE? LET'S TAKE A 10. >> ♪ SCENE BY SCENE WORKING OUT THE STORY IN BETWEEN GETTING THE PRODUCTION UNDER WAY FINDING A DIRECTOR WHO IS WILLING WHO CAN TAKE A SCRIPT AND MAKE IT PLAY LINING UP A CAST WHO'LL MAKE IT THRILLING IF YOU CAN NEGOTIATE THE BILLING ART ISN'T EASY THOUGH YOU START WITH A DREAM IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE TEAMWORK AND THE RIGHT KIND OF TEAM THEN YOU CAN'T MAKE THE DREAM WORK GETTING THE REWRITERS TO REWRITE IT GETTING THE CAMERAMAN TO LIGHT IT HIRING DESIGNERS TO DESIGN IT EDITORS TO TIGHTEN AND REFINE IT CARPENTERS AND STAGEHANDS TO CONSTRUCT IT CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS TO DEDUCT IT TECHNICAL MAGICIANS TO ENHANCE IT AND, OF COURSE, THE MONEY TO FINANCE IT ♪ >> IF YOU DECIDE TO SIGN WITH ME, YOU'RE GOING TO GET MORE THAN AN AGENT. YOU'RE GOING TO GET THREE PEOPLE. >> ♪ SHOT BY SHOT PUTTING IT TOGETHER ♪ >> DO A DOLLY SHOT. >> ♪ ON THE LOT OR ON A LOCATION FAR AWAY 4:00 A.M., THE PHONE RINGS THAT'S YOUR WAKE-UP 5:00 A.M. BEGINS THE WORKING DAY 6:00 A.M., IT'S ACTORS INTO MAKE-UP 8:00 AT NIGHT AT LAST YOU BREAK UP HAVING SHOT AT MOST ONE MOVIE MINUTE ♪ >> HO-HO-HO! >> ♪ ART ISN'T EASY EVERY MINOR DETAIL IS A MAJOR DECISION FROM A CARPENTER'S NAIL TO A PUNCH-LINE REVISION EVERY SINGLE CLOSE-UP EVERY ANGLE EVERY LITTLE SUIT AND BOOT AND SPANGLE ♪ >> NICE SHOT. >> ♪ WHEN YOU REACH THE FINAL INNING FINALLY THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO SHOOT EVEN THE EXECUTIVES ARGRINNING ACTUALLY, IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING NOW BEGIN THE MONTHS OF SEEING WHETHER YOU CAN PUT THE FRIGGING THING TOGETHER NOW YOU'VE GOT THE CUTTING AND THE FIXING SOUND EFFECTS AND OPTICALS AND MIXING MUSIC TO EXPAND EACH MOMENT'S MEANING TILL YOU THINK IT'S READY FOR A SCREENING ♪ >> "LAST ACTION HERO" IS ONE OF THE BEST SCRIPTS THAT I'VE EVER READ. >> JUST HORRIBLE. >> THIS IS A DISGRACE. >> ♪ THE SCREENING ♪ >> I THOUGHT IT WAS TERRIBLE. >> I DON'T WANT TO MAKE FUNNY MOVIES ANYMORE. THEY CAN'T FORCE ME TO. >> I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANYTHING. >> THIS MAN IS SICK. I MEAN, WHAT IS THIS THING? >> OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AUDIENCE. >> STOP IT! STOP IT! OH, WHAT A LETDOWN. >> IT'S ROTTEN. >> EVERYBODY HATED IT. WE RESHOT IT, NOW EVERYBODY LOVES IT. THAT'S REALITY. >> DO YOU SUPPOSE STANLEY KUBRICK EVER GETS DEPRESSED? >> STANLEY. >> ♪ BACK YOU GO PUTTING IT TOGETHER FROM "HELLO" TILL THE VISION'S THOROUGHLY REVISED TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OBJECTION BUT WITHOUT IT BEING COMPROMISED MAYBE YOU CAN NEVER REACH PERFECTION STILL, YOU'VE GOT TO HEAD IN THAT DIRECTION FINALLY, YOU'RE SURE IT'S A SENSATION NOW YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD ANTICIPATION DO YOU GO FOR SEXY EXPLOITATION PITCH IT TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION GAMBLE ON A CRITICAL OVATION LEADING TO AN OSCAR NOMINATION ♪ THE ART OF MAKING ART IS PUTTING IT TOGETHER BIT BY BIT SHOT BY SHOT PAGE BY PAGE PLOT BY PLOT STAGE BY STAGE STUNT BY STUNT CRASH BY CRASH GRUNT BY GRUNT SLASH BY SLASH SQUEAL BY SQUEAL TRACK BY TRACK REEL BY REEL TACK BY TACK FLAT BY FLAT SLATE BY SLATE SPLAT BY SPLAT AND THAT IS THE STATE OF THE ART ♪♪ >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR HOST FOR THE 66TH