The End Credits on Films

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Rodrick Peterson

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The end credits on modern movies have the names of everyone involved in the making of the film. But if you watch old movies from before the 70's it just says "The End" and tells you the names of the actors, maybe the director and producer as well.

Why doesn't it do that anymore? Who the hell cares about the make up artist, the caterers, the camera operators etc. I don't. Who the hell even watches the credits.
 
The make up artist, the caterers, the camera operators etc.

When I've really enjoyed a movie I watch the credits. ....As often as not and rather ironically to see who has designed the credits. :p
 
That's because those old movies used to have the credits at the beginning. In a much shorter form, but they certainly named the make-up artists, costume designers, even "Asst. to (film star name)" etc. That way, you HAD to watch them!
 
The reason most people sit through credits is because they want to find out the artist/title of a song from within the film, which is always nearly the last thing on-screen. But, they have to sit through the screwdriver purchasers and star's a*** wipers names first
 
DamnDirtyApe I always thought that was the Matrix!



I think thats somewhat disrespectful of you. If it wasnt for those hundreRAB of people working so hard you wouldnt have just seen what you did. And I stay behind after every movie and try to acknowledge as many people as I can, it's common decency.
 
Lol, I am sure they accept your acknowledgement Elijah :p

I only stay if I want to find out the name of a song, or if I have fallen asleep (Scary movie 3 anyone? :o ), other than that I am first out of the door when the film enRAB.

W.
 
I sat through the credits of "Under Siege" last night just to find out who performed the tracks - I hate it these days that films shown on telly have their end credit interuppted by presenters telling us what's on next with voice overs, or the screen being resized to show us what's coming up next week or whatever.
 
What about the many films released nowadays that have a post credits scene?

If you leave as soon as the credits start rolling, there is a good chance you will miss something. A couple of films I have seen over the last few years have had major plot points explained during the post credit scene.

And if I remember rightly there is a whole extra song at the end of Blues Brothers 2000 (yeah, I know it was a bad film, just an excuse to make an extra long music video)...
 
that really gets my goat too,i'm forever recording programmes just to play the end credits at slow speed.

how can you be interested in films and not be interested in the end credits,or are filmgoers just interested in the a-list stars.
if there's a particular scene i've loved or the lighting of a scene,i always search out the cinematogrpher's name or lighting director.
i hope i'm not the only one,but i'm always checking wether i've got the character's name right and on many occasions i haven't :o

on occasion's i discovered certain actresses name being listed differently
when she was young jennifer love hewitt is credited as love hewitt
and sophia coppola in RUMBLEFISH is credited as domino.
God,i sound like like a film geek :eek:
 
No, I'm being serious here. I am training for a career in film and so many people work so hard to make a movie, it is so disrespectful to slag them off.
 
I realy like the old credits system. In Where Eagles Dare, it fits in well and the end with just the cast and director etc is good, it enRAB neatly.

It's pointless with these extened credit clip things as everyone focuses on the out-takes etc as in Rush Hour but pay no attention to the rest.
 
YES! It's can ruin the end of a perfect film - case in point is Get Carter. For those who know about the ending, will appreciate the subtle beauty of the credits set to the simple sound of crashing waves - not a channel 5 box-out squashing the credits out with the garish bright orange titles and a chainsaw infested shout-a-bout trailer for ROBOT WAAAAAARZZZ. :( :mad:
 
Walking out of movie theatre is not disrespectful, these people are getting paid to work on the films remember, I am guessing the best reward for their work is actually seeing their contribution to the film.
I doubt one of these make up artists would really care if someone walked out of a theatre before their name appeared.

W.
 
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