Film Credits

PaPa

PaPa

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I have done a search on the forum for "writing credits " "end credits" and have found nothing on this.

Would someone please help me figure out the best way to find film credits in totality, for every position available and in the general order in which they are displayed? I need to write credits for my school project and don't really have a clue where to begin, less i go through one of my films, and screen cap them all and then copy them down, which will be very time consuming.

i.e. credit format, or end credits, and their order.

thanks all!
 
What I do when I have a question about end credits is.... yank out a half dozen or dozen different DVD's , different genres, different time periods and watch the end credits.

You can also look at crew credits on imdb.com for further inspiration.

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i was hoping to not have to go through DVDs, thought perhaps someone knew of a list somewhere i could just look at.
 
Credits are ruled by what the production company wants, deals made with individuals, and union/ guild requirements. You don't have to worry about the later I assume so you can put anything you want any where you want. There are really no rules except the above. On many films a lot of folks who should have been in the credits don't get in for all kinds of reasons. Assistants tend to get bumped to "save film". The general policy is that important comes before less important and production comes before post, but it's not a rule. Titanic listed everyone and there mother. Partly because it was such a grueling experience and partly because it was so long that eight and a half minutes of credits wasn't a big deal and partially because they were very worried that it was going to be the record holder for biggest loss in film history. Remember that most of those names vote for some award and any award boosts sales a bit.

Head credits are usually restricted to big name stars, director, producer, DP, editor, composer and occasionally sound designer/ supervisor. But a lot of old films put all the credits at the head (though in the studio days there were a lot fewer credits given).
The color timer listed in Titanic had worked with Jim on a lot of films and Titanic was "timed" in that it was on film and color correction was done the traditional way. Now almost all color correction is done digitally so colorist is a more common credit.
Other than contractual and union/ guild requirements you can call people almost anything you want. There are a fair number of credits in most films that are basically favors to people. So do what you want and don't worry too much about it.
 
And if people are working for you for free or a reduced rate, you probably want to be sure to include them in the credits as a way of thanking them for their invaluable input to your production.
 
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