www.forbes.com: If you're one of those people who stays in their theater seat to watch the credits at the end of a film you'll know that movie-making is a labor-intensive business.
Even though the densely-packed staff list zips by at quite a clip, it still usually takes more than five minutes before the curtain finally falls on a blockbuster movie. The credits are a sight to behold and can make even the most mundane movie appear to be an immense undertaking. Like most things in Hollywood, it is partly a work of magic.
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It's really enlightening to see these statistics and get actual numbers to grasp how many people work on a single film. Especially since becoming a theatrical technician, I have stayed at the end of movies to watch the credits and try to catch as many names as possible. I've always thought it was crazy how many names were listed and I wondered how much time each of those people would spend on the film. It's really interesting to see these laws that are in place in the UK and how they affect production/reporting. I find it interesting that the total number of people working on a movie is something that is generally not calculated/reported. I feel like that would be valuable information, but maybe it is a statistic that is just kept on internal reports. nI also think the loopholes that they go through to pay well-known actors are funny to know about. This was a really interesting article and I learned quite a bit about film production.
Ever since my family began going to the movie theater I remember that we were the last people to leave at the end of a movie. We would sit there and watch the credits roll by, and sometimes interesting or unusual names would catch my attention. It became a habit to sit, process the movie, and acknowledge or show respect to all the employees who worked on a film. Because the cinemas are public spaces I could see that the majority of people do not stick around to do the same. Therefore, unlike other differences from family to family, I was not surprised when I went to see a movie with my friend’s family, who proceeded to get up the second the movie was done and leave. I know that it is also a patience thing, where most people nowadays do not have the patience or attention span to sit through five to ten minutes of credits. As someone who may be listed somewhere in those credits someday I find this saddening, as most people do not seem to understand or appreciate the sheer number of people involved in a film. However, it is also the reality of the industry when you are not an actor or performer.
I am always amazed by how long credit seems to be. Like when you watch a movie and someone asks how long it is, the response is usually “[this long] minus credits.” When watching movies on Netflix and other streaming sites you can often see that the last six or more minutes are filled full of tiny names scrolling across the screen. I imagine it must be so exciting to see your own name in the credits of a movie! However, I know that many people who work on movies are not included in the credits and I wonder how, and who, makes those decisions and how it feels to be uncredited. Regardless, it is insane the amount of work and human power that goes into creating a blockbuster movie. The result would not have been possible without every single worker. I also would like to point out that I love what Marvel usually does– which is, practically forces the viewer to stay through and watch the credits for additional promos at the end, I think this really helps viewers who do not know much about the industry really realize all of the hard work that went into it.
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