Movies have huge credit rolls that tell you everyone involved from the director down to the person who made the cups of tea. But why? I can understand why actors, who need exposure to maintain a career, would want this. But is it important for the person who drove the truck full of props around to be credited for their future prospects?
You don’t see a plaque when you walk into a building listing everyone who laid a brick as part of the construction. I assume there’s a historical reason why the entertainment industry, and only the entertainment industry does this.
Edit: To all those that took my geniune question about what historically lead to this, and turned it into accusations of me being some sort of thoughtless “asshole”, what is even the point of someone trying to contribute to these online communities if you are just going to be made to feel horrible?
I can’t imagine complaining about people getting credit for their work.
I’m not complaining, I’m wondering why no other industry feels it’s necessary to do this.
Every other industry does have a version of crediting. From services providing name tags to the reception staff and waiters, to engineering companies with “about us” sections on their webpages showcasing projects and the engineers who designed them.
Musicians often have sections in their live shows introducing the instrument players of the band even if it was a solo event. Music albums used to come with a booklet that, along with the lyrics and nice art, included the credits of all musicians. Theaters will hand out a pamphlet with a review of what the play is about and a list of credits for the production team.
Hospitals and clinics are required to display the names of medical staff somewhere in a billboard. Private practices have to show the name of doctors on the doors. In some countries restaurants have to showcase the kitchen staff names and the number of their sanitary permits to handle food.
Every industry has their ways, this is just the way this industry decided to do it.
Video games also do this. I’m sure there are other examples.
Which makes it even more disgusting when people fight to have others removed their credit. There was a writer who basically wrote the first Guardians of the Galaxy but James Gunn wanted sole writing credit after he was hired as the director, so she sued and won before it’s release, and got the credit she deserved in the film.
That’s a gross mischaracterisation. Credit arbitration is automatic whenever more than one writer or team are involved, or when a writer is also the director. There was no-one “suing” anyone.
https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/the-story-behind-james-gunns-reported-feud-with-a-guardians-of-the-galaxy-writer
Like I said, crefit arbitration is automatic. Gunn wouldnt have the ability to remove someone’s writjng credit.