Posts: 621
From: Bristol, South Glos, England
Registered: Mar 2009
posted July 16, 2017 06:28 AM
Why is there a 'habit' for films to have there credit crawl missing, either at the front or the end. Is there some mysterious depository somewhere with reels of credits????? Any info appreciated.
Posts: 720
From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Feb 2009
posted July 16, 2017 08:48 AM
Two reasons I can think of, Mark. TV prints had them cut for running times, plus their thought was 'who wants to sit through 3 or 4 minutes of credits' - secondly, ex-library prints probably suffered by being switched off as the credits started, with the print probably roughly removed from the projector leading to loss of frames - same with the starts of reels from ex-library prints - they're always rougher/splicier than the rest of the film.
Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003
posted July 16, 2017 09:08 AM
The super 8 Arco 3x400' digests (English with Dutch subtitles) I've seen not only have the end titles cut, but they also have very abrupt endings. I assume it was to save money.