Ever wonder why the end credits in a movie always seem to scroll at the same rate as it does in other movies? No? Well, here’s the answer anyways. Beware: if the terms PAL, NTSC and scanlines mean nothing to you, here be dragons. Found via an AskMetafilter question that provides some interesting reading material for those of us not blessed with a working understanding of video resolutions and interlacing.
(The title of this post is apparently taken from the end credits of the UK short film Blowout, though obviously it applies to a great many other films.)
I quit my job this week! I couldn’t deal with the ongoing untruths handed down from Fearless Leader, budget crises (”Oh we don’t have the money for Wesley”) and 65-hour weeks.
My graceful resignation stated that I was moving to Los Angeles to pursue my dream of setting end title credits in film. The AskMefi post piqued my interest too. I’m not sure how one gets started as an end-credit-setter, but a few more years of hardcore body typesetting and proofreading can’t hurt.
I am SO sorry for the dangled carrot of a contract – I ultimately left over a dangled carrot, too. You certainly impressed Alex though…
Comment by jordan — August 26, 2007 @ 11:28 pm