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Topic: REAL credit offsets -- what & why?
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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-24-2010 05:31 PM
Hmm...interesting. I usually don't raise house lights until any extra scenes/outtakes/etc. are over, or (with most features) until the actual credit "crawl" starts. House lights stay down if the crawl is preceded by "slates" with the names of the major actors, director, editor, cinematographer, etc., unless the "slates" continue for a substantial length of time.
House lights always stay down for any sort of "epilogue" titles that explain what eventually happened to the characters or anything of that sort.
Is this not a standard policy? Does it depend on the type of film? After all, not many kids-movie audiences will sit through the credits, but many film-festival-goers will, especially if the screening is followed by a Q&A with the director or someone else associated with the film.
I can be persuaded either way. The safety issue is important, but so is presentation quality. Personally, I sit through credits and would actually prefer that house lights not be raised until the credits have actually completed, but that is unrealistic in most cases.
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Joe Elliott
Master Film Handler
Posts: 497
From: Port Orange, Fl USA
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 07-26-2010 12:31 PM
We have gotten complaints a few times if the lights have not come up as soon as the credits start. We had one lady chew out a manager, and threaten to sue because the lights didn't come up the second the credits started, as she had to get up immediately and use the restroom. We have runner lights on the floor, and our lights only go down to the minimum safety setting (which people complain that the lights don't go all the way dark during the movie). We do get more than our share of complainers, as we are in a high tourist area, and I think a lot of people are under a lot of stress from their vacations, so they tend to complain more. We have Ash-Stevenson dimmers that have 4 settings: OFF, P1(show), p2(half),p3(full), bump (instant up for emergencies). We hit half at the start of any credits, and then full when the main credits hit.
That being said however, even if we only had full up/down, I feel the lights come up as soon as the credits hit. People generally have to run to the restroom right away. Easter eggs and extra scenes are OK upon occasion, but hollywood just trys too hard to FORCE people to watch the credits, and the 'credit offset' crap with digital is just another way to do it. We need an insurance waver form, anytime they send out credit offsets that are when THEY want the lights to come up instead of when the actual credits start. Sending them that waiver that states that they are responsible for any accidents/injuries incurred by patrons trying to exit the theater during credits with low lighting would most likely put a stop to that practice.
Yes this is one of my pet peeves.
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