1. 3 Different and Recent Examples
a type of End Credits
By Charlotte Bracken

2. Sherlock Holmes 2009 – End Credits
The Sherlock Holmes 2009 end credits are very unique to the style of the
actual film it is. Having an old, vintage type style to the end credits gave it a
more personal touch to the film. Using different techniques such as colour
rendering, visual effects and even movement, they are all pieced together to go
perfectly with the music. Having the style like an old paper which coffee stains
video effects with pencil like sketches almost as if reinforces the fact that the
idea of Sherlock Holmes is that he is old and it gives off an old feel to the film.
But then again having the camera movement in the film move at a fast pace
which goes in time with the music to me gives off a modern day feel to it. The
action film end credits is filled with advanced techniques which make even the
end credits what no one seems to watch more interesting than they already are
with the sharpening of the images when sketched to make it more clear, the
slight blur on the video clips what have been selected from the film along with
the distortion. As a film itself the video formats which would be used for the
end credits on this film are either MPEG4, MPEG, VOB and MWV as well as
being the codec for the actual film. As researching for the resolution for the film,
the only one I could find was for YouTube and even then the resolution for the
end credits are 480x360 pixels. The screen ratio for the end credits are 4:3
aspect ratio to widescreen 16:9 as it would be viewable at home and the 16:9
aspect ratio is more for home theatre.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr2uPF83-m0

3. Avengers Assemble 2012 – End Credits
Even though the Avengers Assemble 2012 is the same genre as Sherlock
Holmes 2009, the end credits for both films are very different in many different
ways. The camera movement within the end credits doesn’t move the same,
instead it seems to smoothly slide across the screen revealing weaponry used
within the film and even some of the uniform which has been used. As the
camera moves the object on the screen goes slightly blurry and distorted but
them comes back in to focus as the camera zooms in on the object. By making
colours with the end credits stand out enables the viewer to establish what the
object is. This leaves the audience still engaged within the film as the end
credits are still rolling. While looking for the video formats, resolution and
screen ratio etc. I could not seem to find the stuff I needed so by focusing on
the clip within YouTube, that is how I have based the technical part to it. By
doing this, it seems the actual Avengers Assemble has something in common
with Sherlock Holmes. Having the video formats as MPEG4, MPEG, VOB and
MWV as well as being the codec again and also the resolution for the end
credits are 480x360 pixels. The screen ratio for the end credits are 4:3 aspect
ratio to widescreen 16:9 as it would be viewable at home and the 16:9 aspect
ratio is more for home theatre which again is the same to Sherlock Holmes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxN2IsLbZqo

4. Saving Private Ryan (1998) – End Credits
Within the end credits of Saving Private Ryan, there isn’t
much going on, it is just a black background which has
been faded into by the previous image. Showing an
American soldiers graveyard and then the flag, the camera
techniques have shown fading into another image or
scene. This can be seen as showing more of how times
have changed through the years. Majority of films around
the year 1998 would have had a plain black background
whereas of together, technology has developed over time.
Motion graphics have become a lot more easier to do.
Using the same information for resolution and the video
format as The Avengers Assemble and Sherlock Holmes as
it wasn’t easy to find the information I needed. Still being
able to use some visual effects before the end credits
shows the stuff what can be done. The end credits are not
as exciting as it is in the other two I have already compared
yet still shows what technical aspects of it just before the
end credits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTuoq6Tr3gE

5. With comparing all three end credits, it just shows that
as time goes on, the media seems to get more
creative and expands on what they can do. Everything
develops within time and new things are found to use
to make more end credits interesting instead of just
having a blank screen showing the credits which would
make people want to turn it off as there is nothing
visual to see to the human eye. Having advanced
techniques within an end credit as well as the technical
techniques, opens up more of a depth of field which
some people want to know or some people want to
visualise. By having a certain screen ratio or
resolution, would make people want to watch the end
credits as well as the film.