Why do cinematographers have their credentials listed in movie credits?
In movie credits, why is it that only the cinematographer or perhaps film editor have their credentials listed? The answer’s sorta been said here in… 1) You were probably thinking ACE was a union and wondering why the WGA isn’t next to writers’ names in credits. It’s not a union, so that answers this question. 2) You then would logically ask why the honorary society that writers and all other film workers belong to don’t list theirs. Well, they do… unless, like the writers, they don’t have such a society. If they did, I don’t doubt you’d see it listed. 3) This leads one to ask why they bother to list such things… the same reason someone puts MBA on their business card. It’s a sign of status. Off topic, but here’s a nice article on editing from the NYT.
