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Credits

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ˈkredɪts/nounCore term

In film & television, credits means: The list of names of the people and companies who made a film or show, shown at the beginning or the end.

In Turkish: jenerik

How it is used

Opening credits come at the start and end credits or closing credits at the end; the credits roll. A screen credit is one person's name in the list, and a post-credits scene is a short extra scene after the end credits.

Example sentences

  1. Stay until the end of the credits; there's one more scene.

  2. Her name appears in the opening credits as co-writer.

Common collocations

  • opening credits
  • end credits
  • the credits roll
  • post-credits scene
  • screen credit
  • film editorThe person who selects and joins the shots of a film into a finished story, working with the director to shape its rhythm and structure.
  • directorThe person who leads the creative side of a film or TV episode, guiding the actors and the crew and deciding how each scene should look and feel.
  • producerThe person who makes a film or TV project happen: finding the money, hiring key people, managing the budget and schedule and seeing the project through to release.
  • premiereThe first public showing of a film, play or TV series, often a special event with the cast and crew.

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