MOST people who watch movies or television pay very little attention to the credits at the beginning or end of a programme - except perhaps to note the names of favourite actors who played a particular role.
Members of an audience respond to the performers and to the storyline which unfolds in front of them. They give very little thought to the many, many technical and artisan specialists who have created the magic which has captured their imagination.
A few directors or writers, or (more recently) a selected group of cinematographers and special effects wizards, are recognisable to those who watch the international telecasts of movie and television awards ceremonies, but the vast majority of even the most successful behind-the-scenes ''makers'' of film and television are unknown to millions of TV/film fans.
It is the nature of film and television work that achieving the best and highest technical standards should make the behind-the-camera artists invisible.
If the sound track or the editing or the special effects call attention to themselves and interrupt the story, then the filmmakers have actually not done their job properly, they have destroyed the magic of the illusion.
All of their effort is aimed at persuading the audience to suspend their disbelief during the programme and to participate vicariously in the events they are watching.