The Credit Roll Density
A film-strip wall where crew mix becomes a craft barcode and the roll thickens with density.
Distinct crew composition signatures exist beyond genre; denser, post-heavy mixes correlate with awards while lean signatures can outperform in ROI.
Question: Do crew composition signatures correlate with awards or ROI beyond budget and genre?
Method: Aggregate department counts per film and normalize by runtime; compare density and mix against awards and ROI.
Prediction: High-density signatures over-index on awards; ROI outliers cluster elsewhere.
Test: Compare distributions across density bins and highlight outliers.
Credits begin rolling — every film a strip, every department a band.
Some strips thicken with craft density, others stay lean and fast.
The roll freezes on signatures: award-sparkling mixes and ROI outliers.
- imdb.film_crew
- imdb.film_awards
- tmdb.movies
- 16_credit_roll_density.json
- Crew data completeness varies widely by film and era.
- Departments are inconsistent and require normalization.
- Density can proxy budget/scale without controls.
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