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Credits
Also: roll credits · opening credits · end credits · main titles
Credits are the names of the cast and crew shown on screen. In a script you only mention them when they matter to the story, like "OPENING CREDITS" over a scene, or "ROLL CREDITS" at the very end.
You do not list who made the film in a screenplay. You just mark where credits happen if their timing is part of the experience, like a song playing as names appear over the opening drive.
ROLL CREDITS, or simply FADE OUT, usually ends the script. A short scene after the credits is often called a stinger or tag.
EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - DAY Sam drives alone, radio blasting. OPENING CREDITS play over the empty road.