Now, the lines in the map indicates the ethnicity of the people who changed their names in the film industry!
The RED LINE signifies a person whose original name is British but the current name is of a different ethnicity
The BLUE LINE signifies a person whose original name is from a different ethnicity but they have changed their current name to a British one.
The WHITE LINE signifies a person who changed their name from any other country(no association with Britain) The lines in the map trace down the ethnicity of the Star Wars crew. These are American actors working in the American film industry but the lines in the map reflect their diverse ethnic representation.
The thickness of lines in the map shows the number of people who have their ethnic roots from a particular region.
DATA BEHIND THE SCENE     OUR CONCLUSION: Part I     PART II    
Ethnic Analysis of the Motion Picture Industry

DO YOU CARE FOR THE CREDITS?

All of us have watched a movie in a theatre/home before BUT have you ever thought of staying back to watch the credits at the end? Do you feel credits are as important as the movie? Well, that's a definitive 'NO' there!

We are making CREDITS to be more amusing and interesting for you!

Let's start by analyzing the ethnic breakdown of some popular celebrities! Mark Hamill, more popularly know as Luke Skywalker(Star Wars):

Expand the tree and play below to learn more about Mark Hamill's ethnic origin

Click me and check the map!

SAMPLE OF STAR WARS CREDITS BELOW:

Mark HamillLuke Skywalker
Harrison FordHan Solo
Carrie FisherPrincess Leia Organa
George LucasExecutive Producer
Gary KurtzProducer
John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Gilbert TaylorDirector of Photography
George LucasWriter
Richard ChewEditor
Paul HirschEditor
Marcia LucasEditor
Dianne CrittendenCasting
Irene LambCasting
Vic RamosCasting
John BarryProduction Design
Leslie DilleyArt Direction

Going back to the Star Wars example, let's consider Princess Leia's actress, Natalie Portman. Born Natalie Herschlag, she changed her name to 'Portman' which invokes an area more geographically native to Britain. In other words, she dropped her German-sounding name for a more pronouncable, and therefore more marketable one.
Let's analyze the ethnic breakdown of Natalie Portman's name!


Expand the tree and play below to learn more about Natalie Portman's ethnic origin


BELOW ARE FEW PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THEIR NAMES!

Click me and check the map! Natalie Portman             ->   Natalie Herschlag
Stanley Lieber               ->   Stan Lee
Mark Sinclair                 ->   Vin Diesel
Elizabeth Stamatina Fey ->   Tina Fey

Intrigued by the findings? Check out our "Data Behind the scene" and the conclusion articles mentioned above!!