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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | A point of policy, please:
When a person appearing in a film (a documentary for example) is identified onscreen with their appearance, but is not named in the opening or closing credits, would that person be termed Credited (since he is given credit for his appearance), or Uncredited (since he does not appear in the credits). Many thanks. |
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Registered: July 31, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,506 |
| Posted: | | | | From the rules - Quote: If a film does not have standard credits, use the following rules:
* If a film has actors listed in the opening credits, which are not listed in the end credits, add these to the list in DVD Profiler before those taken from the end credits. * If a film has no end credits, but does have actors credited elsewhere, enter the actors from those credits. * If an actor is credited by name but does not have an associated role, you may use another source to identify the role. In each case, list Actor’s names and roles (when given) exactly as they are in the credits and in exactly the same order credited.
From that, I personally would say to credit them. |
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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | I should have been more clear. The one I'm thinking about at this moment has both opening and closing credits. The interview subjects are not listed therein, but instead at the point their interview segments appear.
(Thanks for replying.) |
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Registered: May 9, 2007 | Posts: 254 |
| Posted: | | | | I had a similar situation with the documentary "Endurance". I ended up listing those not in the end credits in order of appearance, then listing those in the end credits afterwards. (The conversation concerning that is here. It's short, but amusing...) | | | "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey |
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Registered: July 31, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,506 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Broven: Quote: I had a similar situation with the documentary "Endurance". I ended up listing those not in the end credits in order of appearance, then listing those in the end credits afterwards. (The conversation concerning that is here. It's short, but amusing...) Haha, good read Although I personally agree with what they said, the quote from my previous post would suggest otherwise as there are credits. Of course, he can store them however he wants locally. |
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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Broven: Quote: I had a similar situation with the documentary "Endurance". I ended up listing those not in the end credits in order of appearance, then listing those in the end credits afterwards. (The conversation concerning that is here. It's short, but amusing...) Not sure I agree with your approach, but I certainly appreciate the information. Since the rules insist the "credits" are the primary source, I'm leaning toward submitting with those appearing in the credits first, then others in order of appearance (not flagged uncredited) with explanation and documentation, and see where the votes go. Thanks to you both. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 951 |
| Posted: | | | | Enter them in the order in which they are credited. If they are credited in the film before the end credits they should go before those that are credited in the end credits. | | | Are you local? This is a local shop the strangers you would bring would not understand us, our customs, our local ways. |
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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Tracer: Quote: Enter them in the order in which they are credited. If they are credited in the film before the end credits they should go before those that are credited in the end credits. Extending that logic, if cast is credited in the opening credits, they go first. Yes? |
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Registered: May 9, 2008 | Posts: 467 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote: Quoting Tracer:
Quote: Enter them in the order in which they are credited. If they are credited in the film before the end credits they should go before those that are credited in the end credits. Extending that logic, if cast is credited in the opening credits, they go first. Yes? From the rules: Quote: If a film has actors listed in the opening credits, which are not listed in the end credits, add these to the list in DVD Profiler before those taken from the end credits. So yes they would go first * IF* they are not listed in the end credits |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 1,414 |
| Posted: | | | | Yes, so assuming that no one is double-credited, I'd put them in this order:
People in opening credits People not in opening or end credits but credited onscreen, in the order they appear People in ending credits
This is an issue very frequently with documentaries, though usually they don't have opening credits, at least in my experience.
It can also come up in silent movies, where you may have a couple cast members credited in the opening, no end credits at all, and a bunch of minor players credited when their character first appears onscreen. | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." | | | Last edited: by gardibolt |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting CalebAndCo: Quote: Quoting Tracer:
Quote: Enter them in the order in which they are credited. If they are credited in the film before the end credits they should go before those that are credited in the end credits. Extending that logic, if cast is credited in the opening credits, they go first. Yes? I know what you are thinking,...don't. the Rules do not read that way. Just fol;low the Rules don't start trying to interpret them. Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
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Registered: October 6, 2008 | Posts: 1,932 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote: Quoting CalebAndCo:
Quote: Quoting Tracer:
Quote: Enter them in the order in which they are credited. If they are credited in the film before the end credits they should go before those that are credited in the end credits. Extending that logic, if cast is credited in the opening credits, they go first. Yes?
I know what you are thinking,...don't. the Rules do not read that way. Just fol;low the Rules don't start trying to interpret them.
Skip Lighten up, Skip. I'm just trying to understand the rules and how they are interpreted. And yes, they do need to be interpreted, since they don't explicitly delineate the procedure for every situation. | | | Last edited: by CalebAndCo |
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Registered: July 31, 2008 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,506 |
| Posted: | | | | He is also not entirely correct in this case as already quoted before - Quote: If a film has actors listed in the opening credits, which are not listed in the end credits, add these to the list in DVD Profiler before those taken from the end credits. . So if they are in the start credits ONLY they DO go at the start. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 951 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting gardibolt: Quote: Yes, so assuming that no one is double-credited, I'd put them in this order:
People in opening credits People not in opening or end credits but credited onscreen, in the order they appear People in ending credits
This is an issue very frequently with documentaries, though usually they don't have opening credits, at least in my experience.
It can also come up in silent movies, where you may have a couple cast members credited in the opening, no end credits at all, and a bunch of minor players credited when their character first appears onscreen. That's how I've always done them and that's the way I've seen others do it as well. I guess if this is a big sticking issue with some members we could always ask Ken or Geri how we should handle those credited in between the opening and ending credits. | | | Are you local? This is a local shop the strangers you would bring would not understand us, our customs, our local ways. |
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