  | T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
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| | Posted: | | | | In this old thread, it was established that a "Written for the Screen by" credit is entered here as "Screenwriter". That was about a film. Now what if it's a TV show, and the credit reads "Written for Television by"? There's also a "Based on the Novel by" credit. Is "Written for Television by" in this case still "Screenwriter"? |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | I honestly thought we had covered this before.  From the WGA website: Quote:
The term “Written by” is used when the writer(s) is entitled to both the “Story by” credit and the “Teleplay by” credit.
This credit shall not be granted where there is source material of a story nature. Since there is a OMB credit, obviously, there was source material of a story nature. According to the crew chart, the Profiler credit of writer refers to a credit of 'Written by'. This writer does not qualify for that credit, which is why that credit isn't on the screen, so this absolutely cannot be entered as writer...but that's just my opinion. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
I honestly thought we had covered this before. I thought so, too. Yet, new profiles that are being submitted consistently seem to be getting this wrong - hence the need for this. |
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