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  | T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 8,739 |
| | Posted: | | | | Now that we can add crew for TV shows (which I already had been doing for years, by the way), can we get a 'creator' addition to the writing credits, please? Lots of my TV shows have writing credits like this:
created by XXX, followed by written by YYY
or sometimes even:
created by XXX, followed by story by YYY, screenplay by ZZZ
I am now using "original characters by" - I can't use "writer", "screenwriter" or "original material by" because all of these are already used by the other credits. I'd really like a "created by" entry. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 555 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Story by is still OMB
You are right on OCB and Teleplay is a screenplay for TV
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 813 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
Story by is still OMB
You are right on OCB and Teleplay is a screenplay for TV
Skip Where is Story by defined as OMB in the rules Skip? OMB is for another medium that is adapted for the screen - in this case it is not, it is writing original material for the screen. IMO it should be Writer - but I accept that is only a personal preference, as the rules do not give any guidance. | | | Andy 
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | That was discussed in the forums during one your hiatuses, Andrew.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
That was discussed in the forums during one your hiatuses, Andrew. We've been doing ever since then, and know it wasn't my creation, just as few things are. I have a big piece of ducttape I will be happy to send you so you can put it over your keyboard.
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Outta here
Billy Video |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 906 |
| | Posted: | | | | Have to agree with this suggestion. I definetelly want a "created by" credit for TV shows. Original material is not even close to matching a created by credit in my opinion. As someone else said, why do we constantly have to shoehorn different credits into the same credit? | | | 
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 813 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote:
That was discussed in the forums during one your hiatuses, Andrew.
Skip So it is not a rule, as I said. | | | Andy
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | No this is apparently one of the rules that says the exact opposite of what it means, or something.  | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting gardibolt: Quote:
No this is apparently one of the rules that says the exact opposite of what it means, or something. Right.  In order to get 'Story by' into OMB, one has to lean more on the fact that there are no role names listed for OMB (so it could be 'Story by'  ) and lean less on the phrase 'from another medium'. It's a balancing act. On topic: I would love to see a 'Created by' credit. | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting m.cellophane: Quote:
On topic: I would love to see a 'Created by' credit. I am no big fan of crew credits at all... I just personally have no use for them beyond writer & director... but in this case... this is one credit I would love to have!  | | | | Pete |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 8,739 |
| | Posted: | | | | A few days before it's one-year-anniversary, I thought it would be nice to drag up this old thread (actually caused by this discussion). Ken, can we please get a "created by" credit? |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,394 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks for bumping this one, Tim. I agree it's needed. | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole)
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Behemot: Quote:
Seconded. Seconded '08. | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,459 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'd love to see a "created by" and a "story by", cos sometimes story doesn't always equal omb. |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 663 |
| | Posted: | | | | I totally agree that we need a "created by" by tv show credits. | | | We're on a mission from God.
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