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Thursday, January 19th, 2017 3:23 AM

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Correcting order of credits for HoD technical roles such as editor

Hey all - I'd like to open up a discussion around having a ranked order for HoD and lead technical roles (editor, cinematographer, production designer etc) in a similar way to how you can force a ranked order of cast rather than just alphabetical. 

I worked on a film where there are three editor credits. I'm the top credited editor on the film. Legally my name has to appear first on the billing block, credits, all advertising materials etc. But on IMDB due to the alphabetisation I get the lowest ranked position, just due to my surname starting letter. This is causing real issues around perception around who did what on the film. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_for_the_Wilderpeople 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4698684/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm 

I know that the current design of IMDB does not allow this. But we're able to do it in the cast section so it could be made possible with some back end tweaks.

I feel that this would be a good addition to ensure that the information on the site is as accurate as possible.

In an ideal world we want the information on the site to 100% reflect the credit data.

Thanks for your time. 

Luke Haigh 
Editor on Hunt for the Wilderpeople & Turbo Kid 
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