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Credit for a group announced by the host/presenter
If a group is announced by the host/presenter of a show at the start of their performance but is not named in the end credits, how should they be credited? In the guide for order numbers it says "first onscreen appearance where they are identified either by a caption or spoken name is used to determine the order". That seems to suggest that they should have a 'normal' credit with an order number. The guide for group names suggests that the credit should be in the name of the group.
In the particular case I have at the moment, the name shows up on the catch-up service if you turn on the subtitles:
In previous episodes individual singers appearing in that slot have been credited by name as "Self - Musical Guest" with an order number so should the same apply to a group ("Themselves - Musical Guests" as the Character perhaps).
The main reason I am asking is that a similar issue arose with the companion show the day before - "The Jersey Boys Cast" were announced by the presenter at the start of their performance but the credit I attempted to add for them was declined (with reason "Related item has been declined." presumably meaning that the addition of the name was declined).
jeorj_euler
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3 years ago
Hi, Owen Rees. I'm always glad to hear from you. You've posed a great question. In the event that whichever IMDb staff member assigned to this thread is more interested in getting your declined filmography item correction submission reevaluated and approved than explaining what the best course of action in general may be, you might want to consider disclosing here ahead of time the 18-digit submission reference number of any submission of yours that has been declined and related to the question at hand.
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Bethanny
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3 years ago
Hey @owenrees -
This credits are usually added with the character name "Themselves", "Themselves - Musical Guests" sounds good to me. "Related item has been declined." means the name was rejected that is correct, would you mind giving me the reference number to see why it was rejected?
Cheers!
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