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Saturday, December 14th, 2024 4:36 PM

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Does not meet contribution guidelines (Cast Additions)

I've been trying to update my IMDB page to include 19 older movies that I worked on (uncredited) as a voice actor. Most of them I was employed to "voicematch" or "sound-alike" one of the main cast members who was not available for ADR/looping in post. Because of this, I usually get no credit (and in some cases am required to sign an NDA agreeing not to reveal which actor I replaced), but in the past have always had no problem with getting an IMDB listing by submitting myself using the character name "Additional Voices" and the "uncredited" attribute.

Of the 19 I just submitted, 1 was accepted (it had an actual character name) and 18 were declined due to "Does not meet contribution guidelines." Three of those declined I resubmitted with copies of my SAG day player contract or copies of my residuals from studio payroll--but they were also declined because of the same issue.

Can anyone tell me what the specific issue/problem is? To be clear, these are NOT dubbing jobs or being part of a "loop group". I'm always on the ADR stage or in a recording booth, with a director, filling in for another member of the main cast & recording lines in their original language that end up in the film.

The recent submissions are listed below:

241213-212900-426000 (resubmission with proof of employment)

241213-212233-281000  (resubmission with proof of employment)

241213-205552-360000 (resubmission with proof of employment)

241213-192059-062000 

241213-191956-734000 

241213-191537-158000 

241213-191123-080000 

241213-190929-521000 

241213-190630-530000 

241213-183711-737000 

241213-183126-152000 

241213-175727-842000 

241213-175620-756000 

241213-175246-352000 

241213-174914-363000 

241213-174727-588000 

241213-174401-781000 

241213-173703-129000 - approved

241213-173113-430000 

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7 days ago

Hello quangaroo,

I have reviewed the submissions and the reason why the submissions are being rejected is that as a Cast/Acting policy we do not allow uncredited Voice credits as mentioned in our Cast/Acting Guidelines:

"Must have an on-screen credit - Due to the difficulty of verifying uncredited voice involvement, we don't allow uncredited voice credits."

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Thanks for getting back to me, Fran. Is this a new policy? I have many credits listed the way I described in my post--so why were they allowed?

What is the work-around? I see some of my colleagues & castmates simply have the character name "Actor" in the place of a real character name. Will that work?

Considering I have supplied (and can supply) copies of my SAG contracts & residuals 100% verifying I worked on the films, I don't see how verification can be an issue. As an IMDB Pro member, I use this site as a resume, and not being allowed to list films I can prove I worked on sort of defeats the purpose.

What are my options?

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This is not a new policy, Voice Acting credits are only allowed if you did receive a onscreen end credit. I encourage you to take a look at the Guidelines, we will not list uncredited Voice credits. 

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7 days ago

Also see:

"Adr/looping/background voices & announcer credits for non-fiction titles should be submitted as Additional (Other) Crew unless they are credited in the cast section."

https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/cast-acting-credits-guidelines/GH3JZC74FVYKKFMD#voice