IMDB has deleted my credits?! Some Credits are more than a year old ???. HELP PLEASE!

Hi Champion,

Could you please help me by adding this missing credit?

#160404-203925-050000

Proof of work from Casting Director. 

What does "(uncredited) (on screen)" mean?

From the screen shots you posted, I don't see the "(uncredited)" attribute. If it's uncredited, did you add that?  If not, that's why it was removed.

Do you have, can you get, screen shots of your name appearing on screen, for the credited work, and/or a screen shot of your face on screen, clear and recognizable, for the uncredited work?

It seems you just resubmitted them, again...did you add any proof...it seems to be that they are not finding a way to verify the submissions. I'd recommend adding proof. There is no status for them to check on these new submissions yet as they're waiting in queue for processing. But if you have screen shots to add, staff here can attach them for you at this point so the page editor has it during processing. It can make it go through directly.

By screen shots, I mean of your name appearing on screen in the credit list on the film itself.

Also, IMDb's definitions:

1.  Credited = Name appears in the on screen credits for a film/show.
2.  Uncredited = Name does not appear in the on screen credits.

I was on screen in Fifty Shades of black and credited:

Above you typed (copied/pasted): "1. Fifty Shades of Black- (uncredited) (on screen)."

Did your name appear in the on screen credit roll when you watch the film?

And when you typed "(uncredited) (on screen)," did you add that wording in your submission?  It's confusing and ambiguous.

You said you changed the character name...why was that necessary? How did the credit appear on screen? "Elevator CEO woman" seems awkwardly noted...is that how it appeared on screen?  The change might have caused them to check the on screen credits for verification and they might not have seen your name listed.  A screen shot of your name in the cast list from the film's credits roll would help get it accurately listed.

I was on screen for TED 2 but not credited.  Thats why it's uncredited. 

Can you get a screen shot of your face appearing, easily recognizable, on screen in the film?  It's available on DVD, streaming on Amazon, etc., and should be easy to get.

I was credited for Other People

Can you get a screen capture of your name appearing in the credits of the film?

As far as Nocturnal Animals,  is in post production. As far as now, I am credited

Can you provide documentation, like call sheets, that shows you've worked on the film?

If production supplied a list of credited cast to IMDb and your name was not on it, that could be why it would be removed.  So, evidence will help them verify that you worked it.

So why are my credits being removed when they have been APPROVED by IMDB and/or are credited?!

I don't know...I am just trying to help you get the titles listed.  I am just a user and don't know what staff did.  It is, however, common for them to take someone at their word and list work.  It can, as you mentioned above, change and the entries can be corrected or removed.  I wouldn't dwell on what used to be on the site and work on the actual problem which is getting the items listed if they are accurate and eligible for listing.

Just because something used to be there, doesn't mean it should be restored.  Deletions of credits are actually difficult to get and are not done without a reason.  So, pointing out that its been removed is not of much value.  The assumption would be that they had good cause because otherwise they really, really don't like to remove data.  Their goal is to list it all (all credited work, that is-uncredited work is more an exception to the rule) but it needs to be accurate otherwise, who'd use the site?

Ok. Thank you. I am gathering as much information as I can. 

Why were they rejected after they were approved?

I can't understand why that would matter...but I addressed it above.  I would assume that there was some concern for accuracy and that staff had trouble verifying the data and removed it (or actually saw that the on screen credits did not include your name and the entry was not listed "uncredited" or submitted with a screen capture of your face, clearly recognizable on screen, or other documentation, and deleted it.

I can provide call sheets, confirmed emails, pay stubs. ( I really don't feel comfortable having that private info post here, is there a way I can send it privately?

Posting a call sheet should not be a problem. Also, documents can be posted here with personal information (dollar amounts, email addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, real addresses, etc.) can be blacked out first.

Otherwise, you can scan or photograph the documents and then put them somewhere you can obtain a link to them. I use dropbox.com and it is very easy. You can put the image in your dropbox, right-click and grab a link, then paste it.

In general, you can provide the link in a submission. For adding a credit, you can add a "miscellaneous comment" and put the link there for staff to use the documentation to verify. If a correction, there would be an "explanation" field available to place the link.

I would not recommend re-submitting it now just to add the link.  Instead, use the Data Verification Form at http://www.imdb.com/helpdesk/data_verification. This normally would be your last choice and will take the longest.  Posting images here would be easiest/fastest.

I can have Tony Hobbs vouch for me

This would usually not help. Other evidence (especially your name appearing on screen) is more helpful.

Staff usually doesn't take third party "vouching."  Besides, the guy hiring you probably didn't control what showed up in the on screen credits...now if someone can attached can supply such a screen shot for you that you can post here...that'd help greatly.

do I have to worry about my other credits being deleted in the future also?

Well...anything can happen, I guess.

But if they are accurate, and have already been verified, it's not likely.  Again, IMDb really, really doesn't like to remove data...the purpose of the site is to add until it's complete and accurate.

I'd make sure you're submitting properly and not flooding them with multiple requests of unverifiable and/or inaccurate data or else your account might end up getting flagged to have submissions include more and more evidence and/or having them ignored outright.  So, as Eboy said, above, in reference to the bad advice you'd been given, you should not keep submitting to see what sticks.  Do it once and do it well, then your account gets status of being an accurate submitter of data and you'll find submissions will go though with less documentation needed.

Re: Other People

I don't see the reference to being credited.  That'd be the important part. Do you have any documentation that speaks to that? Normally background extras are not eligible for IMDb credit unless the name appears in on screen credits.

Can you post the submission Reference Numbers for the submissions so staff here can attach your screen shots to those items?

It's the 18-digit number in the emailed receipt of can be found in your account's View your contributions page.

I have NOT been resubmitting

I didn't say you had.  As I explained above, that was in reference to the bad advice you'd received (and your subsequent reply that said you would keep resubmitting).

I'd recommend adding a reply that is easy to read, for each item, like:

Staff:  Can you add verification documentation for:

Submission Number 160210-xxxxxx-xxxxx


IMDB accepts background actors, it even states on their page.


I delete  old submissions out of my history page after its been approved and accepted. I didn't think I would need it after a year. 


Staff can you add verification documentation for these submissions;

#160209-154637-273000
#160209-170029-216000



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Thank you.
Karli Karissa 

Just to clarify, IMDb is a document of on screen credits in film and tv, first and foremost. Yes, some "uncredited" work can be added, as I've suggested a few times above.  Most extra work is not eligible for listing. But "uncredited" work can be considered and added.  You must be eligible, be seen on screen clearly recognizable, etc., as has been posted a few times above.  Not all "uncredited" work is eligible and there is no guarantee it'll be accepted nor that it won't be removed at some point. But, as I said above, extras are not normally listed. There is nothing anywhere on the site that suggests all background work will be listed. The site's mission is to display credited work. Background work might be added as an exception to the rule, if eligible.

Not really.  I'd have expected staff to stop by today and get it forwarded.

Let's work on this one by one.  So, I sent a submission to add the Ted 2 "uncredited" entry and included a link to the image by adding a "miscellaneous comment."

Contribution #160211-235257-338000

Thank you!! 

Nocturnal Animals

Contribution #160212-003127-974000

Thank you!

Other People

Contribution #160212-004651-147000

Thank you!!

Fifty Shades of Black

Contribution #160212-005846-120000

Maybe some of this can be resolved in the mean time. If you get screen shots to use, correct what is needed (remove "uncredited" attribute, correct character name/description, add the order number to place it correctly in the list, post them here or and then submit the corrections with a link to this thread where the image will be available to the page editor.

I will!! Thank you again.

I'm waiting for 'Fifty Shades' and 'Other People'  to be released so I can screen grab my close up and the ending credits. 

Once I get what's needed, then I will get the chance to correct the character name/description accurately.    

You've asked them to look into why it was changed.

Their response is, pretty much, "we're too busy with new requests to dwell on what happened in the past, so just re-submit it if something is currently missing"...which is what we've done.

The answer to why is...either the listings did not match on screen credits, could not be verified or they were found not to be eligible.

In any of those cases, submitting them accurately this time, with evidence to support it, would address any of those reasons.  So whether it's A,B or C...or some combination, you still need to resubmit them correctly with evidence...so there's no point in finding out what happened previously.

With 250,000,000 visitors to the site per month, re-answering the same questions over and over would keep staff from being able to have time to process all the new requests coming in. So, most questions you can think of to ask are already answered in the help area. So rather than take time to write out the answer again for you, they give you the link which pretty much covers the "why?" Then they assume you'll know which applies to you.

I guess it can't hurt. But I'd say we're beyond that now and it probably doesn't matte at this point.