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Listing a completed PSA Production
Hey All,
Independent Film Maker here. I'm currently focused on Social Conscience Shorts and PSAs. I've Produced and Aired a few Suicide Prevention PSAs, via Broadcast TV and Cable, and in Preproduction for a 2022 Christmas PSA Project. Cast & Crew keeping asking for IMDB Recognition, so I need to get that done.
My Question: are PSA Productions allowed on IMDB, to show as a completed Project, with Cast & Crew credits?
Thanks,
River
it's not a me thing, It's a We Thing
gromit82
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2 months ago
River: Yes, you should be able to get the PSAs listed on IMDb, as they would be characterized like TV commercials, which are eligible for listing. See https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/title-formatting/G56U5ERK7YY47CQB :
So you would submit the PSA as a made-for-video title. I recommend listing the charity or government agency which sponsors the PSA as the Brand, which you would follow with a colon and then the title of the PSA.
Keep in mind that PSAs don't usually include on-screen credits, so I would assume that all of your cast and crew would have (uncredited) attributes. A person generally needs to have at least one credited job to have an IMDb name page appear. For those of your cast or crew who have previous IMDb entries, this PSA can be listed on their filmographies, but for those who don't, they won't be able to get IMDb pages just by virtue of this uncredited job.
The new title submission form begins at https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/edit?update=title and continues on succeeding screens. If you get stuck along the way, please feel free to come back here and ask for more advice (providing full details and/or screen shots of what you are dealing with).
Good luck!
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gwkemmis
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2 months ago
Hey.
Thanks for taking the initiative to post this thread.
I'm also an independent filmmaker and musician, and for a long time I've had experience with the skills of both, but now that I'm creating series for distribution... some of my main goals are to focus on the same types of ideas:
Documentaries, Social Issues, Informational/Educational and PSA series.
The question I have for this thread is basically how to obtain an IMDb ID number or create one, to go along with my profile, as it may be required to not only distribute and market, but also get reviews and ratings.
Any contributor or staff member, please reply.
Thanks.
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River
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2 months ago
Thanks Gromit.
Regarding Credits, everyone did/does receive a credit, just not in the standard onscreen format. I list the Credits on the website (landing Page). If you go to makeyourselfask.org you'll see what I mean.
I appreciate you,
River
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eboy
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2 months ago
I would say that PSAs are more like ”short films” than ”commercials”.
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