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Production Accountant Credit
Production Accountants are Department Heads that oversee $100 Million or more in a season. We even get on-screen credit as Production Accountant or Production Controller. Why does IMDB throw them into "Series Additional Crew" with PA's and office staff? Other department heads such as Art Director, Locations, Transportation or any other department heads are credited accordingly in IMDB to match their on-screen credits. Production Accountants nationwide would very much appreciate if you would correct this issue. You can check my last series "Rebel" for ABC or look up my IMDB Kathy Riley I (additional crew) and you will see what it looks like to have been in this business for 30+ years as a department head lumped in with Additional Crew. United Talent Agency represents Directors of Photography, Assistant Directors, Production Designers, Costume Designers and they are looking to represent Production Accountants now as well.
jennifer_winter_g3hvevppq4m3y
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162 Points
5 years ago
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SoniaYDawson
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78 Points
1 year ago
I absolutely agree and support this request to add the category.
-Regards,
-Sonia Y. Dawson (Production Accountant/1st. Asst. Accountant)
IMDB: https://www.imdb.me/SoniaYDawson
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Chescalera
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362 Points
1 year ago
I emailed IMDB this same questionlast year and they sent me a generic response saying how they are working on improvements everyday and to go to the community site and post about it!
Without us there wouldn’t be a film! Or maybe there would be but uncle John and Cousin Joan would be processing late payments (if that) while sitting in their backyard - we aren’t additional crew! We are CORE CREW! Needed! Hence why we should have our own title designation!!!
imdb.me/CelesteEscalera
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jen_dougherty
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86 Points
1 year ago
Totally agree!
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chacechatterton
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228 Points
1 year ago
Couldn't agree more. Imdb please adjust your settings to give us more than an "additional crew" credit. We deserve our own category.
Chace Chatterton (1st Assistant Accountant)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8361235/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Michelle
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300.5K Points
1 year ago
Hi @kathyriley -
I have converted this request to an Idea thread within the community so other members can vote on the issue and provide IMDb staff with the visibility to track interest and demand.
Cheers!
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SamScowcroft
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200 Points
1 year ago
Absolutely!!! The accounts team/s are often the first ones in behind the producer (sometimes even before!) and the last ones out, even after delivery. We are a core team of the whole production, not some 'other department'. We deserve the recognition for the work we do at the very least by acknowledging that our department exists in and of itself! :)
Sam Scowcroft
Samantha Scowcroft - IMDb
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Jnixon
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74 Points
1 year ago
I completely agree. Accounts should have their own category, not be sat in misc at the end of the line. As an FC I'm the first on, last off of a production, working side by side with the producers on the daily.
Best,
Josh Nixon
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5404270/
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ChristineLyes
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86 Points
1 year ago
I agree. We deserve our own category. We have a credit on screen why not on IMDb. I don’t understand that we are recognized everywhere except on this website.
IMDb please adjust your settings to give us credit.
Christine Lyes (Production Accountant, Payroll Accountant)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9941068/
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JakubMalar
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72 Points
1 year ago
Can't agree more, accounts are essential part of the production and deserve to be acknowledged.
Jakub Malar (Production Accountant/1st. Asst. Accountant)
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6480468/
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MGonzalez
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130 Points
1 year ago
I couldn't agree more. I think IMDB should acknowledge us as an ACTIVE and essential part of the production and assign us a DEPARTMENT on the dropdown menu like Art or Costume
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diane_harvie
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62 Points
1 year ago
I absolutely agree! There is not a single production without an accounts team so it's only fair we get our own category.
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kathyriley
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1.1K Points
1 year ago
380 views! I tried to click on the "upvotes", doesn't work. Who can vote on this idea? Could this have something to do with why we aren't able to upvote? Thanks.
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PipBad
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130 Points
1 year ago
Yes! Everything goes through the Accounts Department, anything decided from cast to crew to special effects, the cost of everything you see and hear on screen crosses the desks (paper or digitally) of the Accounts team. Accountants service every department of the production, we’re not just 9-5’ers shuffling paper and poking our calculators.
We deserve the recognition accorded to other HoDs.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1010633/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Waynenoir
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70 Points
1 year ago
I totally agree with this.
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