Removing credits.

Someone posted their student film project on IMDb years ago and gave me complimentary credits for duties I didn’t perform. I advised them on their project, simply.

I’m an active professional in film/TV and have sought to remove the very inaccurate credits from my profile.

Thanks for the reply.

Hello master_of_proppets

@master_of_proppets​ You are not the first person to post here with a problem like that.

Based on the posts I see on this message board, one might think that some film students have a tendency to give credits to anyone who walks past the set where they are filming.

I think film schools should have a mandatory lecture to teach students about crediting people for working on their films and also not crediting people for work that they didn't do.

Actually you can get film credits for many reasons, supporting the film on indiegogo or similar, there are even producer credits offered on these sites for payment.

@Fran​ #260518-045712-345000

Thank you!!

@gromit82​ 

I wholeheartedly agree. I’ve been a film professor in the past at the university level as well, and have made a point of telling students not to put their general student work on IMDb. I realize students are anxious to have their names on the site, but it’s something they will regret once they start accumulating viable film credits.

Thanks for the reply.

I am afraid we will not be able to delete the credits since you were actually credited on it. 

The credit only attribute ("credited, but did not work on title") may be applicable, though perhaps may not make much difference.

@Fran​ I appreciate your help. Can you please explain where I am credited when you say I was 'actually credited'?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this policy opens the door for anyone to put my name in the credits of their film, add it to IMDb, and I can never have it expunged? I strongly feel that if someone adds a credit for me without permission, especially for work I did not perform, it should be at my discretion to approve and/or remove it.

As someone who is working professionally in the industry, I do not want errant credits for work I did not perform on my profile. IMDb is commonly used as a modern résumé for film workers, and I don't want potential employers seeing inaccurate credits on my page.

@Fran​ Is it possible for the credits to at least be converted to what is correct/factual, like ‘advisor’, in that case? I’ve been credited as ‘co-director’ and ‘set dresser’ by a film student making a page for a class assignment. Neither credit is correct or factual. 

As the credits aren’t correct/factual, asking for their removal shouldn’t be an infringement of the policy. Otherwise, this policy is troubling and problematic, especially when the person being inaccurately credited seems to have no recourse to amend it.

I appreciate your time.

We credit based on what is in the onscreen end credits, since this is what the credits are listed as onscreen, we are unable to change them, it is our policy not to alter or delete any kind of correct/factual information or credit from our records.

@Fran​ It's really challenging to keep having these credits referred to as being correct and factual. They are not.

A student filmmaker creating an IMDb page for a school assignment and handing out credits errantly shouldn't have the ability to forever alter someone else's IMDb page, certainly not that of an active industry professional.

While I strongly disagree with this policy, which favors misinformation, I appreciate your time.