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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 2:09 PM

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Role Credit on IMDb v IMDbPro

I had a small role in a soon-to-be-released film in which I'm not yet credited because, as per the director, he couldn't find my IMDb page to link to. I'm not a professional actor, and so don't have an industry profile, on IMDb or anywhere else. But I'd like to have the credit on the off-chance I may get future work from it. Do I need a Pro page to proceed, or will a standard page suffice? Hoping for a standard/free page v. paying for a Pro listing, because, again, I'm not really active in the industry; just happened to luck into the role. Should something more come of it, then I'd upgrade with an eye towards increasing my opportunities, validating the cost of Pro page. Thoughts?

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17 days ago

Hi @DAShepherd_2,

You won't need an IMDbPro Premium subscription to do this. You can yourself to IMDb by following the steps in our Help guide. However, if you did want to add an image to your IMDb page, you would need an IMDbPro Premium subscription. For more information on which IMDbPro subscription is right for you, please see our comparison guide.

I hope this helps!

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17 days ago

DAShepherd: On a side note, please tell people not to work for that director. It sounds like he was just making excuses because he didn't want to list you in the credits.

You didn't need to be listed in IMDb already to get your name included in the credits of the film. It's more the other way around. A person is eligible for listing in IMDb if they have their name in the credits of an IMDb-listed film, television show, etc.

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Well, there's no good reason why he wouldn't want to list me in the cast; he was happy with my work and I wasn't cut from any scenes. Maybe it's just his shortcut to adding to the credit list?

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DAShepherd: I don't know what was going on in his mind.

I don't have a great understanding of how movie credits are created. But I feel pretty certain that it's not done using a machine that is hooked up to IMDb.com and rejects any entry that isn't already listed there.

If the film hasn't been released yet, can you ask the director to go back and put your name into the credits?

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