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Time stamp for goofs and trivia
I often read goofs and trivia sections after watching a film, as doing it before might spoil something. Looking back some of the most interesting ones would be easier if the goofs/trivia included a time stamp of the DVD, where in the film the scene is taking place and that the section would be sorted out in chronological order when they are happening in the movie. Of course there are different cuts available so they are not always fully reliable but this would make it a lot easier to follow movie mistakes or other interesting observations the IMDB community has offered.
ljdoncel
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9 years ago
Hi, Timo: ..would be easier if the goofs/trivia included a time stamp... Timestamping trivia and goof items where possible is encouraged (see paragraph #9 of the section Format/Style in the trivia and goof guides) and many trivia/goof entries have a timestamp at the beginning. I've submitted lots of them myself (adding timestamps to the existing trivia/goof items is one of the steps of my "personal protocol" when I audit a title). ...of the DVD... Please also note that the timestamps should refer to the original (usually theatrical) release, not the DVD. If source is an HDTV [24fps] or a DVD in NTSC format [30fps] these values match the original 24fps (no problemo); however, time marks in a DVD in PAL or SECAM formats [25fps] must be corrected by multiplying by 25/24 to match the same time marks in the original film. Conversely, if your DVD is PAL/SECAM, you must multiply by 24/25 the timestamp of the page to locate the exact point where the trivia/goof happens in your DVD. Just one example: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106582/trivia?item=tr2619304 : (at around 1h 13 mins).HDTV/NTSC: (at around 1h 13 mins).PAL/SECAM: (at around 1h 10 mins) [73 mins x 24/25 = 70,08 mins = 1h 10 mins aprox.] However, I agree with you that most trivia/goofs are not timestamped. Here's a brief statistics (data retrieved from plain text files trivia.list and goofs.list as of 13 May 2016). ---- TRIVIA ---- TOTAL TRIVIA ITEMS: 654,463 Cameo: 3,291 Director trademark: 1,555 Director cameo: 1,091 Wilhelm scream: 544 Hidden Mickey: 74 Spoilers: 25,968 TIMESTAMPED TRIVIA: 809 (0.12% of total) Longest trivia: tr2182054 in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) tr0747812 in Die Another Day (2002) tr0731989 in Thir13en Ghosts (2001) Shortest trivia: Who approved these ones?? tr0601465 in Bel Ami (1939) tr2892271 in Chinatown (1974) tr2260631 in Modify (2005) tr2262206 in Chypre (2014) TITLES WITH AT LEAST ONE TRIVIA ITEM: 204,306 WITH AT LEAST ONE TIMESTAMPED TRIVIA: 302 Titles with most trivia items: Jurassic Park (1993): 448 items Spectre (2015/I): 414 items Gone with the Wind (1939): 369 items Star Wars (1977): 329 items The Godfather (1972): 305 items "Friends" (1994) [at series level]: 300 items Titles with most timestamped trivia items: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982): 22 items King Kong (2005): 19 items A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): 18 items Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998): 17 items Halloween II (1981): 17 items The Thing (1982): 17 items ---- GOOFS ---- TOTAL GOOFS: 248,065 Continuity: 97,600 Revealing mistake: 35,169 Factual error: 33,099 Character error: 16,811 Anachronism: 16,421 Crew/equipment visible: 11,755 Errors in geography: 8,584 Miscellaneous: 6,863 Audio/visual mismatch: 7,598 Plot hole: 7,088 Incorrectly regarded as goof: 4,606 Boom mic visible: 2,471 Spoilers: 11,014 TIMESTAMPED GOOFS: 5,414 (2.18% of total) TITLES WITH AT LEAST ONE GOOF: 62,488 WITH AT LEAST ONE TIMESTAMPED GOOF: 2,090 Titles with most goofs: Titanic (1997): 261 goofs Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): 251 goofs Jurassic Park (1993): 213 goofs Independence Day (1996): 211 goofs Back to the Future (1985): 199 goofs Jaws (1975): 173 goofs Speed (1994): 168 goofs Title with most goofs of a specific type: Continuity: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) & Jurassic Park (1993): 102 goofs each Revealing mistake: Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003) (V): 68 goofs Factual error: Pearl Harbor (2001): 55 goofs Character error: Inglourious Basterds (2009): 19 goofs Anachronism: Public Enemies (2009): 46 goofs Crew/equipment visible: Speed (1994): 24 goofs Errors in geography: Independence Day (1996): 28 goofs Miscellaneous: Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004) (V): 17 goofs Audio/visual mismatch: Balto (1995): 18 goofs Plot hole: Gone Girl (2014): 15 goofs Incorrectly regarded as goof: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): 26 goofs Boom mic visible: 15 Amore (1998): 8 goofs Titles with most timestamped goofs: Pulp Fiction (1994): 94 goofs Freddy vs. Jason (2003): 92 goofs The Rock (1996): 81 goofs Friday the 13th Part III (1982): 68 goofs Halloween (1978): 55 goofs Mission: Impossible II (2000): 55 goofs Face/Off (1997): 54 goofs Halloween II (1981): 54 items Halloween: Resurrection (2002): 54 goofs
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18 days ago
I FULLY support this idea (I actually came here to post this exact suggestion myself) and would also propose that the IMDb Contributor page where we can add goofs should also include an extra input field specifically for time-stamps.
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Geekofriendly
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18 days ago
I often read Trivia and Goofs after a film to avoid spoilers. Finding them would be much easier and more enjoyable if they included timestamps and were sorted chronologically. I therefore propose that the IMDb Contributor page for Trivia and Goofs should include an extra input field for timestamps. This would have at least two very useful functions: 1 - encourage/remind everyone (who takes the time to contribute to IMDb) to add the timestamp 2 - automatically sort the trivia and goofs according to these timestamps, which would increase the enjoyment of both reading throught them on IMDb as well as the enjoyment of quickly finding them in the actual movie (or whichever form of content). This wouldn't have to be a required field since some Trivia explains broader context. Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation Link : https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/timestamps-for-trivia-and-goofs/67ee5f7f34497d30c456fa9a Title : Timestamps for Trivia and Goofs
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