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When is "quotations" an appropriate credit? (Need help from contributors and staff.)
I'd like the opinion of contributors on this one, and a verdict from the staff.
When is a quotations credit (like the one shown here) legitimate? Tell me how many of the following are acceptable:
1. The quotations credit appears formally in the opening or closing credits.
2. A title card or a subtitle includes a quotation and credits the person who said it.
3. A title card or a subtitle includes a quotation and does not credit the person who said it. (Uncredited.)
4. A title card or a subtitle includes a quotation and credits it to the wrong person. (Credit only.)
5. A character (or newscaster, documentary subject, etc.) quotes someone and credits the person who said it. (In other words, the quotation and the credit are spoken, but not written.)
6. A character quotes someone and does not credit the person who said it. (NOTE: The quotation is presented like a quotation, and not as dialogue the quoter created himself.) (Uncredited.)
7. A character quotes someone and credits it to the wrong person. (Credit only.)
8. A character quotes a catchphrase or a short comment from a notable person with no credit. (Uncredited.)
My opinion:
1. DEFINITELY
2. YES
3. YES
4. YES
5. MAYBE
6. MAYBE
7. MAYBE
8. NO
When is a quotations credit (like the one shown here) legitimate? Tell me how many of the following are acceptable:
1. The quotations credit appears formally in the opening or closing credits.
2. A title card or a subtitle includes a quotation and credits the person who said it.
3. A title card or a subtitle includes a quotation and does not credit the person who said it. (Uncredited.)
4. A title card or a subtitle includes a quotation and credits it to the wrong person. (Credit only.)
5. A character (or newscaster, documentary subject, etc.) quotes someone and credits the person who said it. (In other words, the quotation and the credit are spoken, but not written.)
6. A character quotes someone and does not credit the person who said it. (NOTE: The quotation is presented like a quotation, and not as dialogue the quoter created himself.) (Uncredited.)
7. A character quotes someone and credits it to the wrong person. (Credit only.)
8. A character quotes a catchphrase or a short comment from a notable person with no credit. (Uncredited.)
My opinion:
1. DEFINITELY
2. YES
3. YES
4. YES
5. MAYBE
6. MAYBE
7. MAYBE
8. NO
gromit82
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For the reference of other contributors and the staff, for an example of #2, see https://youtu.be/tUN-8TvevGU?t=109, where a David Bowie quote (from the song "Changes") is used as an epigraph for The Breakfast Club, and attributed to Bowie. Bowie does not currently have an IMDb credit for this epigraph, and I don't think he should.
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Will
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In all of these cases the individual shouldn't be credited in the filmography section. You may record these details (1-4) in the crazy credits section and potentially as a trivia item given the context, but these shouldn't be listed as filmography credits.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Will
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