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Quick Question: Movie Credit "Written by"
posted by janarSTAFFMOD on April 20, 2017 at 4:08 AM
In a movie, at the beginning of the end credits, it says:
"Written by person 1"
Do I contribute this person with the TMDB label "writer" or with the TMDb label "screenplay"?
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janar
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Reply by lineker
on April 20, 2017 at 4:12 AM
Hi, the most straight-forward would be "writer", but "screenplay" would also work. I would choose writer in this case though.
Reply by janar
on April 20, 2017 at 4:21 AM
@lineker said:
Thanks! In which case would I choose the label screenplay? Only when it says "screenplay by" in the credits?
Reply by lineker
on April 20, 2017 at 4:27 AM
That would be the safe option yes. I often use "screenplay" for non-English movies where I know what the original language writing job means. For example, in Sweden they often use "manus" which is best translated to "screenplay" (the online translation wants "script", but that is a bad credit in "Crew" at the moment so not to be used.
Reply by janar
on April 20, 2017 at 4:36 AM
@lineker said:
Okay, got it. Thanks!
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on April 20, 2017 at 5:08 PM
Screenplay is also often used for derived works (based on novel/play whatever. Where the story already exists) For television that would be teleplay.
Side note haha :)
Reply by lineker
on April 20, 2017 at 6:09 PM
That is a great point Marr.
I never add "writer" when it's based on another source.