Filmography Credits
- Adding Filmography credits
- How do I correct credits?
- Attributes
- How are cast credits ordered? Why don't the main stars appear at the top of the cast?
- Cast/Acting credits guidelines
- I worked on a title but did not receive a screen credit. Can it be listed on IMDb?
- How are filmographies ordered? Why do my acting credits appear before my writing credits?
- Complete cast & crew
- How do I correct/add credits to my filmography?
- IMDb Credit Eligibility FAQ
- Eligible Credits
- How do I add an episodic credit?
- Archive footage
- My credits are scattered over different names, but it's always me. How do I fix this?
- What is the "profession" order at the top of a name page
- How can I move credits to another page?
- Credit order
- Some of the information on my page is not really necessary or useful anymore. Can I remove it?
- Why have you deleted one or more of my credits?
- Animation department
- Art directors
- Art department
- Assistant directors
- Camera department
- Casting credits
- Cinematographers
- Composers
- Costume credits
- Costume designer
- Directors
- Editors
- Editorial department
- Location management
- Makeup department
- I worked on the supplemental materials for a film. Can I add my credit to the IMDb page?
- Miscellaneous companies
- Additional crew
- Music department
- Department heads
- Showrunners and Head writers
- Producers
- Production designers
- Production managers
- Script & Continuity
- Set decorators
- Sound department
- Stunts
- Thanks credits
- Transportation department
- Visual effects department
- Special effects department
- Writers
- Why do some acting credits show up in a separate list under a category called "Self" even if those people didn't actually appear as themselves?
- Characters
Attributes
Attributes are used when some detail of a credit must be recorded that cannot be described in the standard entry.
For crew roles the attribute is used to record exactly how a person is credited on screen. For example if a composer is listed in the credits as "music by" this should be reflected exactly in the attribute field.
The most common "attribute" for cast credits is none at all, since most credits can be adequately captured without one.
For filmography-type credits, the most common attributes are:
A list of the attributes currently being used can be displayed by clicking on the gray list icon ( 
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Attributes should not be used to list previous films the person worked on, the director's name, or the network for a TV show; this is a database, and anyone who wants that information can click on the appropriate link to get it.
Some non-filmography sections of the database also use attributes (for example, release dates); their use of attributes is described in the respective section guides. In addition, some filmography sections (notably writers) have their own special uses of attributes; see the section-specific guide for details.
- (as ...)
- Credited with a different name from their usual name, as displayed in the database. Thus, when Francis Ford Coppola is credited as Francis Coppola, the entry includes "(as Francis Coppola)". If there is reason to believe the credited name should be the one used for the person's database listing, then you should choose a name correction instead. The (also as...) attribute may be applied in cases where an individual is credited under more than one name in the credits list.
- (uncredited)
- No on-screen credit. For acting credits, this must include a character name or some kind of description. For most other kinds of credit, you should include an explanation of why you believe this credit to be accurate (i.e., your source). For non-fiction titles where the people appearing on camera are generally not in a separate cast list, their first onscreen appearance where they are identified either by a caption or spoken name is used to determine their credited name and order. (more info on this attribute)
- (voice)
- No on-screen appearance; voice-over only. This is common with animation and with narration. (See our special guide for rules.)
- (voice: English version)
- Someone is credited in an animated title or videogame on the USA English-language release of a title originally released in another language. (For further details, see this guide.)
- (motion capture)
- No physical on-screen appearance; motion capture only. This is common with CGI animation. For further details please see the motion capture credits section of the cast guide.
- (archive footage)
- A cast member appears in some footage from a usually unidentified production, usually newsreel, behind-the-scenes, or home movies. This is helpful to explain the appearance of a person in a documentary released after their death. See our special guide for rules.)
- (scenes deleted)
- Someone has a screen credit for a scene that was filmed, but does not actually appear in the finished production.
- (rumored)
- The person may be considered for for this project or is possibly in the running with other candidates, but the information is unverified.
- (credit only)
- Someone is credited, but did no work - this is most common for a TV series, where a regular cast member does not appear in a particular episode. This is distinct from (scenes deleted), in that there were no actual scenes filmed. This includes news/talk/entertainment series with a person’s name in the title (e.g., The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Tucker Carlson Tonight), when a guest host appears.
- (year range) obsolete
- A crew member for a television series worked for only a portion of the series' run. This was also sometimes designated by naming a specific episode. For cast members, the year range was included in their character name; cast members working only on specific episodes should instead be listed with those episodes. This is being phased out now that we have support for episodes.
) next to the attribute field.
Tracking your contribution
You can now track the status of your Credit submission and if it has not been approved, we'll tell you the reason why.
If you are using the mobile apps, mobile website or desktop website you can access this feature via the 'Track your contribution' button, which has been added to the submission email receipt. Additionally, if you are using the desktop website, you can also use the 'Track Contribution' button now found in your contribution history page.
Clicking this button will take you to IMDb Contributor, our new contribution specific site where you will be shown the status of your request.
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