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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm currently working on a tv series and have come across the following credits.
In addition to the regular writing credits the end credits has these.
Developed by
<Name>
<Name>
From a Format by
<Name>
<Name>
I know Developed by doesn't get a credit, but I'm not sure about the Format by credits.
Any ideas about the Format by credits and which credit they would get it any? |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | If at all, it would be OMB.
But I think it's to vague for this and would not enter it. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't think we can do Format By at this time. Context might be useful to know tough. Is this a TV Series, I presume they have some form of, for us, "normal" writing creds.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr Pavlov: Quote:
I don't think we can do Format By at this time. Context might be useful to know tough. Is this a TV Series, I presume they have some form of, for us, "normal" writing creds.
Skip Yes it's a TV Series and the opening credits does have normal writing credits such as Written by, Story by etc. |
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| | Posted: | | | | I would leave them out. | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
From a Format by
<Name>
<Name> Is it clear what this "format" is? Is the show derived from a film, a play or a book? | | | Karsten
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| | Posted: | | | | I would leave them out as well | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
Quoting CubbyUps:
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From a Format by
<Name>
<Name>
Is it clear what this "format" is? Is the show derived from a film, a play or a book? I have no idea what they mean by format. To make it more clear this is for The Munsters tv series. I suppose the format could be the general idea of the classic Universal films such as Frankenstein, Dracula and others. |
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| Registered: November 24, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,261 |
| | Posted: | | | | This is used on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' also.
In the 'Fresh Prince' case it means someone came up with the 'format' and then someone else brought it to television.
I would go with 'Original Material By' until we have a 'Format By' option. | | | | Last edited: by GreyHulk |
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| T!M | | Profiling since Dec. 2000 |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting GreyHulk: Quote:
It usually means someone came up with the 'format' and then someone else brought it to television. Indeed. That "someone else" is subsequently credited as "developed by". I track the latter using custom crew. Quote:
So I would go with 'Original Material By' until we have a 'Format By' option. Agreed. | | | | Last edited: by T!M |
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| Registered: May 10, 2007 |  Posts: 1,059 |
| | Posted: | | | | Leave them out (IMO) | | | Berak
It's better to burn out than to fade away!
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,878 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would personally leave them out, but the only possibility would be OMB. | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 951 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
I have no idea what they mean by format.
To make it more clear this is for The Munsters tv series.
I suppose the format could be the general idea of the classic Universal films such as Frankenstein, Dracula and others. I would say leave it out for now unless the names under Format by are like Mary Shelly or Bram Stoker then I would go with OMB. Or some other writer of the original classic monster movies or books. | | | Are you local?
This is a local shop the strangers you would bring would not understand us, our customs, our local ways. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | Add me to the "leave them out" bunch. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
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| Registered: January 1, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,087 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TheMadMartian: Quote:
Add me to the "leave them out" bunch. Me too. But to OMB personnel I can't agree. (Adapted from another medium) I think Original Characters by would match better. Quoting GreyHulk: Quote:
It usually means someone came up with the 'format' and then someone else brought it to television. That like I also understand format by. And this would be "screenplays based on characters from another work" Hmm, or could the characters change on a format by?  To go sure leave it out. |
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