IMDb Title Scorecard
IMDb Scorecard enables industry partners to easily review and update the titles they represent on IMDb and is the best way for trusted industry partners to get data onto IMDb - including the ability to upload video content.
Table of Contents
- What is Title Scorecard?
- Eligibility for Title Scorecard access
- How do I access Scorecard?
- How do I add a new poster for my title?
- How do I add new videos to my title?
- What is the difference between a Plot Outline and Plot Summary?
- How do I add a Plot Outline and/or Plot Summary?
What is Title Scorecard?
Title Scorecard allows production companies, distributors, and PR companies to submit posters, gallery images, trailers, clips, key credits or other related data to titles they represent on IMDb.
Eligibility for Title Scorecard access
IMDb's Title Scorecard is designed for Studios, Production and Distribution companies, and PR agencies - this means only representatives for those companies are eligible for the service.
How do I access Scorecard?
If you have previously been granted Title Scorecard access, log-in to IMDb with the e-mail address associated with your Scorecard account then open the link below:
https://www.imdb.com/scorecard [link works only once onboarded]
How do I add a new poster for my title?
1. Find your title in Scorecard
2. Click the "Image (poster)" link
3. On the side panel that opens, choose an image to upload
4. Check the "Set as primary image..." box - you can include copyright and actor metadata on this screen as well
5. Once you are ready, click the "Submit" button
Images may be up to 25MB; minimum file size is 50KB.
How do I add a new video to IMDb?
1. From the list of titles on your Scorecard, scroll to the title and click the "Video (trailer)" link
2. On the "Video Upload" page, click the "Browse" button to find a locally saved video file - select the file and click "Open"
3. In the "Video Title" box, name your video (Example. Top Gun [Trailer], or Forrest Gump [Featurette])
4. Provide a “Video Description”
5. Select the type of video from the “Video Type” drop-down
6. Select the maturity level - while most trailers are “Safe,” any video that includes excessive violence, nudity, drug use, or profanity should be marked as mature
7. Select “Primary Language” and update “Subtitle Language” (if applicable)
8. Select video privacy option - if you want your video to be visible on the site, leave the “No” box checked under “Make Video Private”
9. Click “Upload” to submit your video
Note: Videos will typically go live within an hour of uploading, depending on file size.
Recommended Video Settings
- File Size: Up to 10GB
- Length: From trailers and clips to full length feature films
- Quality: From standard to full HD 1080p
- File Format: Most major formats such as WMV, AVI and QuickTime. IMDb also accepts most major codecs but recommends H.264 for optimal results.
- IMDb does not support ProRes file formats
- A video file must be uploaded. We cannot link externally to YouTube or Vimeo, etc.
How do I make a video appear next to the poster?
You can find more information on the selection logic for the featured video in our Featured video page display FAQ article.
Additionally - if a video is tagged as mature it will be ineligible to display in this section.
How can I change or add a plot logline for my title in Scorecard?
- From the list of titles on your Scorecard, scroll to the title and click the "Plot (logline)" link
- Click the "Add a plot outline" to add a new plot, or click the pencil/edit icon to edit an existing one
- When done, click the "Check these updates" followed by the "Submit these updates" button
Scorecard navigation
To make finding your titles easier, we've added additional filtering options on the right-hand side of the title list view. Additionally, you can click a title's name or poster to go to the title page on IMDbPro. To visit the title page on IMDb.com, you can click the information icon ("i") next to the title, and click on the either the title name or poster in the modal that appears.
Company Title list (pictured below)
