ERC
Since 1974 Exhibitor Relations, Co. has supplied studios, networks and media
outlets with the verifiable knowledge and insight necessary to maintain a
distinct advantage in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive
marketplace. Exhibitor Relations provides essential services to the film
industry and news media and anyone interested in movies and box office
data.
With state-of-the-art research tools, ERC continues to expand and
revolutionize the research process for entertainment industry clients
and other global businesses. For further information, please visit Exhibitor Relations.
Famous Frames
Since established in 1988, Famous Frames
has held its position as the preeminent talent agency representing
artists that specialize in storyboards, shooting boards, comp art,
illustration and full-service cinematic production
Famous Frames represents a roster of 100+ of the world’s top
illustrators. For more information, please visit Famous Frames.
MPAA
The MPAA provides IMDb with ratings reasons, which helps describe the content of movies listed on IMDb. For more information, please visit MPAA.
MPTV
The Motion Picture and Television Archive (
MPTV)
is dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and promotion of the
most outstanding past and present photography from all facets of the
entertainment industry. MPTV's growing library includes over one million
fully documented images by more than fifty photographers; many never
before published with biographies of the photographers wherever
available. For more information, please visit
MPTV.
WGA
The Writers Guild of America (WGA)
has a well-defined process for determining credits on projects produced
under its jurisdiction. These productions are generally USA-controlled
live-action film and TV projects, produced either by studios or major
independent producers. In 1999, the WGA began furnishing credits
directly to IMDb. The absence of the WGA indicator on earlier credits
should not be construed as a sign of unofficial status, merely a sign of
age.
In general, the credits determination process works as follows:
When the film is finished shooting, the producer sends a notice to the
guild and the writers proposing the writing credits. If any writer
disagrees with those credits, or if the proposed credits require
mandatory arbitration (i.e., a producer or director sharing a writing
credit), a WGA arbitration committee reads all drafts of the script and
various supporting materials and determines the actual/official credits.
If there is no source material (novel, play, article, etc.) and the
same writers receive credit for both the story and screenplay, the
credit is "written by". The "story by" credit is used when the basic
narrative structure was originally written with intent to be used for a
movie (as opposed to a short story) and the actual screenplay had
different authors. A shared "story by" credit is the minimum awarded to
the author of an original screenplay. If there was previously existing
source material but the writer creates a substantially new and different
story from the source, then the "screen story" (or "television story")
credit is used. Finally, the "screenplay by" (or "teleplay by") credit
is used to denote the screenplay (teleplay) authorship if the story
credit had to be separated as above. In rare cases, "adaptation by" can
be awarded to a writer who shapes the script without qualifying for one
of the above credits. There are other specialized credits used for
television programs such as documentaries and audience participation
shows. Within each of these categories, members of a writing team are
joined by "&"; teams or writers working on separate drafts are
joined by "and".
IMDb will not accept uncredited writers for titles with WGA-determined credits. For more information, please visit WGA.
WireImage
WireImage
provides high-quality, event-based imagery and related services to
traditional publishing, new media, broadcasting, and other commercial
enterprises worldwide. Their imagery is captured by an elite team of
professional photographers using state-of-the-art digital imaging
equipment and delivered to customers via the Internet, FTP, or physical
shipment.
WireImage has extensive experience covering major entertainment,
fashion, professional sports, news, corporate, and feature events. Their
team comprises acclaimed photographers and industry veterans whose work
is featured in major domestic and international publications. They
bring decades of experience in producing and licensing professional
imagery to thousands of corporate buyers worldwide.
WireImage also has an archive of over two million images that
represent one of the premier collections covering the American
entertainment and music history over the past 30 years. This archive at
WireImage is expanding daily and comprises contemporary entertainment,
documentaries, features, sports, and other event-based imagery from
around the world. For more information please visit WireImage.