Hi would like to see the addition of an "Archival Footage" checkbox, to go along with "Voice" and "Uncredited" for cast member "Role Played" selection window.

"Archival Footage" is when a clip or a flashback of an actor is used, within another movie. The actor's role will be appeneded with (archive footage) at the end credits of the movie.

Example #1: Footage from Back to the Future with Crispin Glover was used in Back to the Future II, so they gave him this credit "Crispin Glover: George McFly in footage from BACK TO THE FUTURE."

Example #2: In "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" there was a montage of all the murders from parts 1, 2, and 3 - so each of the actors who appeared in that montage was giving an (archival footage) credit at the end of the fourth movie.

Example #3: Movie documentaries and featurettes which use clips from films have note after each of the performers' names whose clips were used in the documentary. Examples of this include the "AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies: American Film Institute", "The Celluoid Closet", "Terror in the Aisles", etc...

Now, I'm not sure if "archive footage" is the best term to use, but I see it's what many internet credit sites are using consistently. Each movie might use different wordings in the credits.

I think this is used in enough productions  credits that it would be a useful item to add to the DVD Profiler database.

Any thoughts?

Quoting Doombear:

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Example #3: Movie documentaries and featurettes which use clips from films have note after each of the performers' names whose clips were used in the documentary. Examples of this include the "AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies: American Film Institute", "The Celluoid Closet", "Terror in the Aisles", etc...

Terror in the Aisles is on DVD somewhere...?


Other than that, I agree with jykke. If they are credited, we credit them as well. If they are not credited, you can add them with the (uncredited) check box.

I don't like this archive footage going on in many profiles. A guy shows up in some old footage, played back on a TV in the background for 3 seconds and he gets a credit?

The we might as well include (on wall poster).

Don't like it.

/Mikkel

Quoting northbloke:

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Quoting mikl:

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I don't like this archive footage going on in many profiles. A guy shows up in some old footage, played back on a TV in the background for 3 seconds and he gets a credit?

The we might as well include (on wall poster).

Don't like it.

/Mikkel

I think the idea is that it's only used if they are credited in the actual film credits as being in archive, otherwise you're right - it's a really bad idea!

you say that now, but just you wait...it'll be hell in a handbasket and ping pong galore licketysplit.

Noting in the credits that an actor is only appearing in archive footage is important, so that users will know that it isn't really one of those actor's real movies when looking up which movies that person has appeared in; then can safely avoid checking out the related film.