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| Registered: February 9, 2008 | | Posts: 113 |
| | Posted: | | | | When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode? Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down? This is how I would do it for a movie profile but could not imagine doing it for an entire TV series.
Can the information be obtained from the internet? There are plenty of websites like Wikipedia - I already know that IMDB is off limits - that provide detailed descriptions of each episode along with a list of cast members by episode. Can that information be used?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | All 3rd party databases are off limits, not just IMDb. Cast and crew, per the rules, must come from the actual episode credits. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 499 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tjenkins99: Quote:
When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode? Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down? This is exactly what I do. It is painstaking and time-consuming, but it is what needs to be done. | | | | I don't wanna be like everyone else, that's why I'm a mod, see? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,745 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tjenkins99: Quote:
When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode? Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down? This is how I would do it for a movie profile but could not imagine doing it for an entire TV series.
Can the information be obtained from the internet? There are plenty of websites like Wikipedia - I already know that IMDB is off limits - that provide detailed descriptions of each episode along with a list of cast members by episode. Can that information be used?
Thanks. It's not as complicated as it sounds. Of course it depends on the show, but on average I'd say you have about 5 guest actors per episode plus the regulars. The regulars you can just copy and paste under each episode divider which leaves you with about 110 (22 * 5) actors for the entire season. Some movies have cast lists that also expand well beyond 50 names. So basically 1 season only equals 2 movies. If you use a plugin like Freestyle Cast/Crew Edit which allows you to enter the data in a grid form and also makes copy and paste much more easier, then it's not that much work, especially if you're lucky and in addition to the regulars you have a number of recurring guest characters (for example actors who play judges and opposing counsels on Court shows). | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,745 |
| | Posted: | | | | What you can also do to avoid a lot of typing, is using Cast/Crew Edit 2 to grab the data from IMDb and then copy&paste it into Freestyle Cast/Crew Edit, make sure that everything is exactly as credited on the actual DVD and then you can put the refined and corrected data into DVDP. Under no circumstances are you allowed to copy the IMDb data directly into DVDP and then contribute it. Both IMDb and DVDP terms of use forbid such action. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tjenkins99: Quote:
When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode? From the credits. Quote:
Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down? At the end, and at the beginning, some pause, others type fast. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | Even you were to copy from another data base you might find, who knows where the data came from.
DJ Doena does what I usually do.
There is no easy way. | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: February 9, 2008 | | Posts: 113 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
What you can also do to avoid a lot of typing, is using Cast/Crew Edit 2 to grab the data from IMDb and then copy&paste it into Freestyle Cast/Crew Edit, make sure that everything is exactly as credited on the actual DVD and then you can put the refined and corrected data into DVDP.
Under no circumstances are you allowed to copy the IMDb data directly into DVDP and then contribute it. Both IMDb and DVDP terms of use forbid such action. Thanks very much for the information. I will definitely checkout the CastCrewEdit2 and Freestyle Cast/Crew tools. |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Always use the actual credits for as much info as you can get.
I do use IMDB and TV dot com to get roles which are often not included in TV credits, but the cast names all come from the credits. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Just to make it completely clear... when there is role names in the credits they must match the credits as well. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: October 30, 2011 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,870 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
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When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode? Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down? This is how I would do it for a movie profile but could not imagine doing it for an entire TV series.
Can the information be obtained from the internet? There are plenty of websites like Wikipedia - I already know that IMDB is off limits - that provide detailed descriptions of each episode along with a list of cast members by episode. Can that information be used?
Thanks.
It's not as complicated as it sounds. Of course it depends on the show, but on average I'd say you have about 5 guest actors per episode plus the regulars.
The regulars you can just copy and paste under each episode divider which leaves you with about 110 (22 * 5) actors for the entire season. Some movies have cast lists that also expand well beyond 50 names. So basically 1 season only equals 2 movies.
If you use a plugin like Freestyle Cast/Crew Edit which allows you to enter the data in a grid form and also makes copy and paste much more easier, then it's not that much work, especially if you're lucky and in addition to the regulars you have a number of recurring guest characters (for example actors who play judges and opposing counsels on Court shows). DJ is correct, it is not as bad as it seems. In a TV season the crew does not vary that much and each episode the guest stars change. Yes you do have to go through the beginning and credits of each episode to catch those. But his FreeStyle Cast and Crew edit plugin makes life MUCH easier. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 554 |
| | Posted: | | | | In the past, I've used Cast/Crew Edit 2 to get info from IMDB and edited these to match the credits. Perhaps I never got a great handle on the program, as I found it still used IMDB common names and introduced other problems. Nowadays, I usually get all the data from the 1st episode of the season. Then I open the FreeStyle Cast and Crew edit plugin to copy and append this episode data. Then I edit the title and match the cast & crew to the 2nd episode, and so on. This can be quite cumbersome for 20+ episode seasons. But I've found myself gravitating more towards watching the 10-13 episode/season shows anyway.  | | | My DVD/Blu-ray Collection
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| Registered: May 12, 2007 | | Posts: 20 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tjenkins99: Quote:
When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode? Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down? This is how I would do it for a movie profile but could not imagine doing it for an entire TV series. Yes. It can be painful at times, some series are simple as there are few episodes and new cast members listed, but in others they can both be quite extensive. The good thing is that only one person has to do it, everyone else can copy & paste for different releases. So to me it feels good to once and a while be the one to contribute the longer credits, saving others the trouble. Quote:
Can the information be obtained from the internet? There are plenty of websites like Wikipedia - I already know that IMDB is off limits - that provide detailed descriptions of each episode along with a list of cast members by episode. Can that information be used?
Thanks. No. There are rules, as mentioned by others above, but also it is advisable that someone actually check through the credits themselves to avoid repeating errors given on websites. |
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| Registered: July 16, 2010 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 527 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbb­b­: Quote:
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When adding profiles for an entire season of a TV series, where do people get the information for the cast credits for each episode?
From the credits.
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Do people actually pause the credits at the end of each and every episode and write the information down?
At the end, and at the beginning, some pause, others type fast. Wow, wish I could type that fast, especially names! | | | | Do you ever find yourself striving for perfection with an almost worthless attempt at it? Guttermouth "Lemon Water". Also, I include in my Profiler database VHS tapes, audio DVDs, audio books (digital, cassette and CD), video games (digital, DVD and CD) and 'enhanced' CDs with video tracks on them, as well as films and TV I've bought digitally. So I'm an anarchist, deal with it. Just be thankful I don't include most of my records and CDs etc in it too; don't think I haven't been tempted... |
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| Registered: July 16, 2010 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 527 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
What you can also do to avoid a lot of typing, is using Cast/Crew Edit 2 to grab the data from IMDb and then copy&paste it into Freestyle Cast/Crew Edit, make sure that everything is exactly as credited on the actual DVD and then you can put the refined and corrected data into DVDP.
Under no circumstances are you allowed to copy the IMDb data directly into DVDP and then contribute it. Both IMDb and DVDP terms of use forbid such action. Thanks for this link; I didn't no that existed. It especially makes dealing with names in other languages so much quicker.  | | | | Do you ever find yourself striving for perfection with an almost worthless attempt at it? Guttermouth "Lemon Water". Also, I include in my Profiler database VHS tapes, audio DVDs, audio books (digital, cassette and CD), video games (digital, DVD and CD) and 'enhanced' CDs with video tracks on them, as well as films and TV I've bought digitally. So I'm an anarchist, deal with it. Just be thankful I don't include most of my records and CDs etc in it too; don't think I haven't been tempted... |
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