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Thus, each actor appeared to have top billing depending on whether the poster was read from left to right or top to bottom. Technically, McQueen has top billing and is mentioned first in the film's trailers; however, at the end of the movie, as the cast's names roll from the bottom of the screen, Newman's name is fully visible first, giving him top billing in the closing credits. This was the first time that this type of "staggered but equal" billing had been used for a movie, although the same thing had been discussed for the same two actors five years earlier when McQueen was going to play the
914:, who played Gilligan, was so upset with this treatment that he reportedly told the producers that since his contract stipulated that his name could appear anywhere in the credits that he wished, he wanted to be moved to the end credits with his co-stars. From the show's second season, the studio capitulated, and moved Denver's co-stars to the opening credits of the show, and also changed the theme song's lyrics to include "The Professor and Mary Ann" instead of saying "and the rest". 1910:
and directors. But star talent is free to individually negotiate larger name presentations, such as when a star actor or director has his or her name above a movie's title. The union contracts also cover billing blocks in trailers, outdoor billboards, TV commercials, newspaper advertising and online advertising. Using a condensed typeface allows the heights of the characters to meet contractual constraints while still allowing enough horizontal space to include all the required text.
334:(1910), she became the first film star to receive billing on the credits of her film. From then on, actors received billing on film. Also originating during that time was the system of billing above and below the title, to delineate the status of the players. Big stars such as Pickford, Fairbanks, and Chaplin were billed above the title, while lesser stars and supporting players were billed below the title. 117: 1695:. For writers who belong to the WGA, the writing credits affect reputation, union membership, and income. Under the rules, the film producer must first submit the proposed writing credits for the project to both the WGA and all the participating writers. If any participating writer objects to the proposed credits, it then enters arbitration, with the WGA being the final arbiter. 36: 232: 77: 1726:. If the main credits occur at the beginning, then the director's name is last to be shown before the film's narrative starts, as a result of an agreement between the DGA and motion picture producers in 1939. If all billing is shown at the end, the director's name will be displayed first, immediately followed by the writing credits. 1706:
For writing teams of two, they are credited as one, separated on the credits by an ampersand ("X & Y"). If each works independently on the script (the most common system), they are separated by an "and". If more than two persons worked on the screenplay, the credits may read like "screenplay by X
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The WGA's rules also outlines when credits can be apportioned separately for the story, and for the screenplay itself when all writers were not equally involved in the creation of both. When the same writers are entitled to both "Screenplay by" and "Story by" credit, they will instead by listed under
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all tried to obtain top billing. Holden was refused as his diminished star power was no longer considered to be in the league of McQueen's and Newman's. To provide dual top billing and mollify McQueen, the credits were arranged diagonally, with McQueen at the lower left and Newman at the upper right.
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The two or three top-billed actors in a movie will usually be announced prior to the title of the movie; this is referred to as "above-title billing". For an actor to receive it, he/she will generally have to be well-established, with box-office drawing power. Those introduced afterward are generally
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39, Univers 49, and Bee. Inclusion in the credits and the billing block is generally a matter of detailed contracts between Hollywood labor unions representing creative talent and the producer or film distributor. The labor union contracts specify minimum requirements for presenting actors, writers
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The WGA rules help dictate whether a screenplay should be classified as "original" or is instead based on another source. If based on another source, an additional "Based on a book/play/other source by" is generally required. In the case of a sequel to the film, the credited writers of the original
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that was prevalent on Broadway at that time. They also feared that, once actors were billed on film, they would be more popular and would seek large salaries. Actors themselves did not want to reveal their film careers to their stage counterparts via billing on film, because at that time working in
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After the studio system's collapse in the 1950s, actors and their agents fought for billing on a film-by-film basis. This, combined with changes in union contracts and copyright laws, led to more actors and crew members being included in the credits sequence, expanding its size significantly. As a
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An actor may receive "last billing", which usually designates a smaller role played by a famous actor. They are usually credited after the rest of the lead cast, prefixed by "and" or "with". In some cases, for extra emphasis the actor's name is followed by "as" and the name of the character (thus
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in the mid-1960s. Sometimes the producer or writer may also get a possessory credit. Up until the establishment of the director's possessive credit, in the early 1970s, some directors were so highly regarded that they received what seems to be a producer's credit, even if they did not produce the
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The order in which credits are billed generally signify their importance. While there are numerous variations, most opening credits use some variation of the following basic order. In the absence of opening credits, these roles will often be credited in reverse order at the beginning of the
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but the young actor was not considered for the movie version since Newman, viewed by studios at the time as mainly a stage and television actor only beginning his movie career, was in no position to compete with Bogart. Tracy would also later back out of costarring in the 1965 film
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and on television prior to the film's release, but in the film itself, Wayne is accorded top billing. Their names are displayed on pictures of signposts, one after the other, with Wayne's name shown first with his sign mounted slightly higher on its post than Stewart's. Director
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If an actor is not an established star, he or she may not receive above-the-title billing, or even "star" billing; they may just be listed at the head of the cast. This is the way that all of the actors were listed in the opening credits to
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Other unbilled roles feature famous actors or actresses who pop up in a movie as a face in a crowd, a man on a bench, or other 'background' characters, who are given screen time for a brief, but recognizable, moment, such as
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If more than one name appears at the same time or of a similar size, then those actors are said to have "equal billing", with their importance decreasing from left to right. However, an instance of "equal importance" is
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whose names appear first are said to have "top billing". They usually play the principal characters in the film and have the most screen time. Frequently, top-billed actors are also named in advertising material such as
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From the beginning of motion pictures in the 1900s to the early 1920s, the moguls that owned or managed big film studios did not want to bill the actors appearing in their films because they did not want to recreate the
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he demanded top billing and received it despite his role actually being much smaller than Farrell's. Foxx's name appears first in the opening credits, while Farrell still receives top billing in the closing credits.
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An actor may go uncredited and not be listed in the credits at all, or may forgo a listing in the opening credits and only be listed in the closing credits. Reasons for this may vary. Some examples include:
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declined to be credited in three episodes despite playing a central guest role. He did not want to give the impression he had taken the role for money or exposure, as he had actually taken it to please his
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agreed to provide a cameo performance without compensation on the condition that he not be credited under his real name; he was credited under a fictitious name of his choosing, "Walter Matuschanskayasky".
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considered to be the supporting cast. Well-known actors may be given top billing for publicity or contractual purposes if juvenile, lesser-known, or first-time performers appear in a larger role: e.g.,
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received "stacked billing" on the film's poster, where a person reading from left to right would read Zeta-Jones' name first and a person reading from top to bottom would read Zellweger's name first.
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It used to be common practice to give top billing based on a person's level of fame, regardless of the significance of their role in the film. For example, Marlon Brando received top billing in
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The WGA system also puts limits on the number of writers: on films, "Screenplay by", "Teleplay by", and "Written by" credit each can list no more than three writers (or writing teams).
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at the time and was arguably their biggest star but appears briefly as an unbilled and presumably unpaid extra at the beginning of the rival studio's seagoing epic.
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with no clear lead role, it is traditional to bill the participants alphabetically or in the order of their on-screen appearance. An example of the former is
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refuses to use a possessory credit, such as "A Kevin Smith Film", feeling that a movie is made by everyone involved and not the product of just the director.
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If an unfamiliar actor has the lead role, they may be listed last in the list of principal supporting actors, their name prefixed with "and introducing" (as
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that is normally credited is the one that distributed the film. However, a studio may not necessarily be the party that produced it. Instead, a separate
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films includes many recognized stars in supporting roles who are billed alphabetically, but after the three principals who were initially child actors.
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By the 1990s, some films had moved all billing to the film's end, with the exception of company logos and the title. Although popularised by the
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In some cases, the position of a name in the credits roll can become a sticking point for both cast and crew. Such was the case on the 1960s TV
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is one of the few MGM films in which the director receives very prominent billing in the posters advertising the movie – the posters state "
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that her recurring character was impersonating one of the lead characters. She was listed as "Special Guest Star" rather than "Guest Star."
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of the film, which generally includes a recap of the billing shown at the beginning. In addition, more stars began to demand top billing.
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was one such director: his films usually featured the credit "A Victor Fleming Production", even when someone else produced the film.
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are presented for plays, films, television, or other creative works. Information given in billing usually consists of the companies,
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of the billing block is 15 to 35 percent of the average height of each letter in the title logo. Typefaces used include
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Depending on their standing, the director may be granted an extra, prominent credit before the film's title (as in "A
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was billed second despite a brief supporting role that earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and
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Billing demands even extended to publicity materials, down to the height of the letters and the position of names.
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to the end credit listings, as the film made him a huge star, such that the credits of the film's first sequel
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was afforded sole, above the title, top billing with the letters of his name equal to that of the film title.
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agreed to be listed in the end credits (rather than in the opening credits as usual) to avoid spoiling the
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may have actually made the film or financed a substantial part of the film. For instance, on the 1979 film
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demanded top billing and a share of the film's earnings (including associated merchandise), even though
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The "billing block" is the "list of names that adorn the bottom portion of the official poster (or '
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Occasionally, films have both an "and-as" credit and a separate last billing credit, such as the
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always inserts his name into the title of each of his films and television shows. For instance:
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asked for above-title billing. This was rejected as too many other stars were getting it (
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John Wayne was billed second on posters and in trailers but first in the film itself for
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requested above the title billing alongside Robert Redford and Lena Olin for the drama
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Sometimes actors can become highly competitive over the order of billing. For example:
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did exactly the same thing when his name was not allowed to appear above the title in
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the movies was unacceptable to stage actors. As late as the 1910s, stars as famous as
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Nicholson... demanded top-billing and a deal that gave him royalties on merchandise.
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contract and made three major films in the 1930s with Tracy in supporting roles (
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was billed as "Michael Morris" in two cameo television appearances directed by
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motion picture may be entitled to a "Based on characters created by" credit.
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where they are only noted within the other cast during the end credits.
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both carry the credit "David Lean's Film of" (followed by the title).
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and is uncredited, although he is one of the film's main characters.
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resigned from the DGA after it insisted, against his wishes, that
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as presenting the film, but the actual production was handled by
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receiving top billing on the posters and in the trailers while
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An early example of last billing is found in the 1931 classic
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about billing for plays, television, and other creative works.
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term used in referring to the order and other aspects of how
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in the movie's posters and the previews (trailers) shown in
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being clearly glimpsed during the opening scenes of MGM's
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of the musical, received fourth billing in the 1936 film.
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series (see below) and used sporadically in films such as
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is not credited for his prominent role in the portion of
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does not receive credit for his "Jedidiah" character in
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declined to be credited for his voice-acting role in
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got the possessory credit ("A James Bridges Film").
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