Mei Lewis Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I occasionally have to design movie posters, but I've never known exaclty what to do about credits. Posters often use the same sort of font and design language for the credits, but I can't figure out what order to list people in. Looking at loads of posters there's either no standard or a standard I can't guess! It _ssems_ to go something like: Actors (without character names Lower ranking crew-> ... -> higher ranking crew ... anding up with the director and the screenwriter perhaps. There are other sentence fragments that are common, such as "... and introducing Alex Weybourne as Sparky the dog" and "A Film By Brendan Steveberg" Anyone know the rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I suspect the only rule is what's in each person's contract. Usually the cast order is outlined in their contracts and if they appear before/above the film's title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Eilertsen Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I think the DGA and WGA have rules for this. On a non-union film however its kind of a free-for-all. I think usually it starts with production companies (such and such presents a so-and-so production) then the title in quotes, then actors, then below-the-line people like DOP, production designer and editor, the producers, writers, and director last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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