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Friday, December 27th, 2024 3:41 PM

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Commercial, not short film

Mint Mobile (Video 2020) - IMDb

I believe this is a TV commercial for Mint Mobile, and not really a short film. 

If IMDb is going to include commercial work, I think it should be a separate category from Film/TV.

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22 days ago

Thomas: Commercials have been accepted into IMDb for a few years now. As indicated at https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/title-formatting/G56U5ERK7YY47CQB# they are supposed to be classified as "made-for-video" titles. 

Since this is a commercial and is already entered as a made-for-video title, the entry is basically correct as is, although it may need some additions or corrections.

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22 days ago

Then should it be listed under "Self" since the people in it are playing themselves?

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No, they're acting. It's scripted. They're playing fictionalized versions of themselves.

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O----------kay.