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Should this be in the cast list

I came across an incomplete cast list recently for a TV show I was watching, but some of the cast listed in the credits are of the type: character-x's Stunt Double. It's in the cast section of the credits of the show, but that doesn't sound like it should be in the cast since stunt doubles aren't really characters. What is the appropriate way to credit this?

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The credits should go in the stunts department.

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There's a couple of other things I need to know for the same show. 1) There is someone that has a credit of the type "character-x's double". It's a split screen situation where sometimes they use a double, but it's a double who isn't doing stunts or anything. Currently he's credited as 'stunt performer'. Should that be changed? If so, what should it be changed to? (There are similar ones that still need to be entered as well.) 2) There are some people for this show that are on imdb as "stunt performer" but they are in the TV show credits as "hostage #1" and names like that, which are actual roles in the show. In this case, they were mostly stunt people but they weren't doubling for anyone. Hostage #1 (etc) is a character. What should be done with those?

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Hi JC46- As per your first question, yes this should be changed and they should go under 'Additional Crew.' With your second one, in this case, they need to be listed as how they appear on the on-screen credits. Wether if they were listed within the cast section credits or if they were listed listed within the stunt credits, they need to be changed respectively. Cheers!

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Thanks. But for my second question: ALL stunt people were listed in the cast section of the show's credits. Is there a definite rule for when to put people in the imdb stunt section and when to put them in the imdb cast section? Also, for the "additional crew" - what should the occupation be? Should it be "character-x double" or something else?

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Your welcome! For the "additional crew,"the role should be listed as it is credited on-screen, so if it is listed as "character-X double" then that's how it should be listed. As per the stunt people listed, can you confirm the title in order for our staff to take a further look? You can post the link of the IMDb title page.

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[tt3466808] has many and it's clear which ones they are. For [tt3652178], the first three in stunts should be "Campus Cop", "Firecracker Student #1" and "Protester". Many of the other episodes from the third season of this show have incomplete credits so I was planning to fill them in, but I wanted to be sure that I'm doing it right. Also, when I put in "Character-x Double" as occupation for Additional Crew, it asks me if I really want to do that because it's not an 'existing occupation'. Should I proceed anyway?

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@JC46- We have taken a look at the credits on these titles, any credit that is a double and not a stunt should be under additional crew. And unless the role was a cast member playing a stunt character on-screen, then these should be listed under the appropriate category of stunts. Yes, you can proceed with it.

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Sorry, I'm a little uncertain about what you mean by "cast member playing a stunt character". Is that what's happening in this title? To me it looks like it's a stunt person who is playing a stunt character. Or is that the same thing? I better make sure I understand correctly what you mean by "stunt character" too. That sounds like a character whose primary purpose for being there is to do a stunt. (As opposed to a character who is there to deliver a line of dialogue or do some ordinary action.) Is that correct?

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Hi JC46 - What Maya was implying is that if the role in the film is a character who is a stunt performer. For example, in the film "The Fall Guy" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684562/) Ryan Gosling's character is a stunt performer. So in the film you are updating credits for, if there is a character role for a stunt performer, and they are credited as such on-screen as a member of the cast, then yes, this can/should be listed as a "Cast" credit. But if there is no "stunt character" and the individual is just performing stunts on-screen, then this credit should be listed as a "Stunt Department" credit. So to summarize, the two options are: 1) A cast member (an actor) portraying a character who performs stunts. This should be credited as "Cast". 2) A stunt person (a professional stunt performer) playing a character whose main purpose is to perform stunts. This should be credited under "Stunt Department". I hope this helps clarify, let us know if there is any further confusion!

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I think I understand now, though that's opposite of what I thought Maya was saying.

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Hi JC46 - Glad we could help clarify!