"Writen and Directed By" combined or seperate in credits?

[Daniel Porto]

Ridiculous topic to start a thread about but for those who write and direct their stuff what do you prefer in the credits... separate or combined title cards?

 

[Craig W. Bickerstaff]

Combined, I like to have as few title cards for myself as possible, maybe it's an independent no budget thing where you don't really want to have a credits with 4 names or less on it.

I kinda like Robert Rodriguez's "Shot and Cut by"

 

[mikeburton]

If there's one thing that is really annoying to me is to see the same persons name in 15 individual credits. 2 at the most is acceptable in my opinion. For example if you directed and produced those could be seperate cards. If you can combine them with written and directed by that's even better. If it was me, I would rather make up some names and put them into the casting director credit and the Location Manager credit etc than use my own name again and again. Maybe it's just me but It's actually a turn off to me.

 

[Daniel Porto]

If there's one thing that is really annoying to me is to see the same persons name in 15 individual credits. 2 at the most is acceptable in my opinion. For example if you directed and produced those could be seperate cards. If you can combine them with written and directed by that's even better. If it was me, I would rather make up some names and put them into the casting director credit and the Location Manager credit etc than use my own name again and again. Maybe it's just me but It's actually a turn off to me.

Yeah for me whenever I see in a 3 or more roles in one go I sorta feel like the director is saying "Look at all my skills." (This is for the title cards by the way, not the credits roll - in that case its just is what it is, but the title cards is more of a "lets look at the important people" part of the credits). I like Steven Soderbergh's style, Peter Andrews for Cinematography and Mary-something for Editing

 

[Chris Hagan]

Once upon a time I produced, shot and edited a short film... I too hate throwing my name up on the screen 100 times so I left off the edit credit. An editor friend complained about there not being a credit for the editor, figures. So I like the Rodriguez solution. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Greg McDonald]

Entirely depends upon the size of the person's ego. If enormous, then separate. If modest, combined.

 

[ericyoung]

It's pointless to have more than 3 credits, if that. No one cares except you, and you already got your name in lights 3 times! Plus it starts getting disrespectful towards the contributions of your cast & crew.

Just pick the 3 most important, and combine if at all possible. Steven Soderbergh has the right idea.

 

[Saumene Mehrdady]

if you do more than 2 things just put "a film by"

 

[Paul Russell]

I normally put 'directed' and 'post-production by', but that's normally in the credits at the back. 'A film by' only works if it's totally produced by me and/or has no cast or is a doco.

 

[Craig W. Bickerstaff]

I normally put 'directed' and 'post-production by', but that's normally in the credits at the back. 'A film by' only works if it's totally produced by me and/or has no cast or is a doco.

I always thought a film by was really very pretentious but on review I guess it does cover your bases so long as it's your only credit.

 

[Joe D'Arcy]

Having one name appear in too many of the title cards doesn't support the movie or that person. However if you have produced written and directed, you deserve your credits. In this case, I put 'Produced by' at the start of the film along with 'Executive Producer' Credits and then put 'Written & Directed' at the end of the film i.e a whole movie between 2 title card credits.