<<We need a mind wipe>>

 Posted on 1/30/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Tony Scarpelli <71535.306@compuserve.com> asks:
> Can you please get your people to put the name of the episode at
> the end? Can they, or we, other humans, forgive such a creature?

Thanks. The only problem with putting the title at the end of
the episode, in the closing credits, is that many stations chop off the
end credits altogether. So it's best to have them in the beginning.

jms



<<We need a mind wipe>>

 Posted on 1/31/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


{original post had no questions}

You can't do that; you can only have the title card once, because
SAG, DGA, WGA and other unions have rules that regulate where their
workers appear in relation to the title of the episode. If you have it
twice, you mess that up.

jms



<<We need a mind wipe>>

 Posted on 2/2/1996 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Rebecca Eschliman <76072.2345@compuserve.com> asks:
> Is that supposed to serve some practical purpose for the union
> members?

Yes. For instance, you're a star, and you say, "I want my name
to appear before the title." So the next star says "Well, then I want
mine right after the title." Editors' credits have to go in a specific
place in relation to the title. And so on. It's to help avoid
problems of dumping people's credits where they won't be seen.

jms