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    • CommentAuthorMisterZob
    • CommentTimeApr 9th 2015 edited
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    Some guidelines for character shots:
    - Shot must clearly show character's face
    - Distinctive elements are welcome (tattoo, birthmark, special outfit/equipment/...), as long as they are not spoilers (don't upload shots of the killer with a mask on, if the character is revealed only late in the movie)
    - Only character X should be seen on X's character shots. If impossible to do so, make sure that other characters' faces can't bee seen or are obviously of less importance on the shot (much smaller size, out of focus, in the background, ...)
    - Character must be credited on IMDb (even if not listed in the movie credits)

    If you're not sure, ask us: either find a similar shot in the Archive (and post the link here) or upload the shot you're not sure about on a free hosting pic service (and post the link here).

    Also remember shots from the Archive can be assigned as character shots, if they match the guidelines above. Therefore, if you think your shot is interesting enough, do try it in New Submissions first.
    • CommentAuthorurraquita
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2016
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    I would like to enter the name of the actor when I add a new character, currently can not... why?
    • CommentAuthorAsmodai
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2016 edited
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    Because that was never made/coded. All the current actors in the database are there because the character was imported, or because me or Zob have manually added them. If it's only a couple (or from 1 movie), you can send me a shout and I will see if I can find the time tonight to add them. If you just mean always on principle, you'll have to wait until it can get coded.. Sorry about that.
    • CommentAuthorurraquita
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2016
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    Ah, ok. My question was of a general nature, I have a lot of character shot that are not listed and I can't ask a so heavy job to the moderators ;)
    I don't like upload character shots without the name of the actor, so... I think I have to wait patiently for the code - and for the kinoute actor database, I love this idea http://whatthemovie.com/actor/scarlett_johansson
    • CommentAuthorAsmodai
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2016
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    Well, that system already works, you just have to manually change the name of the actor to whoever you want to see :) I try to add as much as possible, so they will keep growing, of course.
    • CommentAuthorurraquita
    • CommentTimeMar 30th 2016
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    Oh yes, that system works and is fantastic! :D
    • CommentAuthormjsps
    • CommentTimeApr 2nd 2016
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    @urraquita How can we acceed to the page of actors?
    • CommentAuthorurraquita
    • CommentTimeApr 2nd 2016 edited
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    @mjsps
    There is not (yet) a search button for the actors, so you have to write in the address bar:
    http://whatthemovie.com/actor/
    and add name and surname of the actor separated with the underscore. For example:
    http://whatthemovie.com/actor/scarlett_johansson
    http://whatthemovie.com/actor/marcello_mastroianni
    http://whatthemovie.com/actor/antonio_banderas
    ;)
    • CommentAuthorkinoute
    • CommentTimeApr 3rd 2016
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    Don't forget it's an unfinished feature I made quickly, it was just an example of what we could possibly do with actors' and (later) directors' page
    • CommentAuthormjsps
    • CommentTimeApr 4th 2016
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    Thank you, urraquita and mainly kinoute for all features you create for us.
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      CommentAuthorefji
    • CommentTimeJun 12th 2016
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    It would be maybe useful to add somewhere in the instructions that character shot must be, as possible, shots that would have been impossible to upload as FF shots. IMHO, uploading a really awesome shot like for example #368499 as a character shot is a pitty.
    • CommentAuthorMisterZob
    • CommentTimeJun 12th 2016 edited
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    That's basically what the last line of the original post is about.

    As for 368499, it was tried in NS first... and didn't make it.
    • CommentAuthorkinoute
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2018 edited
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    I'm cleaning some characters stuff, especially cases when a single shot was assigned to more than one character. In this movie (Citizen Kane), which character has the correct shot? I don't remember the movie in details:

    https://whatthemovie.com/movie/citizen_kane/character/1026
    https://whatthemovie.com/movie/citizen_kane/character/1029

    Edit:

    Another one:

    https://whatthemovie.com/movie/die_feuerzangenbowle/character/52366
    https://whatthemovie.com/movie/die_feuerzangenbowle/character/52368
    • CommentAuthorAsmodai
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2018
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    1: Mr. Bernstein.
    • CommentAuthorrosebud
    • CommentTimeAug 6th 2018
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    2. Rosen
    • CommentAuthorkinoute
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2018
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    thank you!
    • CommentAuthorkinoute
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2018 edited
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    the page to see the famous movies without character shots (updated every day): https://whatthemovie.com/page/characters

    I already started assigning many archive shots
    • CommentAuthorgreyhound
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2021
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    What to do when there's a character shot (suggested by Scruffy) with more than one character, all recognizable equally?
    Add it several times?

    Examples: #539928 #541085
    • CommentAuthorkinoute
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2021
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    You can ignore Scruffy's shout (and even delete it). The character should be isolated enough in the shot from the other characters to be considered as a valid character shot
    • CommentAuthorgreyhound
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2021
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    Thank you.

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