To credit or not to credit at DVinfo.net

Steven Davis · March 8th, 2015, 02:01 PM

Hey all,

I have the opportunity for one of my recruitment videos to be shown in theaters. Since it's a recruitment video, it'll have a 'call to action' on the last few seconds of the video, a 'come work for us' message. The video is only 30secs long. So when the discussion of my production credit came up, I thought to myself that it would be appropriate to not include production credit on a recruitment video for my client since I want their message to be the last thing the viewer sees.

I thought hat if my video was a short film or something, then I would be all for putting my production credit.

Any one have thoughts on this?

Tim Paynter · March 8th, 2015, 02:32 PM

I had to shoot, edit and upload this in less than 24 hours, plus one in Spanish, a little rough, but I put the credits in the middle, and placed a call to action twice at the end. I think you should get your credit in somewhere or somehow, but having the call to action at the end is certainly most effective.

Shaun Roemich · March 13th, 2015, 06:07 PM

To be frank, I don't remember the last time I put a production credit on anything that a client paid for. I'd rather get work from the referral than have someone see my credit and possibly thinking it was crass.

Christian Brown · March 2nd, 2016, 07:18 AM

Yep - when was the last time you saw a "production credit" on any advertisement?

Mike Watson · March 8th, 2016, 12:50 AM

You paying me is my credit. If I was doing it for free, or at a vastly reduced rate, I sometimes put my logo up at the end. But it's rare.

Steven Davis · March 8th, 2016, 08:18 AM

Update; I ended up not putting a credit on the movie. The only reason I asked is the client told me I could, but since it was a 30 second movie, I didn't want to take up 2 seconds with my credit.

March 8th, 2015, 02:01 PM	#1
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	To credit or not to credit Hey all, I have the opportunity for one of my recruitment videos to be shown in theaters. Since it's a recruitment video, it'll have a 'call to action' on the last few seconds of the video, a 'come work for us' message. The video is only 30secs long. So when the discussion of my production credit came up, I thought to myself that it would be appropriate to not include production credit on a recruitment video for my client since I want their message to be the last thing the viewer sees. I thought hat if my video was a short film or something, then I would be all for putting my production credit. Any one have thoughts on this? __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

March 8th, 2015, 02:32 PM	#2
Tim Paynter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Denver Posts: 255	Re: To credit or not to credit I had to shoot, edit and upload this in less than 24 hours, plus one in Spanish, a little rough, but I put the credits in the middle, and placed a call to action twice at the end. I think you should get your credit in somewhere or somehow, but having the call to action at the end is certainly most effective. YouTube (Short URL)

March 13th, 2015, 06:07 PM	#3
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Re: To credit or not to credit To be frank, I don't remember the last time I put a production credit on anything that a client paid for. I'd rather get work from the referral than have someone see my credit and possibly thinking it was crass. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

March 2nd, 2016, 07:18 AM	#4
Christian Brown Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 194	Re: To credit or not to credit Yep - when was the last time you saw a "production credit" on any advertisement? __________________ http://artslaureate.com/, http://facebook.com/ArtsLaureate http://www.christianamonson.com/

March 8th, 2016, 12:50 AM	#5
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	Re: To credit or not to credit You paying me is my credit. If I was doing it for free, or at a vastly reduced rate, I sometimes put my logo up at the end. But it's rare.

March 8th, 2016, 08:18 AM	#6
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Re: To credit or not to credit Update; I ended up not putting a credit on the movie. The only reason I asked is the client told me I could, but since it was a 30 second movie, I didn't want to take up 2 seconds with my credit. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?