For a documentary (ie not a drama with a story and a script), which section should a "story editor" credit go in? I've always thought of it as a producer credit (similar to "commissioning editor") - someone who decides which reports/segments to include in a programme, as opposed to an editor or editorial department credit which is for someone who decides which shots to include, how to make them fit together, and how to make that happen.
I see that there have been other threads about "story editors" and they are supposed to be included in the writers section, but this is for dramas/soaps whcih are scripted in advance. Is the same guidance true for unscripted programmes such as documentaries?
I'm trying to submit some "story editor" credits for someone who already has a number of "story producer" credits for other episodes of the same series. I've had them declined as "cannot verify", but I wonder if it's really a "wrong section" error...
I see that there have been other threads about "story editors" and they are supposed to be included in the writers section, but this is for dramas/soaps whcih are scripted in advance. Is the same guidance true for unscripted programmes such as documentaries?
I'm trying to submit some "story editor" credits for someone who already has a number of "story producer" credits for other episodes of the same series. I've had them declined as "cannot verify", but I wonder if it's really a "wrong section" error...
Posted 5 months ago
