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I am professional Actor / Voice Actor. I've narrated hundreds of television shows and I would like to make sure that they are all added to IMDB as it has fast become an important professional resource.
I have a actor listing as "Chris Broyles" but I would like to edit and add info to that listing. And seeing as how I'm the actual actor/narrator I would like to be able to edit this info without being seen as a regular viewer but as the direct source of info.
I take it that my IMDB "account" and "profile" is in no way linked to my actor listing?
If I get IMDB pro will it help me in making edits and additions to my actor listing? I've literally got hundreds of shows to add that have aired on Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Nat Geo Channel, etc.
Will my regular account be changed INTO an IMDB Pro account if I pay for the service? And as an IMDB Pro user will that somehow link my account and profile to my actor listing?
Thanks for your time. I anxiously await your response.
Chris
I have a actor listing as "Chris Broyles" but I would like to edit and add info to that listing. And seeing as how I'm the actual actor/narrator I would like to be able to edit this info without being seen as a regular viewer but as the direct source of info.
I take it that my IMDB "account" and "profile" is in no way linked to my actor listing?
If I get IMDB pro will it help me in making edits and additions to my actor listing? I've literally got hundreds of shows to add that have aired on Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Nat Geo Channel, etc.
Will my regular account be changed INTO an IMDB Pro account if I pay for the service? And as an IMDB Pro user will that somehow link my account and profile to my actor listing?
Thanks for your time. I anxiously await your response.
Chris
Posted 7 years ago
DavidAH_Ca, Champion
I have a similar problem. I have regular IMDB account with an outdated resume.
I also have an IMDB PRO account with a up-to-date resume.
How on earth do I delete the data on my regular IMDB resume and only showcase the IMDB PRO resume?
I have tried in vain to do this and get no help from IMDB service support.
Anyone?
I also have an IMDB PRO account with a up-to-date resume.
How on earth do I delete the data on my regular IMDB resume and only showcase the IMDB PRO resume?
I have tried in vain to do this and get no help from IMDB service support.
Anyone?
DavidAH_Ca, Champion
It is hard to be sure what you mean. Actual names help a lot. Otherwise we need to guess at your meaning.
There is no such thing as a regular Resume and a Pro Resume. In IMDb 'Resume' indicates the page that can be created by a person via the paid Resume Service (payment currently included with IMDb Pro).
The Resume is attached to a Name Page.
My guess is that you mean you have two Name pages, one of which has a Resume attached. If this guess is not correct, please add a comment here explaining exactly what you mean, with actual names, and ignore the rest of this post.
IMDb does not delete Name pages, as they don't want to lose data, but you can easily merge them.
If the names on the two pages are the same except for a Roman numeral at the end, go the one with the higher Roman numeral, and choose to Edit Page.
If the names are different, go to the one that you do not intend to use as your main stage name, and choose to Edit page.
Select to add a Name Correction.
Enter the name from the other page including any Roman Numeral (but preferably in Surname, Given Names format, which is how it is stored internally - if you enter in the display (normal) format, the system will 'flip' it but this may be incorrect especially if there are more than 2 names).
Enter the explanation : that both pages are you, and you are therefore merging them.
If the names are different, and you received on screen credits using the name you are changing from click the box beside "update existing credits with 'as' attribute" - otherwise leave this blank. (This will add an (as ...) attribute to the merged credits so that the on screen information is properly retained.)
On the next page, you will see a message indicating that this Name Change will merge the two pages; if you don't see this warning you have made an error. Since this is what you want to do, just check the "Warning understood, go ahead anyway" box.
If you needed to check the 'update with as attribute' box, you will see a second warning. I explained what this does, so again just check the "Warning understood, go ahead anyway" box for this message too.
At this point (after a 're-check these updates') you should be able to submit this, and the merge should be done in a few days.
There is no such thing as a regular Resume and a Pro Resume. In IMDb 'Resume' indicates the page that can be created by a person via the paid Resume Service (payment currently included with IMDb Pro).
The Resume is attached to a Name Page.
My guess is that you mean you have two Name pages, one of which has a Resume attached. If this guess is not correct, please add a comment here explaining exactly what you mean, with actual names, and ignore the rest of this post.
IMDb does not delete Name pages, as they don't want to lose data, but you can easily merge them.
If the names on the two pages are the same except for a Roman numeral at the end, go the one with the higher Roman numeral, and choose to Edit Page.
If the names are different, go to the one that you do not intend to use as your main stage name, and choose to Edit page.
Select to add a Name Correction.
Enter the name from the other page including any Roman Numeral (but preferably in Surname, Given Names format, which is how it is stored internally - if you enter in the display (normal) format, the system will 'flip' it but this may be incorrect especially if there are more than 2 names).
Enter the explanation : that both pages are you, and you are therefore merging them.
If the names are different, and you received on screen credits using the name you are changing from click the box beside "update existing credits with 'as' attribute" - otherwise leave this blank. (This will add an (as ...) attribute to the merged credits so that the on screen information is properly retained.)
On the next page, you will see a message indicating that this Name Change will merge the two pages; if you don't see this warning you have made an error. Since this is what you want to do, just check the "Warning understood, go ahead anyway" box.
If you needed to check the 'update with as attribute' box, you will see a second warning. I explained what this does, so again just check the "Warning understood, go ahead anyway" box for this message too.
At this point (after a 're-check these updates') you should be able to submit this, and the merge should be done in a few days.
Hi David,
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate your detailed tips.
Unfortunately, my problem is a tad more tricky.
If you search "Lawrence Chau (I)" you will see a bunch of legit TV credits along with a resume. This is not an IMDB Pro account and it features a resume that is completely outdated, which I cannot get rid of it. I've tried IMDB support, which is useless.
BUT on that same resume, there is an "Enhance Your Page with a Resume" tab.
When you click it, you are directed to my IMDB Pro Account, which is registered under "Lawrence Chau (III)." This features my correct, updated resume along with a photo library.
Adding to the mix of confusion is a blank "Lawrence Chau (II) account."
So, basically I want to keep the TV credits from "Lawrence Chau (I)" minus the old resume, but link those TV credits to my "Lawrence Chau (III)" account with the correct resume.
Is this possible, or do I have to start from scratch and reload all my TV credits to "Lawrence Chau (III)?"
Does that make sense?
Cheers,
Lawrence
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate your detailed tips.
Unfortunately, my problem is a tad more tricky.
If you search "Lawrence Chau (I)" you will see a bunch of legit TV credits along with a resume. This is not an IMDB Pro account and it features a resume that is completely outdated, which I cannot get rid of it. I've tried IMDB support, which is useless.
BUT on that same resume, there is an "Enhance Your Page with a Resume" tab.
When you click it, you are directed to my IMDB Pro Account, which is registered under "Lawrence Chau (III)." This features my correct, updated resume along with a photo library.
Adding to the mix of confusion is a blank "Lawrence Chau (II) account."
So, basically I want to keep the TV credits from "Lawrence Chau (I)" minus the old resume, but link those TV credits to my "Lawrence Chau (III)" account with the correct resume.
Is this possible, or do I have to start from scratch and reload all my TV credits to "Lawrence Chau (III)?"
Does that make sense?
Cheers,
Lawrence
Emperor, Champion
Can you post this as a new problem thread with the above information? It is in danger of getting overlooked here, tagged on the end of a thread about a different problem.
DavidAH_Ca, Champion
This is a very odd case.
Resume is a subscription service, so while the data may be older on the (I) Resume, it is not 'outdated' in one sense, as somebody is obviously paying for the subscription. If the subscription lapses the Resume disappears fairly quickly.
If you did not set up that Resume on a previous account, it was almost certainly set up by your agent or manager. (IMDb regulations require that only the person named on the page or their authorized representative may control the Resume subscription.) Since that Resume only specifies one agent, I think you might start by contacting him, to verify that they did set up the account (more information is always handy). However, looking at your second Resume, it appears that that person is no longer your agent.
Normally, when two Pages are set up for a single person, they can be merged by a simple Name Correction. However, I am almost certain that this would not work in this case, as you would have two accounts controlling a single Resume, which is against policy, and, worse, IMDb would be charging twice for a single Resume, which is against the law as well as against policy.
Problems involving paid services cannot generally be handled by the people on this board (including the IMDb employees) but need to be referred to the help desk. And this one is so complex it certainly must be.
The submission form is at http://pro.imdb.com/helpdesk/contact_... Be sure to submit the form from the account that controls your Resume, if you have more than one account.
You need to be clear that you have 2 paid Resumes on two separate Name Pages and that you want them combined with your account controlling the resultant one. For this to happen you need to make it clear that you are the person named in both pages. I would also recommend that you use 'paid Resume', 'Resume subscription' or 'Resume service' rather than just 'Resume', at least at the start. So many users use the word 'resume' to refer to the basic data that the Help desk, which is usually swamped, may just dismiss your request with a stock reply after a glance if it is not clear that this is a very different situation.
Unfortunately, because the Help Desk is so swamped, and because this involves payments from 2 different individuals (unless you set the Resume up originally and forgot about it), this is likely to take longer than most problems to fix.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Resume is a subscription service, so while the data may be older on the (I) Resume, it is not 'outdated' in one sense, as somebody is obviously paying for the subscription. If the subscription lapses the Resume disappears fairly quickly.
If you did not set up that Resume on a previous account, it was almost certainly set up by your agent or manager. (IMDb regulations require that only the person named on the page or their authorized representative may control the Resume subscription.) Since that Resume only specifies one agent, I think you might start by contacting him, to verify that they did set up the account (more information is always handy). However, looking at your second Resume, it appears that that person is no longer your agent.
Normally, when two Pages are set up for a single person, they can be merged by a simple Name Correction. However, I am almost certain that this would not work in this case, as you would have two accounts controlling a single Resume, which is against policy, and, worse, IMDb would be charging twice for a single Resume, which is against the law as well as against policy.
Problems involving paid services cannot generally be handled by the people on this board (including the IMDb employees) but need to be referred to the help desk. And this one is so complex it certainly must be.
The submission form is at http://pro.imdb.com/helpdesk/contact_... Be sure to submit the form from the account that controls your Resume, if you have more than one account.
You need to be clear that you have 2 paid Resumes on two separate Name Pages and that you want them combined with your account controlling the resultant one. For this to happen you need to make it clear that you are the person named in both pages. I would also recommend that you use 'paid Resume', 'Resume subscription' or 'Resume service' rather than just 'Resume', at least at the start. So many users use the word 'resume' to refer to the basic data that the Help desk, which is usually swamped, may just dismiss your request with a stock reply after a glance if it is not clear that this is a very different situation.
Unfortunately, because the Help Desk is so swamped, and because this involves payments from 2 different individuals (unless you set the Resume up originally and forgot about it), this is likely to take longer than most problems to fix.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Hey David,
Sorry for the late reply. Was traveling. Thanks so very much for taking the time to look at my odd case. I'll see what I can do. Wish me luck!
Cheers,
Lawrence
Sorry for the late reply. Was traveling. Thanks so very much for taking the time to look at my odd case. I'll see what I can do. Wish me luck!
Cheers,
Lawrence
