I keep hearing that the standard way to list credits for a movie is as follows: producers, writers directors. But I see a lot of movies, and opening credits aren't always listed that way. Sometimes writers are listed, then producers, and then directors, and once I saw writers, executive producers, producers, and directors. Is there a reason for this? Is there a true "standard way" to list credits? Also, when is it appropriate to combine credits? For example, if one person directed, wrote, and co-produced, can you list other producers, and then follow it up with a "written, produced, and directed by" credit for that one person (I have seen it happen)? Or would that person have to had written, produced, and directed that movie all on their own? Also, if the movie is based on a book, and one person directed and adapted it into a screenplay, would you list the writer of the book, and then for the screenwriter/director, would you use a "screenplay and directed by" credit, a "written for the screen and directed by" credit (I have actually seen both happen), or would that person's writing and directing credits be separate (I have seen that happen)? What if several people wrote the story, and then one person wrote the screenplay and directed? Then, would you list story writers, and then a "written and directed by" credit (I have seen that happen), or would you keep that person's writing and directing credits separate (I've seen that happen too)? Or would you use a "screenplay and directed by" credit (I don't remember ever seeing that happen)?
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