Infogalactic:Template-Film

The Film is a film of note. See the Infogalactic:Notability guidelines.

This [head or introduction] section provides a summary of the film. There are many examples out there for you to get an idea of what should go here.

Use this Template-Film as a guide to create a new article about a notable film by following these steps:

1. Enter an appropriate search term into the search bar on the top right-hand side of any page/article as shown below. The search term should be the name of the film you wish to create an article for. Also, check to see if there is such an article elsewhere in the public domain that could save you some work.

2. If no such article exists, then click on the red link as shown above to create the new article.
3. Open a new tab or window in your browser and bring up this template (although you can skip this step if you already have this template in a window or tab).
4. Click on edit at the top of this tab.
5. Select all the text in the Template edit box (Ctrl-A might work).
6. Copy it all (Ctrl-C might work for you, or use your mouse).
7. Go to the tab or window for your new article.
8. Paste the copied Template text into its blank edit window (Ctrl-V might work).
9. Replace all the Template text with your real text. Add new sections or remove unnecessary ones as you see fit.
10. If the page has an Infobox, replace the Template information with things that pertain to the new article. Leave any fields blank that you don't have information for.

    Infoboxes

    There are many different kinds of Infoboxs. For example: the Vox Day page uses the Infobox Person style. Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon use a special infobox called Infobox president, which has extra entries for things relevant to US Presidents. If you are creating an article on an office holder then the Infobox to use is Infobox Officeholder. See the article on George W. Bush for how to fill one of those in.

    Fill in as many fields as you have information for in the Infobox. Leave the others blank. It will automatically create a sidebar on the upper right-hand side. You can see the specific Infobox formatting required for things like Birth Date by looking at, copying, and revising the Infobox text (in the Edit window) in an existing page. If the film you are writing about has some special quality, consider looking for a special Infobox on an existing page of a similar type of film, otherwise use the more generic one in this template.

    See Help:Cheatsheet and Help:Wiki_markup for additional details about formatting.

    Remember! Delete all this inapplicable template text and replace it with the text that your article should contain. Delete unneeded sections as well. You can always add more sections on a subsequent edit.

The Movie!
Caption describes the image and explains if it is the theatrical release poster, or a DVD cover, etc.) - Example: "This is the poster for the film Conspiracy, chosen because it is in the public domain"
Directed by	Famous Director
Produced by	Big Name Producer(s)
Written by	Writer(s)
Screenplay by	Screenplay writer(s)
Story by	Original Story Writer(s)
Based on	"Based on a book/TV show/video game by..."
Starring	Actor 1 Actor 2 Actor 3
Narrated by	Name of narrator, if any
Music by	Famous Composer
Cinematography	Name of Cinematographer(s)
Edited by	Name of Editor(s)
Production company	40th Century Fox, etc
Distributed by	Name of distribution company
Release dates	Date of initial release, e.g. January 1, 2100
Running time	How many minutes the film lasts
Country	Country(s) the film was produced in
Language	English, Russian, French/Romulan, etc.
Budget	Approximate cost of making the film
Box office	How much the film earned (use condensed and rounded values, e.g. "£11.6 million" not "£11,586,221")

This is the beginning of the actual article: ...The Film is a notable film...

Plot

What happens?

Cast

Who plays who?

Theme(s)

What's the film about?

Production

Development, screenplay, funding, filming, special effects, post-production

Release

When did it come out?

Music/Soundtrack

What music and/or songs were used?

Marketing

Promotion of the film, advertising stunts, etc.

Reception

Was it liked or hated?

Sequels

"The Movie: Again!"

Adaptations

Novelizations, audio books, etc.

See Also

Things related to this film

External Links

Movie's website, site of director or actor, etc.