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film

vr.tr.film · INF.MED

Let an agent handle films by title, credits, release, rating, availability and rights, with sourced data.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle films by title, credits, release, rating, availability and rights, with sourced data.

A work of visual art that simulates experiences through moving images, usually with sound, recorded on film or digitally and shown in cinemas, on television or online; also the medium as a whole.

What it is for: Storytelling, art, documentation, education, advertising and entertainment.

It can be watch it through legal channels; check age ratings; cite credits and release data; license or archive it.

Distinguishing features

Moving image work

Credits identify makers

Rated for age by classification boards

Protected by copyright

What it looks like

Moving images with sound, shown on screens.

Physical character

feature length: over 40 minutes - common definitions vary

frame rate: 24 frames per second - cinema standard

How it is recognised

Title and credits

Genre and format such as short or feature

Photographic film stock is a separate sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

audiovisual work

is made by - makers

director and film crew

is rated by - rating

classification board

is confused with - material

photographic film

In practice

Families and kinds

feature films

short films

documentaries

animated films

advertising and propaganda films

Identifiers

ISAN International Standard Audiovisual Number audiovisual works

EIDR Entertainment Identifier Registry id film and TV

Standards and regulation

Copyright law

National film classification such as BBFC or MPA

Accessibility rules for subtitles and audio description

Failure modes and hazards

Piracy and unlicensed copies

Unsuitable content for children

Loss of film heritage

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.film-3

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which film.

Titles repeat.

Title

Name and year.

Title

Identification.

  1. What is the title, year and director? provenance
  2. Which identifier resolves it? provenance

Credits

Makers.

Credits

Credits.

  1. Who made and appears in it? provenance
  2. From which credit source? provenance
Viewing Where and for whom.

Viewing should be legal and suitable.

Availability

Legal channels.

Availability

Availability.

  1. Where can it be watched legally? action
  2. In which regions? boundary

Rating

Age classification.

Rating

Age rating.

  1. What is its age rating, and why? provenance
  2. Is it suitable for this viewer? boundary
Accessibility Subtitles.

Films should be accessible.

Subtitles

Languages.

Subtitles

Subtitles and dubbing.

  1. Which subtitles and dubs exist? definition
  2. Is there audio description? definition

Formats

Versions.

Formats

Versions.

  1. Which cut or version is this? provenance
  2. How long is it? measurement
Rights Copyright and heritage.

Rights govern use.

Copyright

Owners.

Copyright

Rights.

  1. Who holds the rights? provenance
  2. Is it in the public domain anywhere? boundary

Archive

Preservation.

Archive

Preservation.

  1. Is it preserved in a film archive? provenance
  2. Is a restoration available? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should films be instances with identifiers?
  • How should ratings across countries be recorded?
  • How should the film stock sense be split off?
Draft as JSON