Template:Infobox television film

Template documentation

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt=]] {{{caption}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Distributed by	{{{distributor}}}
Creator	{{{creator}}}
Directed by	{{{director}}}
Produced by	{{{producer}}}
Written by	{{{writer}}}
Screenplay by	{{{screenplay}}}
Story by	{{{story}}}
Based on	{{{based on}}}
Narrated by	{{{narrator}}}
Starring	{{{starring}}}
Music by	{{{music}}}
Cinematography	{{{cinematography}}}
Editing by	{{{editing}}}
Production company	{{{studio}}}
Budget	{{{budget}}}
Country	{{{country}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Original channel	{{{network}}}
Release date	{{{released}}}
Original run	{{{first_aired}}} – {{{last_aired}}}
Running time	{{{runtime}}}
No. of episodes	{{{num_episodes}}}
No. of series	{{{num_series}}}
Preceded by	{{{preceded_by}}}
Followed by	{{{followed_by}}}
[{{{website}}} Official website]

Infobox television film is used to summarize information about television films (TV movies) and miniseries.

Usage

Example
220px Example caption
Genre	Example genre
Distributed by	Company Doe
Creator	John Doe
Directed by	John Doe
Produced by	John Doe
Written by	John Doe
Screenplay by	John Doe
Story by	John Doe
Based on	John Dough and the Cherub by L. Frank Baum
Narrated by	John Doe
Starring	John Doe
Music by	John Doe
Cinematography	John Doe
Editing by	John Doe
Production company	Company Doe
Budget	US$4 million
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Example network
Release date	January 1, 2001 (2001-01-01)
Original run	January 1, 2001 (2001-01-01) – January 2, 2001 (2001-01-02)
Running time	100 minutes
No. of episodes	1
Preceded by	Example film
Followed by	Example film 2
Official website

Parameters

{{Infobox television film |name = |image = <!--filename only! e.g. Example.jpg--> |image_size = |caption = |genre = |distributor = |creator = |director = |producer = |writer = |screenplay = |story = |based on = <!--{{Based on|work|creator}}--> |narrator = |starring = |music = |cinematography = |editing = |studio = |budget = |country = |language = |network = |released = <!--{{Film date|TV=y|year|month|day|location}}--> |first_aired = <!--{{Start date|year|month|day}}--> |last_aired = <!--{{End date|year|month|day}}--> |runtime = |num_episodes = |num_series = |preceded_by = |followed_by = |website = }} While none of the parameters are compulsory (in the sense of making the template break), certain ones would need to be used if the infobox is to be a useful one. Parameter Explanation name The name of the television film or miniseries. Use the full name of the film, and do not wikilink it. image An image relevant to the show. No wiki-markup required. image_size The width, including trailing "px". Defaults to 250px; shouldn't need to be much larger than that. caption A caption explaining the image. An image with the title logo of the show does not need a caption. genre The genre of the show (examples listed at television program). Separate multiple genres with line breaks (<br>). distributor Insert the company name(s) of the distributor(s). Separate multiple entries with a line break (<br>). In addition, link each distributor to its appropriate article if possible. creator Who created the film/miniseries. Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). director The director(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). producer The producer(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). writer The writer(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). screenplay Insert the name(s) of the screenplay writer(s). Separate multiple entries with a line break (<br>). Use this field instead of the normal writer field if films divide writing credits between screenplay and story writers. In addition, link each writer to his/her appropriate article if possible. story Insert the name(s) of the story writer(s). Separate multiple entries with a line break (<br>). Use this field instead of the normal writer field if films divide writing credits between screenplay and story writers. In addition, link each writer to his/her appropriate article if possible. based on Insert the title of the source material and the name(s) of the source material writer(s). Use this field in conjunction with screenplay and story where applicable (i.e. "Screen story") if films are based on previously produced or published material, such as books, plays, articles, old screenplays etc. Use {{based on}} or similar formatting where possible. Do not use this field where the source material is ambiguous. narrator Insert the name(s) of the narrator(s). Separate multiple entries with a line break (<br>). In addition, link each narrator to his/her appropriate article if possible. starring Who stars in the film/miniseries (top-billed only). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). music The musical composer. Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). cinematography Insert the name(s) of the cinematographer(s). Separate multiple entries with a line break (<br>). In addition, link each cinematographer to his/her appropriate article if possible. editing The editor(s). Separate multiple people with line breaks (<br>). studio Insert the company that produced the film. Separate multiple entries with a line break ( ). In addition, link each company to its appropriate article if possible. budget The budget of the film. country The country of origin for the film/miniseries. Flag icons unnecessary. Separate multiple countries with line breaks (<br>). language The original language(s) the film/miniseries is in. This should not be wiki-linked, this is auto linked, and excludes Enlgish from linking. network The original network(s) or channel(s) on which the film/miniseries appears. Do not add the foreign broadcasters here. released For use with television films; the day on which the film was first aired on television. first_aired For use with miniseries; the day the first episode aired. last_aired For use with miniseries; the day the last episode aired. runtime The total running time for the film or miniseries; should not include commercials and should be approximated. num_episodes For use with miniseries; the number of episodes aired. num_series The number of season or series produced. preceded_by For use with television films; the preceding film in a series. followed_by For use with television films; the following film in a series. website The film's or miniseries' official website (usually hosted by the network or production company). Only type in the website. Formatting is automatic. Example {{Infobox television film |name = Example |image = TV Antik copy.jpg |image_size = 220px |caption = Example caption |genre = Example genre |distributor = Company Doe |creator = [[:John Doe]] |director = John Doe |producer = John Doe |writer = John Doe |screenplay = John Doe |story = John Doe |based on = {{Based on|''[[John Dough and the Cherub]]''|[[L. Frank Baum]]}} |narrator = John Doe |starring = John Doe |music = John Doe |cinematography = John Doe |editing = John Doe |studio = Company Doe |budget = [[:United States dollar|US$]]4 million |country = [[:United States]] |language = English |network = Example network |released = {{Film date|TV=y|2001|1|1}} |first_aired = {{Start date|2001|1|1}} |last_aired = {{Start date|2001|1|2}} |runtime = 100 minutes |num_episodes = 2 |num_series = 1 |preceded_by = Example [[:film]] |followed_by = Example [[:film]] 2 |website = http://en.wikipedia.org }} Microformat The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat, which makes the event details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to a calendar or diary application. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project. Dates will only be included if you use {{Start date}} or {{End date}} (use the former for single dates; but do not use any of these if the date is before 1583 CE). URLs will only be included if you use {{URL}}. hCalendar uses HTML classes including: attendee contact description dtend dtstart location organiser summary url vevent Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them. IMDb, Allmovie, and other external links External links to resources such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Allmovie, TV.com and any official website are no longer included in this template. Nevertheless, these resources and others may be usefully added to the External Links section of the article using the following templates: {{Allmovie title|id=am_id|title=film title}} {{IMDb title|id=imdb_id|title=film title}} See also Template:Infobox television, for TV series programming Template:Infobox film, for feature films Template:Infobox television episode, for an episode or special that is part of a series