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Jeff Miller August 23rd, 2005 11:54 AM

"Sometimes Credited as:"
 
I'm about to get my first (formal) screen credit; 2nd unit camera operator. Not as big a deal as it sounds, but to me, it is :)
As you can see, I have a pretty common name and was thinking of being credited as a variation of that so I can be told apart from the hundreds of 'Jeff Miller's out there. I was thinking of 'Jef Miller'; that's a somewhat rare name yet looks/sounds the same. Other stuff like my full name or adding my middle name seem too uptight. I also like the short "Jeffm". I came up with other stuff but don't feel like trying to be artsy or funny.
Is there anything to think about in doing this? I guess I worry about it but the decision will follow me around for a while, heh. Thanks!
jeffm

Patrick King August 23rd, 2005 01:52 PM

Jeff, make your mama proud, use your middle name! It'll also be easier to fend of your friends laughter in five or ten years if you stay away fom nick-names and embrace "Horatio" or "Eugene" or whatever your middle name is, so that watching the titles is still fun with friends.

Jeff Miller August 23rd, 2005 02:08 PM

Thanks Patrick
Of course there are buckets of "Bryan Miller"s as well... doh.

Meryem Ersoz August 23rd, 2005 02:16 PM

unless i misunderstood, i think patrick meant to use your full name, as in jeffrey bryan miller. adds a little distinction, a little gravitas....

Jeff Miller August 23rd, 2005 02:26 PM

Oh, oh yeah. lol
I thought about that, seems a bit pompous for me (after all, I'm no Catherine Zeta Jones or John Paul Tremblay) but an idea anyway... thanks :)

Patrick King August 23rd, 2005 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Miller
Oh, oh yeah. lol
I thought about that, seems a bit pompous for me (after all, I'm no Catherine Zeta Jones or John Paul Tremblay) but an idea anyway... thanks :)

Jeff, you might become Jeff Bryan Miller! I mean she probably started as Cathy Jones until her agent got hold of her.

Charles Papert August 23rd, 2005 03:45 PM

Jeff B. Miller sounds good to me...

Mathieu Ghekiere August 23rd, 2005 04:06 PM

Jeff Zeta Jones, perhaps?


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