No, but, see, the definition of "composer (expression)" DOES acknowledge
what it means to be linked to the _expression_. Thanks to whoever
pointed that out:
" by adding music to a work that originally lacked it, by composing new
music to substitute for the original music, or by composing new music to
supplement the existing music."
This makes sense. It is attached to the expression because it is a
contribution to the _expression_, not the work. "adding music to a work
that originally lacked it."
If it's an inherent and original component of the work, the composer
would NOT have "composer (expression)" relationship. Per the guidance
quoted above, and per the WEMI model itself. This is correct, and should
not be changed.
If RDA/FRBR is missing a way to record the composer as a contributor
(not creator) for a _work_, _that's_ the omission that potentially needs
fixing.
Likewise, it makes no sense to add a "screenwriter (expression)" with
the guidance you suggest, where _any_ screenwriter will be registered as
linked to an 'expression' rather than a 'work' -- the only way that
makes sense is if the screenplay written is somehow unique to a
particular expression, rather than an inherent and original part of the
work, something awfully unlikely (although not impossible or unheard of)
for a screenplay, as opposed to music/soundtrack.
Whether a relation is attached at 'expression', 'work', or
'manifestation' ought to be a result of whether the _contribution_ WAS
to the work, expression, or manifestation -- if you start instead giving
guidance that certain kinds of contributions are ALWAYS recorded at the
'expression' level because of the 'role' involved
(composer/screenwriter), that makes no sense, and turns RDA's attempt to
use a clear ontology into just another library-centric ball of confusion
that we've become so adept at creating.
Personally, I think it was a confusing mistake to list relator roles as
entity-specific, such as "composer (expression)" (and a corresponding
strangely ommitted "composer (work)" in this case). There should have
been a list of roles (composer, screenwriter, etc), that are
entity-independent, and instructions to record them in such a way that
it's clear what entity is the 'object' of the subject/predicate/object
statement. I think someone decided this was inconvenient for some
particular technological implementation (MARC, or RDF, or something, I
dunno), so did it the way it's currently done instead -- but this leads
to nothing but the kind of confusion we're talking about.
On 10/9/2012 3:41 PM, Deborah Fritz wrote:
John wrote:
“RDA defines the screenwriter as a creator -- one of the few creator
relationships applicable to a moving-image work -- and this is hotly
contested. RDA considers a screenwriter to be a sub-category of
"author" and authors are by definition creators. In my opinion, that
doesn't work well for moving-image works; the script is not typically
part of the original conception of the work, but is a part of the
realization of somebody else's conception of the work. “
I have been interpreting this to mean that the screenwriter would be
given as Creator/Author/Screenwriter only when describing the
screenplay, script, or scene itself, applying 19.2.1.3.
When describing a motion picture of which the screenplay is only one
part, I assumed that the screenwriter would have to fit into the
category of contributor, along with the others. The problem with that
reasoning, however, is that there is no relationship designator for
screenwriter as contributor.
Perhaps one could be added, along the same lines as the composer example
that Thomas pointed out:
I.2.1 Relationship Designators for Creators
*composer*A person, family, or corporate body responsible for creating a
musical work. Use also for persons, etc., adapting another musical work
to form a distinct alteration (e.g., free transcription), paraphrasing a
work or creating a work in the general style of another composer, or
creating a work that is based on the music of another composer (e.g.,
variations on a theme).
I.3.1 Relationship Designators for Contributors
*composer (expression)*A person, family, or corporate body contributing
to an expression by adding music to a work that originally lacked it, by
composing new music to substitute for the original music, or by
composing new music to supplement the existing music.
I.2.1 Relationship Designators for Creators
*screenwriter*An author of a screenplay, script, or scene.
Add something like:
I.3.1 Relationship Designators for Contributors
*screenwriter (expression)*An author of a screenplay, script, or scene
used in the production of a motion picture
Deborah
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