This is a documentation subpage for Template:Film (see that page for the template itself). It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template employs intricate features of template syntax. You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

[edit] Usage

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[edit] Project banner

The {{Film}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project. While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The full syntax is as follows:

 {{Film |small= |class= <!-- Future release parameters --> |futyear= |futmonth= <!-- National and Regional Task forces --> |American-task-force= |Argentine-task-force= |Australian-task-force= |Baltic-task-force= |British-task-force= |Canadian-task-force= |Chinese-task-force= |French-task-force= |German-task-force= |Indian-task-force= |Italian-task-force= |Japanese-task-force= |Korean-task-force= |NZ-task-force= |Nordic-task-force= |Persian-task-force= |Southeast-task-force= |Soviet-task-force= |Spanish-task-force= <!-- General Task forces --> |Awards-task-force= |Festival-task-force= |Filmmaking-task-force= <!-- Genre Task forces --> |Christian-films-task-force = |War-task-force= <!-- Needs and requests --> |needs-image= |needs-infobox= <!-- B-Class checklist --> <!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all  major points are appropriately cited. --> |B-Class-1= <!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and  does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. --> |B-Class-2= <!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including  a lead section and one or more sections of content. --> |B-Class-3= <!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. --> |B-Class-4= <!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials,  such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. --> |B-Class-5= <!-- Reviews and collaborations --> |A-Class= |old-peer-review= |past-collaboration= }} 

General parameters:

• small – "yes" if the banner should be rendered in its miniature size; this should be used sparingly and only on crowded talk pages for the time being
• class – a rating of the article's quality; see the assessment department for more details

Future release parameters:

• futyear - year of release (should be formatted as yyyy)
• futmonth - month of release (can be formatted as full name, three-character abbreviation, or digits)

National and Regional Task forces:

• American-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the American cinema task force
• Argentine-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Argentine cinema task force
• Australian-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Australian cinema task force
• Baltic-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Baltic cinema task force
• British-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the British cinema task force
• Canadian-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Canadian cinema task force
• Chinese-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Chinese cinema task force
• French-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the French cinema task force
• German-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the German cinema task force
• Indian-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Indian cinema task force
• Italian-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Italian cinema task force
• Japanese-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Japanese cinema task force
• Korean-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Korean cinema task force
• NZ-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the New Zealand cinema task force
• Nordic-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Nordic cinema task force
• Persian-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Persian cinema task force
• Southeast-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Southeast Asian cinema task force
• Soviet-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Soviet and post-Soviet cinema task force
• Spanish-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Spanish cinema task force

General Task forces:

• Awards-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Film awards task force
• Festival-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Film festivals task force
• Filmmaking-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Filmmaking task force

Genre Task forces:

• Christian-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the Christian films task force
• War-task-force – "yes" if the article is supported by the War films task force

Needs and requests:

• needs-image - "yes" if the article needs an image, such as a poster or on-set photo
• needs-infobox – "yes" if the article needs an infobox added or updated

B-Class checklist (available only for articles rated as "Start-Class" or "B-Class"—see the assessment department for more details):

• B-Class-1 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #1 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not
• B-Class-2 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #2 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not
• B-Class-3 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #3 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not
• B-Class-4 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #4 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not
• B-Class-5 – "yes" if the article meets criterion #5 for B-Class status; "no" if it does not

Reviews and collaborations:

• A-Class – indicates the status of the article's A-Class review, if any; see the A-Class review instructions for more details
• old-peer-review – "yes" if the article was previously listed for peer review by the project
• past-collaboration - "yes" if the article was a previous Collaboration of the Week

To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template.

[edit] Sub-templates

• Template:Film/Checks (sandbox)
• Template:Film/Class (sandbox)
• Template:Film/Core (sandbox)
• Template:Film/Task force categories (sandbox)
• Template:Film/Month (sandbox)
• Template:Film/NumberedMonth (sandbox)