For general instructions on prescribed punctuation, see 0F.

Enclose the general material designation, if used, in brackets ( [ ] ).  See 1C.

245 00 $a Father's doing fine $h [motion picture].

245 00 $a Georgia O'Keeffe $h [videorecording].

When the title proper includes a colon or a slash, do not use either of these marks unless, according to normal practice, the space may be closed up on both sides.  Usually, a comma or a dash (with the space closed up on both sides) can be substituted for a colon.

245 00 $a F/X.

245 00 $a 3:10 to Yuma.

If the title proper includes an ellipsis or brackets, replace them with a dash or parentheses, respectively.  When replacing an ellipsis in the title proper with a dash, leave a space after the dash, unless the dash is at the beginning.

245 00 $a Getting around-- in Germany.
(On film:  Getting around...in Germany.)

245 00 $a If elected-- / $c WETA-TV.
(On film:  If elected...)

245 00 $a --and then there were none.
(On film:  ...and then there were none..)

245 00 $a Smack it up (flip it, rub it down).
(On film:  Smack it up [flip it, rub it down].)

Enclose a cataloger- supplied title in its own set of brackets.

245 00 $a [Launching of the Arizona] / $c [production company unknown].

Precede each unit of other title information by a space, colon, space ( : ).  See 1E.

245 00 $a Guilty or innocent : $b the Sam Sheppard murder case.

Precede the first statement of responsibility by a space, diagonal slash, space ( / ).  See 1G.

245 00 $a Father's doing fine / $c a Marble Arch production.

Precede each subsequent statement of responsibility by a space, semicolon, space ( ; ).  See 1G.

245 00 $a Father's doing fine / $c a Marble Arch production ; director, Henry Cass ; producer, Victor Skutezky.

See also:

1A.  Preliminary rule

1.  Title and Statement of Responsibility Area