Occasionally another word besides "film" is used, such as "A Spike Lee Joint" or "A Martin Scorsese Picture".
Possessory credit may also be given to the producer; an example of this is "Steven Spielberg presents Back to the Future".
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has repeatedly tried to limit possessory credits to writers but has always been successfully opposed by the Directors Guild of America (DGA), leaving directors free to try to negotiate such credits if they wish.
This may also be an example of a possessory credit being chosen for marketing reasons, as Burton was a more recognized name than the film's director, Henry Selick.
The DGA encourages filmmakers to use restraint in taking credit until they have attained widespread name recognition or received at least two established awards of merit for their films, thereby securing their legacies as filmmakers.