Authors & contributors

ScreenJSON separates two kinds of credit.

`authors`

Original writers. Required at the root (at least one) and at every element.

{
  "id":     "<uuid>",
  "given":  "Jordan",
  "family": "Lee",
  "meta":   {}
}

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`id`	uuid	✓	Stable across the document.
`given`	string (1–50)	✓	Given name.
`family`	string (1–50)	✓	Family name.
`meta`	meta	—	Extension — e.g. ORCID, WGA id.

Anyone who made artistic input other than original authorship — editor, director, script doctor, showrunner. Optional.

{
  "id":     "<uuid>",
  "given":  "Ali",
  "family": "Okonkwo",
  "roles":  ["editor", "script-doctor"],
  "meta":   {}
}

Same fields as author, plus:

Field	Type	Notes
`roles`	slug[]	Unique list of role slugs.

Every element in a scene body carries:

Attribution at element granularity means revision history and editorial passes can be recorded without ambiguity.