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> would require so little from Boston Dynamics

We don’t know that. Perhaps it was important for them to not have credits in the video; e.g. to keep attention on the robots. Your sister is credited elsewhere in BD’s article, see other comment [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25682864




One of the reasons for the formation of worker's unions (such as screen actor's guild) is to protect the rights of actors and film workers, at all levels. Receiving proper credit is a big part of compensation. There may be a fine line between a "film" and an "advertisement", and what's more this is surely not a SAG film, but it seems to me that credit for choreography on something like this - where the dance is the core of the content - is appropriate.


> There may be a fine line between a "film" and an "advertisement"

To me a manufacturer doing a video that focuses on their products for their youtube channel is definitely an "advertisement".

> this is surely not a SAG film

SAG states that "Choreographers and assistant choreographers are covered for purposes of health and retirement contributions only." [1].

[1]: https://www.sagaftra.org/who’s-covered




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