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Petition for Choreography Department Category
At the request of IMDB they will only consider any category changes with a large amount of members agreeing that it should be changed. This posting is meant to involve the community of members who think it is important to move Choreographers out of the Miscellaneous Crew category and moved into its own separate category.
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My 2019 article on this topic---> It's Time for IMDb to Give Choreographers Their Own Category http://bit.ly/2SO6dmR
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DavinaBeegs
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Hi, is this still active? I can't believe that choreographers don't have their own credit section. It seems particularly remiss for films that rely on dance. Can you imagine The Greatest Showman, Strictly Ballroom or La La Land without any choreography?!
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Emoney4774
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Best Choreography is an Emmy category! Putting choreographers under "miscellaneous crew" is such an insult to this very well-established field. I am shocked that imdb continues to devalue this important contribution to film and television making.
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emmyfrev
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On behalf of the Choreographer Community, I am advocating for more appropriate placement for Choreographers on IMDb. As writers tell a story with words, Choreographers tell stories through movement and dance. They are often the fulcrum of a musical production, working intimately with directors to bring their vision to life. No one who works intimately with the director should be credited as "Miscellaneous" or "Additional."
Currently, Choreographers are listed under “Miscellaneous Crew” (or “Additional Crew”) often toward the end of credited talent. This has been a source of concern and frustration for decades. Choreographers are often billed in the opening credits of films, but nearly last on IMDb.
We ask for parity along with the Production, Costume, Lighting Designers, and other
craft guild members as our own category: Choreography by.
To illustrate my point, I’ve provided a few examples.
Dirty Dancing (1987)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm -
multiple Emmy and DGA Award winner Kenny Ortega listed under “Miscellaneous
Crew.” Kenny is listed as the 127th name out of 132 total credits.
Rent (2005)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294870/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm - Emmy
Award nominee Keith Young listed under “Miscellaneous Crew” and the 443rd
name out of 449 credits.
Rocketman (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2066051/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm - Adam
Murray listed under “Miscellaneous Crew” 27th from the bottom of hundreds
of credits.
West Side Story (1961)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm - Tony
and Oscar winner, acknowledged as the greatest choreographer of the 20th
Century: Jerome Robbins listed under “Miscellaneous Crew” 78th out of 99
credits.
After reaching out within the Choreography community, the support to correct this representation on IMDb is overwhelming.
I reached out to IMDb support, and they told me the only way to make this change is to create a post here and have users vote on it. Please consider voting yes on this. Choreographers deserve to be at the top of the list, the place they are typically billed in film credits.
I've attached a video to further illustrate.
Thank you.
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