Cinema Law: Not Receiving a Credit or Pay?

By Jennifer McGrath
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/not_receiving_a_credit_or_pay_cinema_law_20090731/
Q: I was wondering if you could give me advice. I recently completely a VFX job for a movie that has since been released. The people behind the production told me that they were giving me a credit for my VFX work. I've checked on IMDb and they did not give me the credit. I have all the files and I did not sign a release for my work! They did not pay me well, saying that the credit was more valuable then the money. Now, I have no money and no credit! What I should do? I would like to sue because I worked hard on this project—15-hour days to finish the job for $400 a week—and believe I’m entitled to the compensation promised.