Dec 2, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Film Premiere Nights Premiere nights are not everybody’s cup of tea. It’s usually a loud, crowded night with lots of meaningless small talk. However, as a composer you should try to be present on such occasions. Even though, the film composer is one of the key members...
Nov 5, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
(Over)Stretching Your Comfort Zone Be sure BEFORE you sign for a project whether you can deliver or not. It is probably the worst nightmare and questioning your professionalism if you cancel the work on a project in the middle because you realize that you cannot...
Oct 28, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Starting a Career as Film or Game Composer There is no standard way to find an entrance into the film/game scoring world. The essential thing to understand is that it is a highly individual way for everybody and just because it worked for one person doesn’t mean it...
Oct 1, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Communicating With a Client Don’t expect your director to have enough musical knowledge to be able to communicate in musical terms. Find a way to make communication with him/her clear when presenting your concept or ideas. A good way is to talk in emotions like “It...
Aug 5, 2019 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
The Difficulty of Networking at Networking Events Very often, business connections are not made in places where they are expected to be made (e.g. business meetings, fairs, festivals etc.) but rather in places where you normally won’t expect them. The simple reason...