Nov 13, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Presenting Ideas to a Client Finding the right thematic material and having both parties (you and your customer/director) agree on it can take quite some time. When you present possible themes/ideas, it is common today to present them in their best shape as directors...
Jul 24, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring, Working Together
Misleading Briefs by Clients One of the most annoying things are misleading briefs by clients. It’s not too uncommon to get a temp track or a comment by a client that completely sets you on the wrong track of what they actually want. One classic is the temp track...
Jul 16, 2018 | Career Building, Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Client dialogue Clients and customers prefer to have a clear image of who is actually working for them. There are quite a few people who hide behind impersonal websites that they call something like “Awesome Music Studio”, speaking of “we” and “us” without ever...
Jul 10, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring, Working Together
Asking questions Sometimes, when you get an edit of a movie to work on it might be highly incomplete, with lots of placeholders, storyboard cut-ins etc. so it might be tricky to actually understand the story or important details. Also, sometimes, the storyline will...
Jul 5, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical, Working Together
Film making terminology Learn and understand the basic technical principles and terms of filmmaking. While it is nothing that you might need directly for your own work, it helps tremendously to communicate with people involved in the film project that you’re working...