When you decide to work with your friends, it can be hugely exciting. However, it’s also important to establish some clear boundaries if and where you can in order to prevent potential conflicts arising during your project.
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How to Give Constructive Feedback to a Composer
Are you working with a composer for a film, game or something else? If so, communication is key to a strong working relationship. However, the chances are, the composer you’re working with may not always fully understand what you’re hoping for from them and their music. Being able to offer helpful, descriptive and constructive feedback on their work in order to help guide them towards creating music that fits your needs well – is really important.
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Introducing the Short Animated Film: Curiosity Killed by Hannah Chung
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Towards the end of last year, I was contacted by Hannah Chung, a really talented animation student at Sheridan College, to work on the music and original score for her animated film Curiosity Killed. After seeing the film and imagining how it would develop, I was super excited to work on this with Hannah.
Read MoreIntroducing the Documentary about Gaming & Mental Health: Game Flow
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I’m really excited to be introducing you to Game Flow in this blog! It’s a really interesting film about gaming and mental health which I had the honour to learn about & get involved in after discovering they were in need of a composer. I connected with Emily Crawford, the Director, Producer and Editor for the documentary and together we worked on the music for the film.
The soundtrack to the film has been completed and I’m super excited to see how the film evolves and how people react to it! Check out the trailer for Game Flow:
Read MoreIntroducing the Short Film: Cirque du Mors
Tell us about yourself and how you got into creating films?
‘My name is Taylor Walsh, I’m the writer and director of ‘Cirque du Mors’ and I’ve been creating films for almost five years now. I first got into filmmaking when I was in middle school, drawn to the idea of being able to create new worlds to share with others.
Read MoreHow to Choose & Use Music in Your Film
There are many things to think about when putting together a film. One key area to think about is the music soundtrack and how to choose music to fit and enhance the film overall.
As an indie film music composer, I’ve worked on a variety of really interesting films and film projects (see some of the film music I’ve done here and view my credits). I believe that music plays an important role in films but it isn’t always the easiest aspect to get right. When done well though, the music can really help to enhance a viewer’s experience and understanding of your film and so it’s definitely worth taking the time to think about and to find the right music for your film.
To help you a little bit with this, here are a few things to think about…
Read More8 Top Tips on Building a Strong Working Relationship with a Freelance Composer
Are you thinking about hiring a freelance composer to work with but aren’t quite sure about how it might work or how to ensure that it works well? If so, don’t worry. It is a completely natural feeling especially if you’ve never worked with any freelancers before and it’s important to address your concerns and to make sure that you find the right person for you and your project.
I’m a freelance music composer and have worked with clients and projects all over the world – including working with game developers, filmmakers, podcasters, TV producers, marketers and more (see my homepage to get to know me, Ninichi a bit better!). I work from my home office and have never met many of my clients, yet my working relationships with each one feels really strong. There’s a sense of trust, my clients know that they can rely on me to get the work done and done to a high standard, and that I will always do my best to create music that embodies their visions. They also know that I will always be there to respond to their needs whenever they have something to say, ask, explore, feedback on or to work on further.
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