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I agree with Beatlesfan's post. You can check on ASACAP's website. They have a search engine that allows you to see who the label/publisher is. From there you'd be able to track down the contact information to ask for clearance. In the case of a piece being in the public domain, there are...

Very good points raised by Alcove Audio. I'll also add a few thoughts: * More or time or less time does not necessarily dictate positive or negative attributes to the production of the score, even at the beginner level. * Something else to consider is whether or not the score is going to be...

Maybe give this a shot? http://www.thescl.com/contract_templates

Submit away. the worst that can happen is you never hear from them.

Right on! And, in case you didn't see this....here might be something else: Two Steps From Hell Position available (AMENDED!!!) Two Steps From Hell is looking to hire a sound designer/synth programmer. 1. Must live on Earth. 2. Must be very flexible with hours and energetic. 3. Must be...

Hey Josh, Just a small correction to your post. The winner (up to 3 winners) gets an opportunity to INTERVIEW for a position with Bleeding Fingers/Extreme Music. Transportation costs, hotel, and $500 are also part of it. In the agreement it states that they're not obligated to hire any of...

Spend some time listening to some tunes that you enjoy....and, in this case, some differentiation....then try to transcribe a couple of counts, a couple of bars, etc. Doesn't matter if it's John Williams (or Aaron Copland), The Yellow Jackets, Sting. If you can find the sheet music that's a...

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It's easy to find a composer....even for a no-budget film. Post in the composers part of this forum, post on Craigslist as well. You might also want to think about joining something like Stage 32 and posting there as well. Just some thoughts. As a young director I think it would do you well...

Very interesting points from everyone thus far. Me, as a composer, I'm not at the point where it makes sense to spend that much on a computing system. For audio guys having the dual graphics cards doesn't really add anything for us (except for the price). The PCIe bus that they have will be...

Hey guys (and gals), With the announcement of the specs and pricing for the upcoming Mac Pro I was curious what the initial feedback is from the film community? Thoughts? http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-pro

Agreed

I think the answer (in question form) is: shouldn't we be trying to iron out best practices, especially as someone starting out? Why cut corners and try to skirt the issue? It's really simple (and has already been outlined earlier in this discussion): get in contact with the publisher and go...

....and keep in mind that, most of the time, you get what you pay for.

Hi Josh, Any links to films you've previously completed?

Hi guys and gals, I came across an interesting article regarding writer's block. Although it's from a composer's standpoint I still think you might be able to find relevant parallels as writers. As I composer myself I enjoy listening to the Scriptnotes podcast....and just sub out "writer" for...

For some reading I would certainly recommend the following book: Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis It will give you some broad strokes about the industry as a whole, everything from spotting a film to contract negotiations. It also has a section in the back of composer interviews...

Here's another one with Brad Silberling and Thomas Newman talking about their collaboration for Lemony Snicket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRqWQ1n5qhA

Here's a quick video of director Andrew Stanton and composer Thomas Newman talking about their collaboration with Wall-E. They get into some pretty good detail about the communication between director and composer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg7dzJgljqY

Why not find a sound design/foley person and music composer?