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indivisiblePR.com | Press Release | January 12, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Film Music Industry Seminar to take place in Salt Lake City as
part of the 2005 Park City Film Music Festival
(http://www.parkcityfilmmusicfestival.org)
BREAKING INTO THE BUSINESS:
Getting Your Music Into Film & TV
In Today's Competitive Marketplace
Instructor: Mark Northam, Film Music Institute (Los Angeles)
January 22, Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
This course will be held at Dumke Recital Hall (located on the 4th Floor
of David Gardner Hall - building west of Kingsbury Hall) on President's
Circle, University of Utah Department of Music
How to register: Space is Limited to 123 Participants (This seminar sold
out in New York)
Register Today - $125
Four ways to register:
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Click on http://www.parkcityfilmmusicfestival.org/seminars.html to pay
Registration Fee securely online using CCNow. You will be automatically
registered once you pay your fee and will receive a confirmation by email.
To register by PayPal, send your payment of $125 to email address
chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com. You will be automatically registered once you
pay your fee and will receive a confirmation by email.
REGISTRATION BY MAIL
If you would prefer to register by mail, send your name, address, phone
and email address to PCFMF Seminar, P O Box 354, Park City, Utah 84060,
along with a check for $125.00 made payable to PCCMS. You will be
automatically registered once your check is received and will receive a
confirmation by email, or by phone, if you do not provide your email
address.
REGISTRATION BY PHONE
Call 435-649-5309, leave your name and number, ask for Seminar
Registration, and we will return your call.
About the Seminar
This high-impact course focuses on specific methods and techniques
songwriters and composers can use to immediately get work in the film and
television music business, including where to find jobs, how to approach
filmmakers, deal points on film and television projects, contracts and
licenses, how to maximize your royalty income, and how to build your
business in the industry. Whether you're at the beginning of your career
or are looking to move to the next level of the business, this course will
give you practical, usable techniques that you can use immediately to
build your career in the film and television music business.
COURSE SYLLABUS AND AGENDA GETTING WORK IN THE FILM & TV MUSIC BUSINESS
INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY
Overview of the Business
On the Job Training and Internships
What it Takes to be Successful in the Film & TV Music Business
Getting Hired With or Without Credits
Job Announcements
FINDING WORK WRITING MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
Approaches for identifying and meeting filmmakers and music supervisors
Why hire me? 5 different ways to make the case that you're the one to hire
Designing your marketing program - who to market to and how
Turning Contacts into Opportunities into Jobs
Scoring and Licensing music for LA films if you don't live in LA
AGENTS AND MUSIC SUPERVISORS
How agents work, and who they are looking for
The functions of an agent
How to function effectively as an agent if you don't have an agent How to
build a relationship with an agent
What a Music Supervisor Does
The Role of the Music Supervisor in composer and song licensing deals
Working with Music Supervisors - what works, what doesn't
-- Lunch Break --
YOUR DEMO PACKAGE - What it Should and Shouldn't Contain
Designing your bio and credits for maximum results
How to Turn Your Package into a Meeting
How to create the best demo
When custom demos don't work - how to construct a "general" demo
Using your package to approach a filmmaker or music supervisor
Getting work - successful ideas and strategies
THE MONEY
Composer fee examples for various projects
Song Licensing and Source Music Fees
Royalties and other back end payments explained
How to maximize your performing rights income - which music pays the most,
secrets to higher royalty payments
Cue sheets explained
Composer Agreements - What to look for, what to look out for
Money concerns vs. Getting Work concerns
BUILDING A CAREER IN MUSIC FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Getting gigs vs. building a career - critical steps you need to take to
make a career
Avoiding the most common errors composers and songwriters make in the
industry
How to leverage publicity to build your visibility
What really matters as you build your career in the business
indivisiblePR.com | Press Release | January 12, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Film Music Industry Seminar to take place in Salt Lake City as
part of the 2005 Park City Film Music Festival
(http://www.parkcityfilmmusicfestival.org)
BREAKING INTO THE BUSINESS:
Getting Your Music Into Film & TV
In Today's Competitive Marketplace
Instructor: Mark Northam, Film Music Institute (Los Angeles)
January 22, Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
This course will be held at Dumke Recital Hall (located on the 4th Floor
of David Gardner Hall - building west of Kingsbury Hall) on President's
Circle, University of Utah Department of Music
How to register: Space is Limited to 123 Participants (This seminar sold
out in New York)
Register Today - $125
Four ways to register:
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Click on http://www.parkcityfilmmusicfestival.org/seminars.html to pay
Registration Fee securely online using CCNow. You will be automatically
registered once you pay your fee and will receive a confirmation by email.
To register by PayPal, send your payment of $125 to email address
chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com. You will be automatically registered once you
pay your fee and will receive a confirmation by email.
REGISTRATION BY MAIL
If you would prefer to register by mail, send your name, address, phone
and email address to PCFMF Seminar, P O Box 354, Park City, Utah 84060,
along with a check for $125.00 made payable to PCCMS. You will be
automatically registered once your check is received and will receive a
confirmation by email, or by phone, if you do not provide your email
address.
REGISTRATION BY PHONE
Call 435-649-5309, leave your name and number, ask for Seminar
Registration, and we will return your call.
About the Seminar
This high-impact course focuses on specific methods and techniques
songwriters and composers can use to immediately get work in the film and
television music business, including where to find jobs, how to approach
filmmakers, deal points on film and television projects, contracts and
licenses, how to maximize your royalty income, and how to build your
business in the industry. Whether you're at the beginning of your career
or are looking to move to the next level of the business, this course will
give you practical, usable techniques that you can use immediately to
build your career in the film and television music business.
COURSE SYLLABUS AND AGENDA GETTING WORK IN THE FILM & TV MUSIC BUSINESS
INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY
Overview of the Business
On the Job Training and Internships
What it Takes to be Successful in the Film & TV Music Business
Getting Hired With or Without Credits
Job Announcements
FINDING WORK WRITING MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
Approaches for identifying and meeting filmmakers and music supervisors
Why hire me? 5 different ways to make the case that you're the one to hire
Designing your marketing program - who to market to and how
Turning Contacts into Opportunities into Jobs
Scoring and Licensing music for LA films if you don't live in LA
AGENTS AND MUSIC SUPERVISORS
How agents work, and who they are looking for
The functions of an agent
How to function effectively as an agent if you don't have an agent How to
build a relationship with an agent
What a Music Supervisor Does
The Role of the Music Supervisor in composer and song licensing deals
Working with Music Supervisors - what works, what doesn't
-- Lunch Break --
YOUR DEMO PACKAGE - What it Should and Shouldn't Contain
Designing your bio and credits for maximum results
How to Turn Your Package into a Meeting
How to create the best demo
When custom demos don't work - how to construct a "general" demo
Using your package to approach a filmmaker or music supervisor
Getting work - successful ideas and strategies
THE MONEY
Composer fee examples for various projects
Song Licensing and Source Music Fees
Royalties and other back end payments explained
How to maximize your performing rights income - which music pays the most,
secrets to higher royalty payments
Cue sheets explained
Composer Agreements - What to look for, what to look out for
Money concerns vs. Getting Work concerns
BUILDING A CAREER IN MUSIC FOR FILM & TELEVISION
Getting gigs vs. building a career - critical steps you need to take to
make a career
Avoiding the most common errors composers and songwriters make in the
industry
How to leverage publicity to build your visibility
What really matters as you build your career in the business
