On Sep 21, 2009, at 10:53 AM, CK Barlow wrote:
***This is a MISP Listserv message. Responses are sent to the list by default.*** ***For more info about MISP and the listserv, scroll to the bottom of the page*** * @Doug --- Darn! Sounds like we missed another opportunity to actually meet.
I was at the event Saturday. It wasn't in my opinion "on equal to a masters program," to quote another poster, but it was definitely enjoyable and informative, and it did provide a public forum for NM composers, musicians, engineers and producers to get at least a little reality check regarding what it will take to build some film-music business here. We have many -- but not all -- of the pieces (am I right that we don't currently have a fully equipped scoring stage in NM?). Even with all the pieces, we have to put them all together efficiently. It all comes down to cost-effectiveness, which does encompass quality.
An interesting comparison was Skywalker Studios. They're a ways out of "Hollywood proper" in San Marin County, and it sounds as if they started out by using the local orchestra, which didn't necessarily have experience playing to picture at the time (anybody please correct me if I'm remembering that wrong). This drove a short discussion about the specific things we'd need to do the same thing here. What if the NMSO doubled as the area recording orchestra, acting as a shared resource for a pool of composers who all chipped in $$ ? Interesting ideas. Just like we're training people for crew positions so that they can work on shoots, we should be training people in film orchestration, conducting to picture, how to make outstanding MIDI mockups, the business aspects of it all, etc.
There was that standard exchange, which I've heard at every event of this type:
Q: I want to be a film composer. What should I do?
A: Compose for films.
There was of course more to the answer than that, eventually. If you're the person asking, that answer is probably not what you want to hear, but it is true. All of my film/video experience is through references from one local director to another, and every one of them has potential as an emerging filmmaker. The point of the answer is to build relationships because you never know.
Of great interest to me was when the Disney exec said that he'd never used TAXI (www.taxi.com). Two TAXI members wrote "Beautiful Soul" for Jesse McCartney (a Disney artist) and wound up writing for the High School Musical franchise and, I believe, Hannah Montana. Maybe that's too low-level for him to know about; honestly don't know. I'm a TAXI member, as disclosure, but I'm sure not a paid cheerleader. I've learned a ton from their critiques and have pieces in libraries through them, and their annual membership costs about the same as getting the Sunday NY Times. Doesn't bother me but it's not everyone's cup of tea. I've barely used them this year; too busy with local projects.
CK Barlow
Composer • Performer • Sound Designer
www.ckbarlow.com
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On Sep 19, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Kenneth Knoll wrote:***This is a MISP Listserv message. Responses are sent to the list by default.******For more info about MISP and the listserv, scroll to the bottom of the page****Congratulations to the organizers of the Music in Film Summit. The event was on the equal to masters programs given at UCLA. I hope that the program audio or video will be posted somewhere for those who missed it and as a resource for those of us who were there but can use for reference purposes. Again great job.LEAVING THE LIST /LIST INFO:To leave the list, please email us at: artslab@unm.eduFor other list info, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/nm-media-industries/web/media-industries-list-info
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