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Originally Posted by soundfx  I suppose you could swipe spots from other websites and rescore them, so long as you make it abundantly clear that's what you did. Doing this with trailers from apple.com is another idea. Honestly, every story I've ever heard of people getting their start composing for TV includes word of mouth and serendipity. I got started because I was doing post-audio and my client needed some music...I happened to be available and ten years later we're still working together. That one moment blossomed into a decent amount of scoring work over the years. I can't imagine cold-calling. Bleh. Mandy.com and broadjam are other places to look for work, even if its freebies for a while to get you started.
As far as how the process works, I suppose that differs broadly as well. I've had the same clients forever, so they FTP some video my way and they may or may not have any suggestions about style or genre. They just hand it off and say "good luck". Of course, those are the most fun because there are fewer restrictions. When I'm finished, I'll just send the married file back to the client over FTP and voila. I'm not sure if that answers your question or if your question was of a more technical nature.
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Well from an overall perspective yes that answers my question. Thats gotta be real nice to work with the same clients over the years and complete the audio. I completely understand the FTP process. Its great that you can work in the studio and simply transfer files to the client.
Thanks for the tips with Mandy and broadjam. I haven't had any success with mandy though because all they want is interns and I can't afford not to make money since I have a lot of responsibilities as is. I will definitely check out broadjam and see whats going on.
Thanks
As for the technical standpoint it would be nice to know what the frame rate should be and if I should keep a metronome locked into the original audio. So this way I know my score will be on time with the video. Good idea or no? And is this process correct if I use Cubase SX to score my audio then marry the video and audio with Vegas....
I don't have Pro Tools
I will make it clear to others that I ripped the video to create my own demo though... this way I can show my skills instead of being an intern at a post house running getting coffee without really doing anything....LOL!
Ultimately I just want to put a demo together and possibly get freelance work.
MY DREAM
But I'll keep your "word of mouth and serendipity" in mind.
Thanks sir
