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Originally Posted by rhumphries  If you do take the job, I'd suggest that you set some serious boundaries regarding the amount of music expected and the number of revisions, etc.
Best of luck,
Richard |
Totally agree.. If you take this it should be because YOU want to explore a new avenue of composing. And its only fair to make it clear to the director that you want to do it, but set your limits: Time, revisions, mix quality and mastering.. He can't expect you to pay for live musician's or pro mastering for no budget. Also, from my experience, a 40 min film could take up to 2 to 3 weeks (max, after final cut is delivered), and he should know that you are a working professional and will have to "fit" his job in. Again, in the end you are doing this for yourself, so you count it as a non-paid sabbatical, but since this is your main job, you shouldn't sacrifice too many other paying opportunities in the process. If his demands are unrealistic and you feel you wouldn't be able to produce something that you'll be happy with, then i think you should skip it. The last thing you want is to do something that won't make your showreel, and that the director will slag off because he didn't like it.