film scoring bootcamp.

module two

landing projects.

finding projects.
websites
finding in-production projects:
http://juntobox.com/

https://www.seedandspark.com/

https://welcome.slated.com/

https://fundrazr.com/

https://www.ulule.com/

https://www.indiegogo.com/

https://www.crowdfunder.com/

https://www.gofundme.com/

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?adult=include&sort=release_date,desc

https://vimeo.com/

https://www.youtube.com/

https://d.tube/

https://www.veoh.com/

job sites:
https://www.freelancer.com/jobs/?keyword=composer

https://www.starnow.com/casting-calls/music-jobs/composers

http://www.adhuntr.com/p/results.html?
ie=UTF-8&q=composer&x=0&y=0&min=&max=&l=all&c=all&t=&p=

https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=composer&l=

https://www.guru.com/d/jobs/skill/composer/

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https://app.productionbeast.com/jobs?
utf8=%E2%9C%93&filters%5Bterm%5D=composer&filters%5Blocation%5D=&filters%5Bdi
stance%5D=50&commit=Search+Jobs

https://www.peopleperhour.com/freelance-composer-jobs

craigslist.org (search in your local area)

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search?keywords=Composer

https://jobs.creativecow.net/search.php?q=composer&cat=

https://www.mediabistro.com/jobs/search?keyword=composer

https://www.productionhub.com/crew-and-vendor-leads/field/audio-music-sound

https://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=composer

sites to advertise yourself:

https://www.freelancer.com/

https://www.upwork.com/

https://www.fiverr.com/

https://www.starnow.com/

https://studio.envato.com/

https://www.peopleperhour.com/site/register#freelancer

film / film music subscription sites:

https://shootingpeople.org/

https://www.taxi.com/

https://filmmusic.net/job-listing.php

https://www.mandy.com/

http://www.tvwatercooler.org/wordpress/jobs-2/the-job-sites-database/
(list of production companies)

https://productionguild.com/

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finding online groups / forums

search terms to use on Facebook:

[your city/region/country] filmmakers

[your city/region/country] film makers

[your city/region/country] indie films

[your city/region/country] independent films

[your city/region/country] film & tv network

[your city/region/country] film network

[your city/region/country] film club

[your city/region/country] movie network

search terms to use on Google:

filmmaker forum

filmmaking forum [your city/region/country]

independent film/movie forum [your city/region/country]

finding Twitter & Slack chats:

find Slack chats:
https://slofile.com/
(search for “film” / “movie” + your location)

search for Twitter chats here:

https://www.tweetreports.com/twitter-chat-schedule/
(search for “film” / “movie” + your location)

a guide to participation:
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/how-to-participate-in-a-twitter-chat/546805/

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finding offline events

search terms to us on Google:

film festival [your city/region/country]

film networking [your city/region/country]

film conference [your city/region/country]

film screenings [your city/region/country]

film club [your city/region/country]

film council [your city/region/country]

places to visit locally:

film schools / colleges / universities

film equipment stores / rental houses

independent cinemas

production companies

trendy cafés in the creative district

local film screenings

more useful resources

https://www.amyclarkefilms.com/blog/20-places-to-find-film-work

https://www.amyclarkefilms.com/blog/film-industry-networking-events

https://www.amyclarkefilms.com/blog/the-best-indie-film-blogs

https://www.amyclarkefilms.com/blog/filmmaking-facebook-groups

(with thanks to Amy Clarke!)


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email outreach.
follow this checklist for outreach success:

☑ I have targeted the right person (a decision maker)

☑ I have verified the email address

☑ I have identified a reason to be contacting them

☑ my subject line is descriptive and personalised

☑ my email is highly personalised

☑ I have followed the AIDA or 3 sentence structure

☑ I have ended my email with a question

☑ I have included my casual-but-professional signature with links

☑ I haven’t sent anything unsolicited

☑ I have double checked my spelling and grammar

☑ the focus of the email is on them, not me

☑ I haven’t included any insensitive phrases or language


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conversation skills.
enter conversations with observations or light-hearted comments:

- excuse me, do you know if they serve [ITEM] here?

- the weather is crazy - did you get caught in it?
- wow, this is a long cue! How long have you been waiting for?
- this place is amazing/tiny/whatever
- is this the [WHATEVER]?
- what type of [FOOD/DRINK TYPE] is that?
- the [FOOD/VENUE/THING] looks great!
- the “fake favour” (can you hold this for a sec’?)
- which do you think is best? (i.e. drink, dessert, etc.)
- have you heard of [EVENT/PERSON] before?
- quote a movie!
- I bet [OBSERVATION] - what do you think?
- I don’t know ANYONE here! I find it so hard to enter conversations…
- you look like…
- Cheers!
- Hi!

then follow up with a question:

- who do you know here?

- how are you feeling about [TOPIC]?
- do you come here often?
- are you from the area?

and then you’re ready for introductions.

use your five sense to think of ideas:

- what can you see?

- what can you hear?
- what can you feel?
- what can you taste?
- what can you smell?

more ideas: https://www.gifts.com/blog/conversation-starters 


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deepening relationships.
list of questions to quickly deepen relationships:

https://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/08/is-there-a-shortcut-to-bonding-with-a-romanti/

(NB: the questions are built from a study into romantic partners, but are entirely useable
to deepen friendships too - so don’t be put off by the title!)

examples of unexpected activities to invite new friends to:

- events (concerts, theatre, comedy show) (tip: always get two tickets)
- games (indoor or outdoor - with or without others)
- dinner & a movie
- sports (playing or spectating)
- coffee / lunch / drinks
- picnic / chill in the park
- throw a party / BBQ
- volunteering
- clubs / hobby classes


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pitch page.
name / logo & contact

track submission
(audio + image / video)

notes / ideas

contact

headshot

relevant examples
(audio / video)

trust / references

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social media tools.
RecurPost

used to share “evergreen” content on a recurring schedule

https://recurpost.com/

Buffer

used to share content on a set schedule

https://buffer.com/

Zapier

used to automate sharing of content from one platform to another

http://zapier.com/

Canva

used to create images for social media

https://canva.com/

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