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Website URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srLLEqrnjV4
Website Title: Gigniks: Film/TV Composer
Description: Interview with a composer for films and television. WHAT YOU DO: A composer for film or television writes each part for the pieces of music that make up a film or TV show's score, creating music that communicates the settings, actions, and emotions of different scenes. EDUCATION: A college degree - MFA is best - in music is almost always a must-have for a film or TV composer. In a music degree program you'll study music theory, composition, and performance, plus learn about conducting, scoring, music history, recording, composition software, and music business. USEFUL SKILLS: Patience, musical talent, creativity. Composers have to be able to imagine what music will complement a movie and then work out how to create it. HOW TO GET IN: After learning to play as many instruments as you can and studying music theory and composition, train under a professional composer. CAREER PATH: Spend time as an apprentice to get some experience and develop music performing and writing skills with the help of a mentor. From here you might become a copyist, arranger, or orchestrator, before finding success as a composer. PAYBACK: Median annual salary: $47,410. DOWNSIDES: Long hours spent practicing and writing. FUTURE OF JOB: The number of jobs is expected to increase 10-19% in the 2013-2023 decade, which is average. NETWORKING: The Society of Composers and Lyricists offers an apprenticeship program: http://www.thescl.com/ Video produced by students at LACES (Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies) working with Gigniks' career media program.

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Categories:
02.11.02 Composition & Arrangement
02.05 Film
02.06 Television and Video

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