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Director of short film, looking for a composer.

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Eric Watkins
Hi everyone. I have a director/friend who needs a composer for a short film. I do believe he said it was going to be approximately 14 minutes long and is of the "comedic horror" genre. I have worked with this director several times and actually, I'm currently working on a feature of his, which is why I don't have time for the short. He is a really great human and a super nice guy.

It is a paid gig, but the budget is quite low. If you are a person looking to make a good paycheck, this isn't the gig for you. If you are someone wanting to flex and exercise your skills as a media composer, and are willing to do it for probably minimum wage, this might be for you. I don't want to speak for him in regard to actual dollar amount, but the right candidate can discuss that with him in person. What I can tell you, is that if he had a bigger budget for music, he would pay it. He finances all of his films himself, pays everyone he has to hire whatever he can and proportional to their duty and the overall budget. I don't want to start a pissing match about pay. He's the type of guy that, if he had it, or if he was getting paid more, he'd be sure to pass it along. This just isn't that project.

I told him I'd hit-up this community and try to separate the wheat from the chaff a bit, and then pass along some names and contact for him. If you have demos you can point me to, and have a strong interest, please hit me up in a PM. If I don't respond, please understand that I'm just trying to pass some names and info to him. If he's interested, he will reach out to whatever contact info you provide.

I know this is a small, low-paying job, but it's still extremely important to bring your A-game. At a minimum, you have to be able to take direction, be punctual with whatever timeline is discussed, deliver a well-produced track and/or stems, and above all, hopefully be creative and bring your own unique twist to this collaboration. I'm not trying to bait anyone who feels they are above a low-paying gig. If you have mixed feelings about any of this, just don't ask to be considered. I would totally be doing this project for him if I had time, but he's such a great guy, I just want to help him any way I can.

PM's only please. Thanks for considering.
 
Hi Eric, I've sent you my details. Thank you for offering us the opportunity! :thumbsup:
 
Hi everyone. Thank you for all the inquiries. I have gone through all of the links and passed along the contact info to the director. Wow, there are a lot of really talented composers on this forum. We appreciate your time and efforts and the director will reach out to whoever he thinks would be the best fit.

Like I said earlier, it is just a small budget and a small film, but I know I must have worked on nearly a hundred short formated media projects before I ever got anything over 15 minutes, and I loved most of them. I hope it's an enjoyable venture for whoever gets it.
 
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