Percentage of budget for scoring?
I'm budgeting for a 15 min. short that has no dialogue, so music will be much more present than usual. I got a "friends only" quote of ~$2,000 for original music, which would represent 10% of the ultra-low budget.
What would be customary for original music for a short film this length? J. |
Yikes! $2000 is a bit. I would first try posting in the helping hands thread and see if anyone would do it for credit. I've had offers of $500 or so for a 15 min spot. Now I'm just doing my own, as budget's are getting tighter as the economic crisis wears on.
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Pay peanuts: get monkees?
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I did a whole feature length film with dialog editing, original music and mastering for $1000 last year.
It was for a friend that had a very low budget. It can be done for not a lot! |
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Still, 10% of my projected budget... J. |
I think you need to step back and take a realistic look at your short.
Is it honestly... a fun little project that will likely not a amount to much, or does it genuinely need the services of a skilled professional to score it? $2K is more than a fair price. Remember Sound is Half of your movie! |
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I'm probably not going union on this one because of excessive administrative fees (a few thousand dollars alone), but I don't want to go volunteers either - I've done it in the past, and now I need access to pros. The girl quoted me a "rock bottom" price of $900 for the same amount of work, with some cuts. I may have to go for that. J. |
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J. |
Jacques, why not audition the music at SmartSound. Their Sonicfire pro Strata Series discs have selections using real Hollywood string players and they come in 8 track multi layer form so you can remix it.
Your girl composer would most likely turn her nose up at it, but you never know, maybe she'll help you use it for your score. And you'll have it for the next show. Costs nothing to audition, and importantly there's no royalty fees. I find it's very good. SmartSound Professional Quality Music Libraries Cheers. |
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Just something to consider. |
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I think my mistake was in telling the girl that I would have proper funding this time. :-) I'll be placing ads for the other crew, I'll place one for scoring as well and see what falls out of the tree. J. |
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Unless your friend's name is John Williams, I'd say no. $500 if he's a total unknown AND he's busting his ass for you.
There are literally THOUSANDS of guys looking to break into film music. john |
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