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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Music for film & tv |
| Date | Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:41:47 -0400 |
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At Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 08:15:02 Michael Carpenter wrote:
>Andrea wrote..
> >
> > And if any others have some tips on how to go about securing placements
>in
> > movies/tv, I'd love to hear 'em.
>
>My tip is.. don't hold your breath!!
>
>From what i can tell, film & TV is the new holy grail for artists.. beyond
>even record sales. Performance royalties trickle in over time, and if you
>get a big movie or TV show it can make all your dreams come true...
>
>Without being too pessimistic, imagine every artist in the world trying to
>get their current single played on the many radio stations around the
>world.
>It's pretty tough, and success especially for independent artists is
>minimal. Now imagine every artist trying get their whole back catalogue
>into
>the small number of opportunities that TV and film provide. That's every
>artist, including those with big record and publishing companies behind
>them. Getting things in as an independent is *almost* impossible. It
>happens.. but it's very difficult. The process usually involves having a
>publishing company working for you, submitting/pitching songs for you (and
>every other artist on their roster) and a fair amount of begging.
>
>On the other hand, my publisher said something the other day that made me
>laugh. He said, "when someone is looking for a song for their movie or TV
>show, they'll scout around to their favourite publishers, ask for
>appropriate song submission based on a synopsis of the scene, listen to 4
>million submissions, and then use a track they have in their CD
>collection".
>So if you can get things in the right hands, you may get lucky..
We've teamed up with some rather cutting edge movie producers who have zero
budget. Our material is quite high in recording quality (as far as indies
go....and many are created on major label budget sized production) so our
songs have been bringing the presentation quality of these C-Grade films
into focus.
We're negotiating with the film-makers on future films and soundtrack
options.
The first deal we did this year for a Z-Grade slasher flick was a spec deal.
We supplied the entire soundtrack featuring our artists FREE in exchange for
points on the future global distribution rights and the right to release an
official soundtrack should the DVD/film get picked up by a larger
distributor. They showcased the $3800 movie at two film festivals and landed
a 5 year worldwide distro deal. We'll be putting a bonus audio soundtrack
disc in the package netting us an additional $2.50 USD from all DVD sales
from the NEW distributor when it's officially released to retail in early
2005. We pay for no manufacturing, no promo, nothing...and we get a cut of
sales.
The producers of the film has already hired us to do an original score for
the next film...which will have a budget because of the cascading effect of
this deal. We expect to be working with this auteur as he works his way up
through the film industry...
I suggest artists look for College/University students or indie film-makers
who can benefit from YOUR contribution. The dollars are not large....yet.
Meanwhile, to answer Anna's question directly, there is a seminar in
Hollywood on November 16-17 being presented by The Hollywood
Reporter/Billboard to address the issue of placing and perfecting music for
flim & television. The Billboard events website has all details. It's $400
for the two days.
Myself and Soap Opera/First Time member Stacey Washington will be there.
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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