[Fmpro] Alain's film music page

[TheOrchsVoice@aol.com]

Hi, Alain, 
I visited your film music page and have a few  suggestions. 
1) Music buyers (directors, music supers, etc) are  very busy people and need 
to access essential info quickly. With that  in mind, I'd rearrange your 
credits page so it lists in each  line the project title, the director/producer 
and the name of the  production company/movie studio. 
ex: "Fabulous  Movie"            "Alan  Smithee,  Director"               
"Risk-taker Productions or Global Studios"
        
While a composer's thoughts about a  project can be interesting, that info 
should be the expandable part of the  page, in case someone actually has that 
extra time to read it.
 
2) Only list items that actually came to  fruition. Music buyers want to see 
Real film credits - not be confused by  hearing about demos you sent for 
consideration for projects. If you want to  place those demos on your samples page, 
that's different/ok - because  there you're displaying all possible examples 
of your music.
 
3) Separate  your credits on the page by category. Put "feature films" first 
at the top, then  the "short films", "documentaries" etc. Music buyers 
want/expect to see feature  credits first - other categories are considered "less 
impressive."  When you go through each category, think about which film has the  
most well known director or production company or which film won an award  and 
list those films first. Music buyers are looking for "name recognition" when  
they view your credits. They want to see with/for whom you've worked. Seeing 
a  "name" they know or have at least heard of before, gives them a sense of  
"assurance" that you're respected by those "names" and know what you're doing.  
Yes, I know all this may seem silly - it's name-dropping to the max but  
"Welcome to Hollywood." HA!    
 
4) On your credits page, it's helpful to offer  a .pdf file of your credits 
for download in case they don't have time to read them now or need to pass them 
on to someone  else.
 
5) You might consider changing the name  of your "Quotes" page to "Referrals" 
or "Testamonials" as those  words more specifically describe that page's 
content. 
 
Keep up the good work with your music and your  website. Stay creative!
In counterpoint, 
Bettie R. 
(former film music agency gal),
webmistress - The Orchestrator's Voice 
Owner/Photographer/Digital Artist -  Candlelight Eyes photoart
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