About The Film Music Guild
Universities are great for teaching students skill sets; however, students are frequently unprepared upon graduation to find a job in their industry. No one has taught them to network or given them opportunities for "real world" experience.
While many film students realize the crucial role of music in visual storytelling, few of them have been educated on the specific details of how music functions in film, the business aspects of using original music, or the relationships between the director, producer, and composer. Classes are rarely taught on the subject, and film students frequently find themselves without the necessary tools and vocabulary to tell their story, or how to efficiently interface with composers. It was in an effort to address these issues that the Film Music Guild was founded.
The Film Music Guild, a non-profit student club based at Biola University in La Mirada, California, is specifically designed to be a resource for music students who desire to learn about commercial composing, and for film students who want to make better films by learning to use music more effectively. We are rapidly becoming a hub for student directors, producers, and composers to network and collaborate on projects, so that when they graduate they have already forged the relationships that will be necessary to find work. By bringing in industry professionals to share their experiences and by arranging visits to studios, seminars, and workshops, we hope to inspire students to achieve their goals and, armed with new knowledge that cannot be gained in the classroom, work together to tell more compelling stories. Past speakers include Brian Tyler (Eagle Eye, Children of Dune), J.A.C. Redford (One Night with the King, orchestrations on Wall•E), and Randy Haberkamp (Director of Educational Projects, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), and our events frequently attract students from the surrounding Southern California schools.