Screenworks annual Screen Composing Bootcamp is designed to support the professional development of four regionally based composers. Now in its third year, the program has been opened to composers from anywhere in regional Australia.
The program is delivered by Screenworks with the support of APRA AMCOS. Professional screen composers Amanda Brown, Matt Blackman, Tim Count, and Petra Salsjo will provide one on one mentoring to the four selected participants. The mentors will assist with skills development as well as provide opportunities to increase the experience and confidence of the participants in order to advance their capacity for composing music for the screen. Participants will travel to shadow their mentor in their studios, meet with other professional composers, attend meetings and immerse themselves in the business of screen composing.
Screenworks CEO Ken Crouch said the bootcamp will provide an extraordinary opportunity for emerging composers to connect with the screen industry. “We are excited to have opened up applications to all of regional Australia, giving selected participants who would not otherwise have the opportunity, the chance to be exposed to pathways and experiences which could advance their careers,” he said.
Screenworks and APRA AMCOS have acknowledged the need to address the gender imbalance present within the Australian and New Zealand music industry. To help address the significant under-representation of women working as screen composers, at least 50 per cent of the selected participants will be female. Applications for the Screen Composing Bootcamp close March 1 2020.
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