Why I Still Score Student Films

"Wischief" model sheet (Copyright 2014 Tracy Harris)

Every artist needs to start somewhere. Every beginning designer, musician, filmmaker and creative has worked on projects with little-to-no budgets, some that we couldn't wait to be done with, and others that were exciting enough to not worry about not getting paid. At some point you need to let those projects go and become a professional. Yes, you can be an artist and be professional.

Now, I don't work for free anymore, but at the risk of sounding like a hypocrite, I have a confession: I still score student films. Before you start throwing your digital rotten tomatoes at me, allow me to explain...

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