Comments on: The Inner Workings of Work https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/ Art and technique of sound design Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:05:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.8 By: Richard Gould https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/#comment-440552 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:22:04 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=30382#comment-440552 In reply to Robert William-Olsson.

Hi Robert,

I know how you feel and it’s not easy. You might consider teaming up with someone else who’s really good at that side of things, or try and find ways of promoting yourself that work for you. As composers / sound designers, promotion will only get you so far anyway and really it’s about meeting people and having conversations, forming relationships, which I struggle with less.

]]> By: Richard Gould https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/#comment-440551 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:19:19 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=30382#comment-440551 In reply to Will Tonna.

Hi Will,

Glad you got something out of the article. Keep in mind as you look for opportunities, what I considered a negative aspect might be a positive for you or someone else. The hardest thing about this article was that it was inevitably going to be subjective and I don’t want to put anyone off from exploring different experiences.

]]> By: Richard Gould https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/#comment-440550 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:15:53 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=30382#comment-440550 In reply to Benedikt Goodman.

Hi Benedikt,

You’re very welcome, glad you got something from it though I stress this is just one viewpoint so I encourage you to seek other opinions on the matter if you’re interested in learning more about certain contexts for audio work.

]]> By: Robert William-Olsson https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/#comment-438266 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:03:47 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=30382#comment-438266 Thanks for this! I’m currently a freelancer and the business part is really getting me down. Also, same as you I hate having to sell myself. I feel I would much rather just work in-house, but it seems that there arn’t a lot of studios around my area that can afford in-house sound :(
Still, thanks for sharing. It helped remind me what my true goal is.

]]> By: Will Tonna https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/#comment-436011 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 18:00:25 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=30382#comment-436011 Great article, very thorough run-down of each area. I’ve only worked freelance myself but you certainly opened my eyes to some of the pitfalls to keep an eye out in other environments.

]]> By: Benedikt Goodman https://designingsound.org/2015/09/22/the-inner-workings-of-work/#comment-434706 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:40:35 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=30382#comment-434706 Good article! Having just recently embarked on a career in audio I find that this sort of stuff which people tend not to talk about so much. Thanks for sharing your views on this (very important) subject.

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