In this video Technology Today segment we introduce up and coming film composer, James Schafer. James was the grand prize winner of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Young Film Composers Competition this year. James’ entry was selected from over 900 submissions to win a $15,000 cash prize, a Mac Pro audio production workstation and the opportunity to score the 1924 silent film Beau Brummel which will premiere on the TCM network.

James offers a tour of his home studio about an hour outside of Los Angeles. He talks about his experience of the competition, and the new challenges ahead of him both technologically and creatively. He shows off his production rig (newly decked out, courtesy of Apple), and explains his workflow from home studio, to his various collaborators and finally to a recording stage.

Credits:

Co-Producer: Mike Raffensperger
Co-Producer: Matthew Hendershot
Camera: Peter Bonilla
Editor: Matthew Hendershot
Animation: Simon Yuen