Queensland’s leading high school film scoring competition
For those wishing to enter the Score It competition, please see below for specific details on instrumentation, score preparation, audio/video requirements and music teacher endorsement.
Each application is judged by our expert panel of film and music professionals from the Griffith University community.
Finalists will receive workshops by Queensland Conservatorium academics and students, with the winning compositions to be performed by a chamber orchestra in bespoke evening event at the Conservatorium on 28 August 2024.
ScoreIt 2024 submissions are now open. Please review details and submit via the form below.
Step one: Select one animation
Cadence
2D Animation (2023)
Azar and her young daughter Nedah share a sheltered life in a home surrounded by trees. Their routine is disrupted when Nedah encounters a bird’s curious chirping; she innocently repeats its cadence causing the trees that confine their garden to part and reveal an outside world of wonder. With Nedah wanting to explore this new world, and Azar terrified of what lies ahead for her youngest child, will Azar once again repeat her mistakes?
- Writer and Director: Ava Rasouli-Matin
- Producer: Amy Ni
A Special Gift
2D Animation (2023)
Our story follows Robert, a young orphan moth living with his best friend Emma near a derelict church. With Christmas approaching, Robert aims to surprise Emma with a wagon, but lacks one single coin. After a challenging search to obtain the coin, Robert arrives too late to buy the wagon. Defeated, a chance encounter with a garbage worker and discarded trash inspires a creative solution. The next morning, Emma wakes up to her ‘special gift’, and a heartwarming celebration of their friendship.
- Writer and Director: Kody Lindquist
- Producer: Mia Kilgour
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Unfortunately, we will not be including a video game trailer for the 2022 event, however this will commence in 2023.
Step two: Create your score
Students are allowed to orchestrate their film score for as large or small of an instrumentation as they wish, as long as they use the instruments provided in the list below.
Scores selected for live performance will need to have a click-track provided by the composer, so keep this in mind!
18-piece Orchestra instrumentation
Woodwinds
- 1 flute
- 1 oboe
- 1 clarinet (in Bb)
- 1 bassoon
Brass
- 1 horn (in F)
- 1 trumpet (in Bb)
- 1 trombone
- 1 Tub
Percussion (2 players)
- Timpani (x4), Glockenspiel
- Drum Kit, Standard Auxiliary percussion
Strings
- 2 violin 1
- 2 violin 2
- 1 viola
- 1 cello
- 1 double bass
Optional
- Piano
- Classical Guitar
Step Three: Submit your score
The submission form will close on 10 June 2024 for scores and video files with a midi audio soundtrack.
Parts are not required to be extracted, and there is no requirement for a click track in the audio file at the initial submission stage.
Teacher endorsement
To ensure that schools and teachers are aware that a student will be representing the school in this event, we are asking that teachers endorse any student submissions. Teachers will need to confirm that the score is complete and meets the submission requirements. We'd also ask teachers to consider whether the student will be able to incorporate the feedback given, and export a score and parts in a timely fashion (with or without your help).
There are two ways for teachers to endorse a student’s submission:
- teachers can write a quick email to the student endorsing their submission, and the student can copy or screenshot that email and include it in their submission form (complete with date, teacher email address, etc)
- teachers can do the online submission on the student’s behalf and make a note of this in the submission form.
Submission components
- Online submission form completed
- PDF Conductor’s Score
- Mp4 video file with Midi audio export of the score embedded
Score
Please upload your score as a PDF file.
Please name your score file carefully, as shown below. This will allow us to easily sort submissions.
- Score:
- Animation_Surname_Name_score.pdf
- Example: BeautyBelow_ Williams_John_score.pdf
Video
Submit video file with a midi audio soundtrack.
Please upload your video file to a video platform (Youtube or Vimeo) and provide a link.
Notification of Selected Scores
Although it will be difficult, the judging panel will find a way to select one favourite score for each animation trailer.
Those selected composers will then have a chance to be workshopped by Conservatorium students, alumni and academics in early Term 3 before submitting the final score and parts by late July.
Interest
Express your interest in this competition, or future Score It competitions