Have you ever watched a silent movie? A documentary with no music? Needless to say, the soundtrack to any production is seriously important. Vanna Seang of Roar Footage sat down with Music People to talk about his incredible career as a videographer and director, as well as why he feels music is the glue to any piece of film, no matter what the context.

How did you get into working in video production?

I started when I was 16 years old. I hijacked my sister’s handy-cam which she purchased with the intent to document her big road trip to the States. She didn’t seem to mind, because she saw that I was experimenting and learning a great deal. I made a lot of crappy, lame, Z grade short films, and it’s probably better that they doesn’t see the light of day. This eventually evolved into school functions, events and formals. I did that for 2 years during high school, trying to balance this passion with HSC studies. At the end I think I invested more time doing video production work than school work. My parents were very supportive and loaned me $5K in 2002, I purchased my first 2nd hand semi-professional camera, Canon XL1. The work started to come in! Community organisations and NGO’s would approach me, weddings, birthdays and even funerals. It was learning through trail and error. Editing, lighting and sound. By the age of 19, I established a registered business and it hasn’t stop since.