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**tgs** · 09-23-2010, 11:04 AM

a_e

for an useful thread!

What do you think are basic qualifications of a TFM critic?

Training on either ICM or WCM plus knowlege of Film field
- MUST

Ability to at least sing / play an instrument plus years of TFM listening
- not essential but shud be aware of what it takes to sing a hard piece. for which he shud know if a specific song/piece is tough or not. for which, he shud have really tried singing or seen playing complex parts in musical instruments

Wide listening experience of variety of music genres with no musical knowledge
- Listening experience is quite mandatory but no musical knowledge, or just Kelvi gnaanam wont make you a critic.

Capability to critique anything / create a vambu or stir
- essential only for chaaru shaaji types

Should have worked in TFM / IFM in some capacity
- not essential but again having experience/feel of it. for example the way/speed a composer works at. the tekniks he use on instruments( a bizzare example is using violin as a guitar) the knowledge he has on other things - lyrics, sound engineering etc. if a critic is aware of this, it will be great. or else we will have AC room lazy critics

Other criteria - like "should have listened to 10000 hours of TFM" etc
- quantity matters!! but may not be limited in one specific genre. the more wider, the more exposure he gets, and naturally a better critic.

09-23-2010, 11:04 AM	#6
tgs Join Date Mar 2007 Age 48 Posts 5,125 Senior Member	a_e for an useful thread! What do you think are basic qualifications of a TFM critic? Training on either ICM or WCM plus knowlege of Film field - MUST Ability to at least sing / play an instrument plus years of TFM listening - not essential but shud be aware of what it takes to sing a hard piece. for which he shud know if a specific song/piece is tough or not. for which, he shud have really tried singing or seen playing complex parts in musical instruments Wide listening experience of variety of music genres with no musical knowledge - Listening experience is quite mandatory but no musical knowledge, or just Kelvi gnaanam wont make you a critic. Capability to critique anything / create a vambu or stir - essential only for chaaru shaaji types Should have worked in TFM / IFM in some capacity - not essential but again having experience/feel of it. for example the way/speed a composer works at. the tekniks he use on instruments( a bizzare example is using violin as a guitar) the knowledge he has on other things - lyrics, sound engineering etc. if a critic is aware of this, it will be great. or else we will have AC room lazy critics Other criteria - like "should have listened to 10000 hours of TFM" etc - quantity matters!! but may not be limited in one specific genre. the more wider, the more exposure he gets, and naturally a better critic.
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