Queensland’s leading high school film scoring competition
Score It is an exciting, collaborative opportunity for young budding composers across Queensland, to compose and submit a score to an existing short animation created by Griffith Film School students. This Open Conservatorium initiative allows young composers to experience writing, orchestrating and arranging for films.
Music teachers and students throughout Queensland can engage with this activity in different ways. We’ve mapped requirements to the Year 11 and 12 QCAA high school curriculum for music, so teachers can embed Score It into their curriculum and use this opportunity as an assessment piece. Otherwise, it can be part of an extension activity or it can just be something fun for students to do outside of class.
Beyond the learning opportunities associated with engaging in this activity, students with well-developed scores may wish to submit their work in the annual Score It competition (with their teacher's endorsement). Students wishing to submit a score for competition will need to have written endorsement from their music teacher, confirming that the score is complete and meets the submission requirements.
All entries receive feedback from Conservatorium academics and students, and selected scores receive a live performance with film by a Conservatorium ensemble.
On November 6 2025, we will have a bespoke evening event at the Conservatorium featuring scores written for an 18-piece chamber orchestra to be performed with film.
2025 Animations
Density
At an experimental seafood farming factory, young scientist Miriam is unexpectedly offered a promotion to lead scientist on the condition that she approves the dubious conditions that the octopuses are being farmed in. When an octopus under her care escapes captivity and causes chaos, she faces a dilemma.
Producer: Isabelle Deegan
Director: Casey Donald
Shadow and Stray
Stray, an abandoned bull terrier puppy, finds unexpected friendship at the pound when her shadow comes to life. As time passes and Stray remains at the pound, she begins to lose hope of ever getting adopted. Despite this, her shadow remains optimistic, and Stray learns that a friendship doesn't need to last forever to still be important.
Producer: Adele Gwen
Director: Bronte Jarrett