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68 M PS E . O R G Sharyn & Amber at the 2022 Emmy Awards. going to come knock on your door and give you an opportunity. You have to put yourself out there. I think the class with Bill was a grad level class that I petitioned the dean to take as an undergraduate. I controlled that part of the opportunity. You have a lot of power in making luck happen. Amber: Persistence and soft skills are so key. Remembering to be kind and thoughtful and professional goes a long way. After interning, I put together a basket with cards, thanking everyone that I regularly interacted with. It helped set me apart from other interns. I can't really put enough emphasis on being persistent. It took me eight months to get hired at my first job in the industry, which was as a Foley cuer. From there, I eventually was able to get hired as an office assistant at a music editorial company. But it took me talking to people almost every day to find those opportunities and make them happen. Perry: Anything else you & Sharyn would like to talk about? What do free and excited about what the future holds. I love it when you nail the emotion and the creator says, "That's exactly how it should feel!" Amber: I really enjoy temping, I love helping to shape the musical sound of a show. I feel it's one place where we get to be the most creative. It can be the most challenging part of the job. I also love cutting licensed music to picture and trying to find that "magic" between the song and the scene that really make them both shine. Amber and husband Chris at the 2024 Emmys. you enjoy most about your work? Sharyn: I enjoy the role music has in storytelling and the collaboration with everyone. Music is the last chance to rewrite the script. Sometimes what the creator wants to convey isn't coming across in the cut. Music can guide the audience into knowing what the characters are feeling. You see a couple break up and afterward, she sits in her car alone. Music could convey that she's heartbroken, or that it's bittersweet—she's sad but knows it's for the best, or that she feels