Film Scoring – Part 1 – Techniques For The Modern Composer
What you’ll learn
- Get started building a portfolio of work to show their film composition talents
- Score a feature film using a variety of techniques
- Understand the process of writing music for film
- Write and Compose music using proven techniques and tips
- Create their own music using software, or good old pencil and paper.
- Generate musical ideas through creativity exercises
- Tools of the trade: Software
- How do you start?
- The process
- Program music and metaphors
- Character sketches
- Writing through canon
- Score and Source
- Working with silent films
- Setting up a session
- Marking hits
- Scoring the opening credits
- Working with rhythm in cues
- Finding and analyzing POV scenes
- Creating atmosphere
- Harmonizing string melodies
- Polyrhythmic accompaniment
- Working with string orchestra
- The chase scene
- Using the brass section
- Building tension
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Requirements
- Students should be enthusiastic about music, but do not need to be producers or musicians. No prior experience is needed in the music industry, business, financing, or accounting.
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