Film & Television Music: Difference between revisions
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*''Spitfire Audio:'' | *''Spitfire Audio:'' | ||
**[https://www.spitfireaudio.com/editorial/features/scoring-a-film/part1/ Bellamy, Henson and Thomson, "Scoring a Film"] | **[https://www.spitfireaudio.com/editorial/features/scoring-a-film/part1/ Bellamy, Henson and Thomson, "Scoring a Film"] | ||
*''DIY Film Composer:'' | |||
**[https://www.diyfilmcomposer.com/finding-perfect-tempo/ "Finding the Perfect Tempo for a Film Score"] | |||
====Listening or Videos==== | ====Listening or Videos==== | ||
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*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume4.html#was-it-diegetic-or-just-a-dream-musics-paradoxical-place-in-the-film-inception Doll, "Was it Diegetic, or Just a Dream? Music's Paradoxical Place in the Film ''Inception''"] | *[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume4.html#was-it-diegetic-or-just-a-dream-musics-paradoxical-place-in-the-film-inception Doll, "Was it Diegetic, or Just a Dream? Music's Paradoxical Place in the Film ''Inception''"] | ||
==== Tools ==== | ====Tools==== | ||
* [https://www.fransabsil.nl/htm/eventhit.htm Absil, Film Music Tempo Calculation Tool] | *[https://www.fransabsil.nl/htm/eventhit.htm Absil, Film Music Tempo Calculation Tool] | ||
==Class Activities== | ==Class Activities== | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 30 July 2020
| This lesson is part of the Style & Compositional Techniques category. |
Objectives
- Students will be familiar with the compositional processes involved in writing for film, television, and online video
- Students will be able to create a sequenced track which underscores a short video scene
Resources
Readings
- Lehman, “Complete Catalog of the Themes of Star Wars“
- Spitfire Audio:
- DIY Film Composer:
Listening or Videos
Tools
Class Activities
- Discussion of the mechanics and compositional challenges of scoring film and video
- Scoring a short video scene using a sequencer
Assignments
- Analysis of music from film, TV, or online video
- Creating a compositional plan for a film, TV, or video
- Determining a tempo map for a cue based on given hit points