Music In Picture: A Guide to Film Composing

In this workshop, Music In Picture, students will learn the inner-workings of film scoring and what goes into making a memorable iconic score. They will also be educated on the value and importance of communication (from real life stories in the industry) and learn how to develop working relationships with directors and producers. The following points will be discussed.

• Themes

• Motivic Development

• Instrumentation and Orchestration

• Modulation

• Tempo Change

• Metric Modulation

• Temp Tracks

• Score Study from Project File

Each of the topics discussed with have corresponding examples to help illuminate the content to the student.

In the fourth lesson, the instructor breaks apart a scene in his DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) from the film, My Dear Children, an Emmy nominated PBS feature that he scored. The featured score is a blend of traditional orchestration and electronic synthesis.

At the end of this workshop, the student will be equipped with the basic understanding of what goes into making a score, receive insider tips and tricks, and learn how to develop meaningful creative business relationships that will last a lifetime through communication.

“My hope is that this workshop will provide clarity and direction for you as you begin your journey into film composition. I didn’t have anyone to help me along the way, I learned on the job. The main reason I wanted to make this course was to give back and provide direction to younger composers, and provide lessons that I learned the hard way that I wish someone would’ve told me when I started out.” ~ Evan Hodges

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