In this week’s Audio Premium content, Ryan Leach gives us an overview of scoring for film. Check out Ryan’s experience in this area on IMDB.com.
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This tutorial is for people who are relatively new to the world of Film Scoring. Whether you’ve never scored a scene but have been considering learning more about it, or even if you’ve done a little bit of scoring on your own and want to explore getting into the field, this tutorial will introduce you to the basic ideas and concepts you’ll need to begin writing music for film.
I’ll introduce some basic terminology that you’ll need to know and discuss some early considerations to make about when and why to use music. I’ll also touch on a few points about choosing the right gear to get started.
Table of Contents
- What is Film Scoring?
- Basic Terminology
- The Music
- Why Use Music?
- Stylistic Choices
- Picture
- Picture is King
- Spotting
- Hit Points
- Technology
- Hardware
- Software
- Samples
- Conclusion
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