We expect you to already be able to write music in your DAW, even if you know your skills need work. Skills like how to input MIDI, load software instruments, and use effects and automation will not be covered during this course.

You don’t need to be an experienced composer, and we understand there may be gaps in your knowledge. As long as you don’t feel like a beginner, this course will support your progress. You do not need to have written music for films before – we assume you know how to write music, but this may be your first time ever writing to picture, so we’ve got you covered there.

The course is structured as an eight week program, however, you have opportunities to submit your work outside this eight week structure if needed.

If you do, on average, a small amount of work each day (under an hour), attend the live sessions, and make sure to check out the course videos and materials, you should have plenty of time to complete it in the eight weeks. But if you fall behind, it's not a problem.

Based on feedback from students, we schedule most live webinars for 3pm UK time, hosted between Monday to Friday. Webinars do not occur on weekends. This is subject to change as we move closer to the start date and we finalise the webinar schedule, so reach out and ask us for more details if needed.

There's a few types of software you'll need to take part, but as a musician these should be things you have already.

You will need:
- A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
- A set of orchestral sample libraries
- Any additional plugins, or software / acoustic instruments that contributes to your style.

For your DAW, we can provide extension support for Logic Pro X and Cubase. Other DAWs should be absolutely fine, but we cannot guarantee we will be able to offer you technical support if you have issues. If you have doubts about your setup, just drop us an email.

You will need a computer capable of running a DAW with orchestral sample libraries. Orchestral samples can be quite taxing on your machine - especially RAM. As a general rule, we would advise a minimum of 16gb of RAM.

There are techniques you can use to maximise the efficiency of your computer's resources, and we'll discuss that further on the course.

We also advise a decent set of monitoring headphones. Speakers are fine, but in a room that doesn't have acoustic treatment your ability to judge your mixes objectively will be more difficult.

A MIDI keyboard is also useful when inputting notes into your DAW, but plenty of composers make do with just a keyboard and mouse so if that's your style don't let us dissuade you from using that method!

Yes. You will keep lifetime access to your course materials and webinar recordings. The course will not be locked or removed from your account so feel free to return as much as you like to re-watch the content.

If for whatever reason you struggle to access your course, just let us know and we will help you out.