HOW TO SCORE FILMS
WITH GUY MICHELMORE
$99 $49
Online course. Lifetime access.
A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE INCLUDING FILMS TO DOWNLOAD AND SCORE
FROM MEETING THE DIRECTOR TO DELIVERING YOUR SCORE
Learn the basics behind importing and setting up videos inside your DAW (Logic or Cubase). You will be given lots of inside information on client management and how to communicate effectively and efficiently with the people behind the brief. Learn with lots of over-the-shoulder scoring demos, showing you how to spot different films and genres, and the best approach to starting the project and telling a story with your score.
- Work with video files inside your DAW (Logic or Cubase)
- Practice using hitpoints and markers.
- Practice scoring in different genres.
- Over-the-shoulder scoring demonstrations and tutorials.
- How to deliver your music to the client
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
1. SET UP & TERMINOLOGY
How to set up your project and get video into your DAW. You will also learn some technical jargon relating to files and formats.
2. UNDERSTANDING THE WHOLE FILM PROJECT
People management is an important skill to get to grips with when scoring films, and interpreting the brief and the client’s wants and needs is also a key part of the process.
3. SCORING TECHNIQUES
Spotting the film before you start is very important. Learn about tempo maps and different ways to approach the scoring part of the process.
4. TELLING STORIES WITH MUSIC
Explore how to breathe life into the director’s vision for their film with multiple over-the-shoulder scoring demos in both Logic and Cubase.
5. DELIVERING YOUR MUSIC
How to get your music from your DAW into the hands of the client, and what you are expected to deliver to them.
Telling Stories With Music
short films to download and score
ACTION
"The Commuter" features Hollywood star Dev Patel and legendary actor Charles Dance.
DRAMA
"Voices Inside" is a psychological drama with flashbacks and plenty of emotion.
SUSPENSE
"Lady In The Loft" is a tense, claustrophonic film with some big events to build up to.
ANIMATION
"Frankenwinklestein" is an action-packed kids cartoon with high production values.
GUY MICHELMORE
Guy Michelmore is a multi award-winning film, games and television composer whose clients include Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate and dozens of major TV networks around the world. He is best known for his work with Marvel on eight animated feature films including Ultimate Avengers and Thor, as well as hundreds of episodes of television including Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armoured Adventures, Hulk and many more. His unique and accessible style has made him a popular YouTuber with over 300,000 subscribers.
BRADLEY JORDAN
Joining Guy is his composing assistant, Bradley Jordan. Bradley is a film, television and game music composer and music editor based in Chichester UK. He has been writing diverse and professional scores for a wide range of applications for 6 years, working alongside award winning composer Guy Michelmore. Through his work for Guy, Bradley has worked for companies such as Marvel, Dreamworks, DQ Entertainment, and many more. Most recently working on Robozuna, an animated Children’s TV show for ITV and Netflix.
"Recommended: 9/10. Witnessing a professional composer working his craft is always inspiring and contains workflows or ideas you might not have thought of."
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"I really like the way they teach, I like the way they show you a skill, then follow that up with the practical uses."
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- Includes downloadable films to score yourself.
- Over 7 hours of video tutorials in both Logic and Cubase
- Comprehensive course text
- Taught by an Emmy-nominated media composer
Lifetime access. Start, finish and revisit anytime.
30-day money-back policy
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