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Film Scoring ITRANSCRIPT
FILM SCORING IAN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY
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Normal Music vs Film Music
Normal Music
bull Music for musicrsquos sake
bull Collaboration between musicians
bull Mostly songs
bull Easy to understand without visuals
Film Music
bull Music for dramatic effect
bull Collaboration between musicians and non-musicians
bull Mostly instrumental compositions
bull Difficult to understand without visuals
ldquoSayrdquo by John Mayer Batman - The Dark Knight
Use of Songs in Movies
bull Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino
bull Soundtrack by RZA of Wu-Tang Clanbull Uses a number songs in a popular style
Use of Original Music in Movies
bull American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes
bull Soundtrack by Thomas Newmanbull Experimental use of marimba ethnic percussion and
electronic textures
Music and Emotions
bull The role of music in film is to play the drama
bull The composer can choose to either subdue or enhance an emotion in a particular scene
bull The music can reflect emotion either from the point of view of the audience or the actors
Basic Emotions
Love Joy Anger Fear Sadness
Genres and common emotions
bull Action ndash Tension retribution sadness joy love hope triumph
bull Romance ndash Sadness joy comedy love
bull Fantasy ndash Awe tension sadness joy love hope
bull Horror ndash Fear tension surprise relief panic
bull Comedy ndash Amusement joy love
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Normal Music vs Film Music
Normal Music
bull Music for musicrsquos sake
bull Collaboration between musicians
bull Mostly songs
bull Easy to understand without visuals
Film Music
bull Music for dramatic effect
bull Collaboration between musicians and non-musicians
bull Mostly instrumental compositions
bull Difficult to understand without visuals
ldquoSayrdquo by John Mayer Batman - The Dark Knight
Use of Songs in Movies
bull Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino
bull Soundtrack by RZA of Wu-Tang Clanbull Uses a number songs in a popular style
Use of Original Music in Movies
bull American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes
bull Soundtrack by Thomas Newmanbull Experimental use of marimba ethnic percussion and
electronic textures
Music and Emotions
bull The role of music in film is to play the drama
bull The composer can choose to either subdue or enhance an emotion in a particular scene
bull The music can reflect emotion either from the point of view of the audience or the actors
Basic Emotions
Love Joy Anger Fear Sadness
Genres and common emotions
bull Action ndash Tension retribution sadness joy love hope triumph
bull Romance ndash Sadness joy comedy love
bull Fantasy ndash Awe tension sadness joy love hope
bull Horror ndash Fear tension surprise relief panic
bull Comedy ndash Amusement joy love
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Use of Songs in Movies
bull Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino
bull Soundtrack by RZA of Wu-Tang Clanbull Uses a number songs in a popular style
Use of Original Music in Movies
bull American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes
bull Soundtrack by Thomas Newmanbull Experimental use of marimba ethnic percussion and
electronic textures
Music and Emotions
bull The role of music in film is to play the drama
bull The composer can choose to either subdue or enhance an emotion in a particular scene
bull The music can reflect emotion either from the point of view of the audience or the actors
Basic Emotions
Love Joy Anger Fear Sadness
Genres and common emotions
bull Action ndash Tension retribution sadness joy love hope triumph
bull Romance ndash Sadness joy comedy love
bull Fantasy ndash Awe tension sadness joy love hope
bull Horror ndash Fear tension surprise relief panic
bull Comedy ndash Amusement joy love
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Use of Original Music in Movies
bull American Beauty directed by Sam Mendes
bull Soundtrack by Thomas Newmanbull Experimental use of marimba ethnic percussion and
electronic textures
Music and Emotions
bull The role of music in film is to play the drama
bull The composer can choose to either subdue or enhance an emotion in a particular scene
bull The music can reflect emotion either from the point of view of the audience or the actors
Basic Emotions
Love Joy Anger Fear Sadness
Genres and common emotions
bull Action ndash Tension retribution sadness joy love hope triumph
bull Romance ndash Sadness joy comedy love
bull Fantasy ndash Awe tension sadness joy love hope
bull Horror ndash Fear tension surprise relief panic
bull Comedy ndash Amusement joy love
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Music and Emotions
bull The role of music in film is to play the drama
bull The composer can choose to either subdue or enhance an emotion in a particular scene
bull The music can reflect emotion either from the point of view of the audience or the actors
Basic Emotions
Love Joy Anger Fear Sadness
Genres and common emotions
bull Action ndash Tension retribution sadness joy love hope triumph
bull Romance ndash Sadness joy comedy love
bull Fantasy ndash Awe tension sadness joy love hope
bull Horror ndash Fear tension surprise relief panic
bull Comedy ndash Amusement joy love
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Genres and common emotions
bull Action ndash Tension retribution sadness joy love hope triumph
bull Romance ndash Sadness joy comedy love
bull Fantasy ndash Awe tension sadness joy love hope
bull Horror ndash Fear tension surprise relief panic
bull Comedy ndash Amusement joy love
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
A bit of Film History
bull Silent films were one of the earliest kinds of films
bull No synchronized dialogue or music
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)by Rex Ingram
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Silent Films
bull Silent films had music fake books for various moods to be played by a live bandorchestra
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
The beginning of synchronized sound
bull Synchronized music began with invention of sound-on-disc processes such as the Warner Brothers Vitaphone
The Jazz Singer (1927) by Alan Crosland An early film based on the vitaphone technique
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Modern day sound on film
bull A competing process sound on film (dubbing) eventually won the movie sound format war giving rise to the kind of films we have today
bull Sound is usually printed onto the same piece of film as the picture
Macro of 35mm film audio tracks From left to rightSDDS track dolby digital track in between perforations RCA Photophone timecodeCourtesy Wikipedia
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Film Music from 1930s to 1970sFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
Max Steiner
Erich Korngold
Styl
e
Pre 1950sbull Romantic period classicalbull Attached themes to charactersbull Similar in style to operabull Mostly European composers
Post 1950sbull Contemporary classical textures of
Stravinsky Bartok and Schoenbergbull Twelve tone Jazz Dissonance Rock
Ostinatibull Rise of American composersbull Theme Songs
DavidRaksin
BernardHermann
AlexNorth
Henry Mancini
1938 1939 1944 1951 1960 1961 1969
RogerMcGuinn
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Film Music from 1970s to TodayFi
lms
Co
mp
ose
rs
JohnWilliams
JerryGoldsmith
Styl
e
1970 to 1980bull Sweetening technique
(Overdubbing)bull Multi-track recordingbull Rise of scores for TV serials
with JazzRock influencesbull Return of big lush orchestras
1980s to 1990sbull Rise of the synthesized scorebull The pop influenced orchestrabull World beatlocation influenced scoresbull Blend of real and synthesized
instrumentsbull Rise of the rockpop star film scorer
Vangelis DannyElfman
Thomas Newman
1970 1977 1981 1989 1990 2000
2000sbull Affordable studio technologybull Sound design in scoringbull Sequencers for syncingbull High quality mock upsbull Minimalism
HansZimmer
2010
DaftPunk
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
The Film Making Process
Development
bull Obtain rights
bull Write the Screenplay
bull Prepare film treatment
bull Financing
Pre-production
bull Hire principal creative people
bull Casting
bull Scheduling
bull Hire Film Crew
bull Scout locations
Production
bull Rehearsals
bull Actual shoot
bull Editors start reviewing daily footage
Post -production
bull Film Editing
bull Temp tracks
bull ADR
bull Foley
bull Special Effects
bull Soundtrack
Sales amp Distribution
bull Distribution to Theatres
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Spotting the Film
bull You carry out the spotting session with the director and producer to decide
ndash The start and end of each cue
ndash What each cue will sound like
ndash What the role of the music is for the cue
bull Try to understand what the director wants in layman terms
bull Use temp tracks as guides
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
The Music Editor
bull The music editor
ndash Prepares spotting notes timing notes and master cue list
ndash Syncs temp tracks to the work print (Tracking)
ndash Prepares click tracks streamers and punches for the recording session
ndash Oversees the dubbing of the music onto the film ensuring they are placed at the proper places
ndash Does final editing of music if any after recording
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Sample spotting notes
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Sample Master Cue List
Excerpt from Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Comparing notes
Click to watch Treehouse of Horror VIII
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Hands On Syncing Movies to AbletonLive
bull Ableton only accepts movies in Quicktimeformat
bull Alternatively Ableton can sync to external devices using midi timecode
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Step 1 Add the Movie
ndash Drag and drop Quicktime movie onto a track in Arrangement View
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Step 2 View the Video Window
ndash From the View menu select Video Window Video Window should pop up
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Step 3 Set the tempo
bull Select the clip Warp and set to Tempo Master
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music
Hands On Syncing Tron Legacy
bull Spot the Tron Legacy trailer and sync appropriate music