Nov 16, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Technical
Panning Instruments After the Scoring Session You should be aware that it is practically impossible to change the panning of an orchestral recording in the mix. As you use the signal from the decca tree in the room as your main mix signal, you can place the (usually...
Nov 15, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Orchestration
Dynamic Shaping of Sustained Brass Brass instruments have the greatest timbral change over their dynamic spectrum. Therefore swells, crescendos, sffz, fp are highly dramatic and very effective on them. If you use long sustained brass chords or tones on key parts of...
Nov 14, 2018 | Composition, Daily Film Scoring Bits
Key Change Dramaturgy Key changes can be not only effective musical tools but also very effective structural elements. Trying to build towards a climax in a piece that persistently stays in one key might not be the most interesting thing to do and approaching the...
Nov 13, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, Film Scoring
Presenting Ideas to a Client Finding the right thematic material and having both parties (you and your customer/director) agree on it can take quite some time. When you present possible themes/ideas, it is common today to present them in their best shape as directors...
Nov 12, 2018 | Career Building, Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Taking Care of Business Contacts Taking care of your precious business contacts and keeping the contact alive is a very important thing to do. This is especially important when you haven’t worked with them for a while.Producers/directors often have so many things on...
