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Welcome To The Complete Film Composer Course

We are so excited to help you along your journey. Please skim over the course and take a look at all the sections as you begin. We recommend taking the course in order from top to bottom. Don’t get hung up on not knowing all the advanced scoring details before you begin your first assignments! the assignments are meant to be done multiple times as you improve. Also, as you begin you may not have a lot of sample libraries or Kontakt yet. That is OK! I personally recommend the East West Composer Cloud as an affordable way to have an incredible arsenal of sounds right from the start. You may also consider beginning libraries from Spitfire (BBC Orchestra free version) and others as well.  The point is to get scoring to picture, not to hit up your pocketbook for thousands of dollars in libraries.

 

Templates:
https://icedrive.net/s/FxCGwhGG3ug4gBZ2zZtvVhBFVAx3


Cinematic Sample Pack:
https://icedrive.net/s/8YPbxfaiv1f8WVCPft5P7vhC1wGg


Orchestration Ebook:
https://icedrive.net/s/8kADFkSVB6T8xhVDGfhYDW7WGWTV

 
While you already have over 20 hours of content, there is more content being developed and edited! Please check back for this and thank you for being patient as we roll out even more great modules!

 
Homework Evaluation and getting help 
We are here to help and if you are stuck or have technical issues please email us at thefilmscoreseminar@gmail.com. For homework evaluation (please watch video on how to submit) send viewable link to Michael@filmscoreseminar.com.Technical issues when you set things up are normal as a composer, so get some coffee take a deep breath and know there is help out there!

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Course Content

Module 1: Introduction To Film Scoring
Welcome to the program
Class Details
Adonis Lenzy Motivator
Extra Learning And Social Media
Film Score History
The Importance Of Understanding Scoring History
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Introduction
2 Pop
Black
Bumper Music
Click Track
Controllers
Cue
Cue Sheets
DAW
Establishing Shot
Frame Rate
Free Timing
Ghost Writer
Hits And Markers
Mockup
Music Libraries
Orchestrator
PRO
Red Herring
Rough Cut
Scoring Stage
Source Music
Spotting Session
Streamer And Flutter
Temp Music
Theme And Motif
Timecode
Underscore
Elements Of Score
Introduction To Elements Of The Score
Density
Harmony
Continuity
Pacing And Tempo
Exercise No. 1 Pacing And Tempo
Register
Rhythm And Meter
Exercise No. 2 Rhythm And Meter
Texture
Exercise No. 3 Creating Textures
Dialogue
Foreshadowing
Musical Devices
Neutral Music
Psychology Of Music
Style
Module 2: Orchestration Overview With David Shipps
Introduction To Orchestration
What Is Orchestration?
Strings
Brass
Woodwinds
Orchestra Lessons
Flute Overview
Oboe and English Horn Overview
Clarinet Overview
Bassoon Overview
Violin Overview
Viola Overview
Cello Overview
Double Bass Overview
Trumpet Overview
French Horn Overview
Trombone Overview
Tuba Overview
Template Creation and Mixing (BETA)
Template Building and Mixing (BETA)
Module 5: MIDI Mockups
MIDI Orchestration Introduction
Realism with MIDI
MIDI Attacks
Controlling Audio Spaces With Mics And Reverb
Keep Your Ears Interested
Combining Libraries
Pre-Recorded Arrangements
Piano Playing vs. Orchestrating
MIDI Continuous Controllers
Keyswitching
Keyswitching Examples
Stacking Samples
Initial Score and DAW setup for score to picture assignments
Setting Up Your Daw And Video For Scoring
Markers and Timing Hits
Scoring To Picture Assignment #1 - "Romance At The Swingset"
Romance At The Swing Set Spotting Session
Computer Technology 1
Jesse Nemitz Introduction
Tips And Best Practices
Mac Vs. PC
Windows Power Optimization
Latency
Laptop Vs. Desktop
Disk Speed
Building A System
Scoring and Sample Library Software
Kontakt Beta (Additional Content Coming Soon)
Vienna Ensemble Pro
Scoring To Picture Assignment #2 - "Searching"
Searching Montage Spotting Session
Scoring To Picture Assignment #3 - "Red Riding Hood"
Red Riding Hood Spotting Session
SOUND DESIGN MODULE
Sound Design Introduction
Sound Design Technique
Whoosh
Braams
Creating Hits
Drones
Riser
Scoring To Picture Assignment #4 - "Erskinator"
Erskinator Spotting Session
Scoring To Picture Assignment #5 - "The Escape"
The Escape Spotting Session
Scoring To Picture Assignment #6 - "Ashes"
Ashes Spotting Session
Scoring To Picture Assignment #7 - "Best Christmas Ever"
Best Christmas Ever Spotting Session
Scoring To Picture Assignment #8 - "Leminiscatus"
Leminiscatus Spotting Session
Scoring To Picture Assignment #9 - "Lucas Sees A Ghost"
Lucas Sees A Ghost Spotting Session
The Music Business
Music Business Overview
Networking – Mondo Grimes
3 Music Business Myths
Uncommon Sense For Creators
Music Business Strategies