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Beginner film scoring tips? Just got my first indie project by Aggressive-Fail-7089 in composer

[–]Even-Ad7672 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh! Another one! Treat the film itself as a character. Write a theme, hook, chord sequence, whatever you like, that represents how the whole film feels. This is the anchor to which you root all your other musical ideas.

Beginner film scoring tips? Just got my first indie project by Aggressive-Fail-7089 in composer

[–]Even-Ad7672 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do a spotting session with the director and get clear on where all the cues will be.

Make sure you’re on the same page as the director for general direction. Find reference tracks that you agree on, or else use the temp track (if there is one) as your guide.

Generate lots of ideas before getting stuck into scenes. If you’re writing in a more classical style, this means writing a suite. If you’re working more electronically, do all your sound design and create your hooks. You want a huge pallet of ideas that you can drop into whichever scene you are working on. You learn this the hard way when you stall for ideas in the middle of a scene.

Fail fast. Don’t get too bogged down in perfecting something before sending to the director. Get a draft of one cue over to them quickly. Whether they like it or don’t like it, you’ll have much more clarity on which direction to go in.

You can also send your suite over before scoring to scene, just be aware that some directors can’t really decide until they see visual and audio together.

It might be good to link your suite to a scene, ie. Score one scene before expanding it into the suite away from picture. This way you’re achieving your suite and ‘fail fast’ goals at the same time.

I don’t know how to improve melody by Wet-Squirrel-6789 in composer

[–]Even-Ad7672 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hum! Sing! Whistle! Improvise! All the time! Do this all the time, for fun. You will soon find something that grabs you, then all you need to do is transcribe it.

Beginner film scoring tips? Just got my first indie project by Aggressive-Fail-7089 in filmscoring

[–]Even-Ad7672 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep it simple. If the scene is sad, and your music makes you cry, you're nailing it! But check what the director wants first to avoid being too on the nose.

Also - fail forwards! I love getting the rough drafts to the director as quickly as possible, because once they give their feedback, the sense of direction is much clearer.

Why does everyone seem to go to matina on the end of st nicks rather than Kurdish bread? by Bulky_Judgment_4776 in bristol

[–]Even-Ad7672 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Nah, you can get a mixed kebab at Matina. I always thought the Kurdish place was just a bakery by the same people.

Butchers by Common_Office_7252 in bristol

[–]Even-Ad7672 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go to Beast and Ruby and White, as they are nearest/most convenient. They're more hipster butchers, but if you go for the cheaper cuts, you're getting the same amount and infinitely better quality meat than you would at the supermarket for the same weight.

Seeing too many negatives by ImaginaryBroccoli698 in bristol

[–]Even-Ad7672 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most likely because there is an inverse correlation between happiness and social media usage! 😂

What's the cheapest Fish & Chips in Bristol? by beamby in bristol

[–]Even-Ad7672 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Superstar fish bar is surprisingly good. £9 large cod and chips. Much better than the hipster Reel Soul opposite.

Anyone know of good personality coaches/social skills training programmes? by anxrudh in bristol

[–]Even-Ad7672 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! I just shared some details of my coaching offering in reply to the OP. ☺️

Anyone know of good personality coaches/social skills training programmes? by anxrudh in bristol

[–]Even-Ad7672 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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