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This 3 day course will give the participants a unique opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the skills and mindsets it takes to have a successful career as a composer writing and producing music for film, tv and games. It will cover as much ground as possible, both in terms of the appropriate composing-techniques and the nuts and bolts of writing and producing music specifically for film, TV and games with an originality that makes it stand out from the crowd.
The course is specifically geared towards those working with music for film, television, games – any place in the creative industry where “the right” music is very much needed, and in high demand.
By the end of this course, you will be able to take your career as a composer to the next level, through new techniques and a fresh approach.
- How to ”read the mind” of your Director / Producer / Editor
- How to pursue the best musical idea for a specific project
- How to deal with temp-tracks and how to write something better
- How to find the courage to stay truly original
- Finding the right tempo
- Understanding the relation between BPM and picture
- The deeper analysis: What is this movie / TV-show / thing REALLY about? Subtext via music
- Writing by hand vs sequencing in a DAW
- How to be an artist but not a difficult one
- Deciding when to do a demo and when to do an almost final mix for your pitch
- Analysing the pitfalls of any given project
- How to be able to work in almost any given genre
- Writing for dialogue
- How to get a better workflow, stay organized and stay inspired
Please fill in the application form, attaching your CV
If you need any assistance please contact us at shortcourses@nfts.co.uk or call us on 01494 677 903
