Music Production for Films
Presentation and Feedback
A course by Simon Smith , Musician and Composer
About the video: Presentation and Feedback
Overview
“At some point our ideas are ready to show - which in my experience is always a terrifying moment for both the composer and director! So we need to work out how best to present them and work through the feedback. There are various options, and the important thing to remember here is that this is a people process. It's a collaboration and every combination of personalities is different. Even if there is a negative reaction to what you’ve worked so hard on, you can come back stronger if you remain flexible and positive. See it as a process, not a final judgement. Everyone just wants to create a great movie and you just need to work out how to move forwards together. So many times after a cue doesnt quite work, I’ve gone on to write something much better and I was grateful we changed direction. And other times it's not as large a problem as it seems! Pull a different lever. So in this lesson I’d like to outline a few ideas about how to make this process a success. ”
In this video lesson Simon Smith addresses the topic: Presentation and Feedback, which is part of the Domestika online course: Music Production for Films. Explore music as a tool for storytelling by conceptualizing, developing, and producing a score for the big screen.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation and Feedback In this lesson, I'd like to talk about presenting and getting feedback with a director. It can be totally nerve-racking and it can also be really fascinating to have our collaborative process of improving and adjusting and working your way together towards the final music, collaborating with someone not musically trained, but with very strong ideas about emotional intent and structure and storytelling. It's good to be prepared for that technically and to understand where they're at, so that you can both get going in a really good direction very quickly. There's two...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Music Production for Films
-
Category
Music & Audio -
Software
Logic Pro X -
Areas
Music, Music Production
Simon Smith
A course by Simon Smith
Simon Smith is a Barcelona-based musician and composer who specializes in music for film and television. As a child, he was always experimenting with playing different instruments and eventually went on to study music in London, where he found himself drawn towards composing and improvising. Simon went on to release music with a label in the city and play in bands at well-known festivals like Glastonbury before moving on to composing for the big screen.
He has worked in countries around the world including the USA, Germany, Mexico, the UK, and Spain, and his work can be heard both in cinemas as well as on platforms like Netflix and Amazon.
- 100% positive reviews (247)
- 9,423 students
- 21 lessons (4h 21m)
- 28 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Logic Pro X
